Remote Quantum Optics Scientist — Frontier Metrology

Obsidian; Greater London; Remote; GBP 83,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

CritPt is a public benchmark for research-level physics challenges. You will work on distributed quantum sensing, quantum foundations, and related topics, collaborating with a small, focused research team.

This is a research-grade, quality-over-quantity assignment where written reasoning must be clear and verifiable by specialists in your subfield. The role is remote with flexible hours, roughly 10 hours per week, for 8 to 10 weeks, starting immediately.

Qualifications

• PhD in quantum information, quantum optics or a closely related field.
• Published work on the specific phenomenon above, not adjacent areas.
• Three to five representative papers with arXiv IDs or DOIs, preferably recent.
• Proficiency with LaTeX, Python, SymPy and Jupyter; familiarity with VS Code extensions is a plus.

Skills

LaTeX

Python

SymPy

Jupyter

Education

PhD in quantum information or closely related field

Job description

CritPt is a public benchmark for research-level physics challenges. You will work on distributed quantum sensing, quantum foundations, and related topics, collaborating with a small, focused research team.

This is a research-grade, quality-over-quantity assignment where written reasoning must be clear and verifiable by specialists in your subfield. The role is remote with flexible hours, roughly 10 hours per week, for 8 to 10 weeks, starting immediately.