Quantum-Bioinformatics Postdoc: Build Next-Gen Algorithms

1000scholars; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 41,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

UvA - University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, Netherlands invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Quantum Computing for Bioinformatics. The role develops quantum-algorithm prototypes within bioinformatics workflows and benchmarks them against classical approaches.

You will explore protein structure-based enzyme specificity and other computational tasks, collaborating with leaders across Q-MMD seed projects and partners in the Amsterdam quantum ecosystem.

Qualifications

• PhD in a closely related field with strong research potential.
• Strong programming and computational workflow experience.
• Fluent written and spoken English in an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Develop quantum-algorithm prototypes within bioinformatics workflows.
• Benchmark against state-of-the-art classical approaches and report results.
• Publish findings and contribute to open research software and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Quantum computing

Bioinformatics

Programming

Computational research

Education

PhD in bioinformatics / computational biology / computer science / quantum information / quantum computing / computational chemistry / applied mathematics / physics

Job description

UvA - University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, Netherlands invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Quantum Computing for Bioinformatics. The role develops quantum-algorithm prototypes within bioinformatics workflows and benchmarks them against classical approaches.

You will explore protein structure-based enzyme specificity and other computational tasks, collaborating with leaders across Q-MMD seed projects and partners in the Amsterdam quantum ecosystem.