Topological Quantum Matter Fellow — Theory & Simulations

University of Leeds; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

42 days holiday per year

Pension scheme 14.5%

On-site gym discounts

Personal development courses

Childcare on-site

Shopping discounts and travel schemes

Job summary

The University of Leeds is inviting a Research Fellow to advance theoretical and computational studies of topological quantum matter within condensed matter physics.

You will work on topological and geometric properties of fractional quantum Hall states and fractional Chern insulators, employing exact diagonalisation, matrix product states, and neural quantum states in both classical and quantum simulations.

Qualifications

• Background in topological phases of matter or numerical simulations of quantum many-body systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop new theoretical and computational approaches to study topological quantum matter.
• Focus on fractional quantum Hall states and fractional Chern insulators using classical and quantum simulations.
• Explore exact diagonalisation, matrix product state methods and neural quantum states.

Skills

Topological phases

Numerical simulations

Condensed matter physics

Exact diagonalisation

Matrix product state

Neural quantum states

Tools

MPS algorithms

Neural networks

Job description

The University of Leeds is inviting a Research Fellow to advance theoretical and computational studies of topological quantum matter within condensed matter physics.

You will work on topological and geometric properties of fractional quantum Hall states and fractional Chern insulators, employing exact diagonalisation, matrix product states, and neural quantum states in both classical and quantum simulations.