PhD Researcher — Distributed Quantum Computing

Emerging Scholars Council; Minnesota; On-site; USD 41,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Occupational health benefits

Finland social security system

Campus Otaniemi location

Job summary

Aalto University invites applications for doctoral student positions in theoretical distributed quantum computing. You will join the Jukka Suomela research group, contributing to foundational and algorithmic work within distributed computing and quantum information science.

We seek a recent master's graduate in theoretical CS, mathematics, or physics with strong academic performance. English proficiency and willingness to learn are essential; start dates range from Oct 2026 to Oct 2027.

Qualifications

• Recent master's degree in a relevant area of theoretical computer science, mathematics, or physics.
• Degree may be earned before the contract starts; applications can be submitted before degree completion.
• Strong knowledge in the listed domains and willingness to learn distributed graph algorithms and quantum information theory.

Skills

Theoretical CS

Mathematics

Physics

Graph algorithms

Parallel algorithms

Complexity theory

Automata theory

Discrete math

Graph theory

Probability theory

Linear algebra

English

Education

Master's degree in relevant area (theoretical CS / math / physics)

Tools

Lean

AI tools

Job description

Aalto University invites applications for doctoral student positions in theoretical distributed quantum computing. You will join the Jukka Suomela research group, contributing to foundational and algorithmic work within distributed computing and quantum information science.

We seek a recent master's graduate in theoretical CS, mathematics, or physics with strong academic performance. English proficiency and willingness to learn are essential; start dates range from Oct 2026 to Oct 2027.