Quantum Algorithms Research Intern | Fault-Tolerant QCs

International Business Machines Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 paid holidays

Paid sick time

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Family medical leave

Disability benefits

Job summary

IBM Research seeks a motivated intern to join the Theory of Quantum Algorithms team. You will collaborate with theorists to develop quantum algorithms aimed at fault-tolerant quantum computing and study their complexity and performance relative to classical methods.

You will work under a mentor, with opportunities to contribute to papers for peer-reviewed venues, and to relate your ideas to practical quantum architectures and error correction concepts.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a graduate program (Ph.D. or research-focused Master) in Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Coursework or research projects in quantum algorithms, quantum information theory, computational complexity and linear algebra.
• Demonstrated experience performing independent theoretical research, such as coursework projects, a thesis, or prior publications.
• Experience with Python or similar general-purpose programming language.
• Passion for tackling open problems of strategic interest to IBM's roadmap for fault-tolerant quantum computing, including simulation of physical systems, differential equations, and learning and testing.

Responsibilities

• Investigate a well-defined research question in quantum algorithms, aiming for original theoretical contributions for fault-tolerant quantum computation.
• Characterize potential quantum speed-ups by comparing candidate algorithms with state-of-the-art classical methods using computational complexity tools.
• Discuss connections to implementations suited to fault-tolerant quantum architectures with colleagues across teams.
• Document and present findings suitable for peer-reviewed publication or conference submission.

Skills

Python

Quantum computing

Theoretical research

Computational complexity

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Qiskit

NumPy

SciPy

Matplotlib

Job description

IBM Research seeks a motivated intern to join the Theory of Quantum Algorithms team. You will collaborate with theorists to develop quantum algorithms aimed at fault-tolerant quantum computing and study their complexity and performance relative to classical methods.

You will work under a mentor, with opportunities to contribute to papers for peer-reviewed venues, and to relate your ideas to practical quantum architectures and error correction concepts.