Quantum Simulation Intern: Hamiltonian Methods

IBM; Town of Yorktown (NY); On-site; USD 89,000 - 164,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays and sick time

IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Family medical leave

Job summary

IBM Research invites a motivated intern to advance quantum simulation methods at the intersection of quantum computing and numerical science. You will develop, implement, and benchmark algorithms for ground- and excited-state calculations, time evolution, and thermal-state preparation, collaborating with cross-disciplinary researchers.

Your work will be communicated through publications, talks, and technical reports, with opportunities to contribute to high-impact quantum software and HPC tasks

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in quantum computing and algorithms.
• Proficiency in Python or a comparable scientific programming language.
• Knowledge of linear algebra and numerical methods.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and evaluate computational methods for quantum simulation.
• Benchmark algorithm performance, accuracy, resource requirements, and scalability.
• Collaborate with researchers across disciplines and communicate results through publications, presentations, and technical reports.

Skills

Quantum computing

Python

Linear algebra

Results communication

Education

Master's Degree

Doctorate Degree

Tools

Qiskit

Cirq

PennyLane

Job description

IBM Research invites a motivated intern to advance quantum simulation methods at the intersection of quantum computing and numerical science. You will develop, implement, and benchmark algorithms for ground- and excited-state calculations, time evolution, and thermal-state preparation, collaborating with cross-disciplinary researchers.

Your work will be communicated through publications, talks, and technical reports, with opportunities to contribute to high-impact quantum software and HPC tasks