Quantum Information Science Postdoc Fellow — Research Impact

University of Alabama Libraries; Albuquerque, Northern (NM, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Relocation assistance

Travel allowance

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories invites applications for the Gil Herrera Fellowship in Quantum Information Science, a prestigious two‑year postdoctoral program. Fellows engage in self‑directed and collaborative projects across physics, computation, and engineering with strong ties to partner universities.

Selected fellows relocate as needed and will publish results in top journals while mentoring students and contributing to national security research questions using state‑of‑the‑art resources at

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics, CS, EE, Math, Chemistry or related field.
• Strong research publication/presentation record.
• Compelling self-directed research proposal for QIS.

Responsibilities

• Conduct self-directed QIS research in interdisciplinary areas.
• Mentor students and engage with academic partners.
• Publish results in leading journals and present at conferences.
• Collaborate with Sandia researchers on multi-qubit systems.

Skills

Research publications

Mentor students

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Strong communication

Proposal development

Self-directed research

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in Physics

PhD in related field

Tools

Python

C++

Matlab

R

Julia

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories invites applications for the Gil Herrera Fellowship in Quantum Information Science, a prestigious two‑year postdoctoral program. Fellows engage in self‑directed and collaborative projects across physics, computation, and engineering with strong ties to partner universities.

Selected fellows relocate as needed and will publish results in top journals while mentoring students and contributing to national security research questions using state‑of‑the‑art resources at