We are offering 10 PhD (for 3 years) or PostDoc positions (for 2 years) and 2 independent Center Postdoctoral Fellow positions (for 3 years) at the newly established Center for Quantum Technologies (QuTe) at Saarland University with a focus on Physics, Computer Science or Mathematics.
The official job ad can be found here:
https://www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/upload/verwaltung/stellen/Wissensc...
Within the next few months, a new Center for Quantum Technologies (QuTe) will be founded at Saarland University. This Center pursues research on quantum technologies in a broad sense, on the „hardware“ side (in quantum physics, quantum optics and quantum engineering) as well as on the „software“ side (in quantum information, theoretical physics / computer science / mathematics and quantum computing). It is truly interdisciplinary at the interface of Physics, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, and Mathematics. It will include an outpost of the Forschungszentrum Jülich with which it will closely collaborate.
The PhD candidates will have a Master’s degree in Physics, Computer Science or Mathematics and they are interested in doing a PhD project with one of the following group leaders at QuTe: Prof. Christoph Becher (Experimental Physics, Quantum Optics),Prof. Markus Bläser (Theoretical Computer Science, Complexity Theory), Prof. Jonas Haferkamp (Mathematics, Quantum Information Theory), Prof. Giovanna Morigi (Theoretical Quantum Physics), Prof. Peter P. Orth (Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Computing), Prof. Moritz Weber (Mathematics, Quantum Symmetries), Prof. Frank Wilhelm-Mauch (Theoretical Physics, Quantum Computing). Ideally, a PhD project is supervised by two of these advisors jointly. When applying for a PhD position, please state the courses you attended in quantum technologies in a broad sense such as quantum computing, quantum information, quantum algorithms, quantum optics, quantum physics, complexity theory or quantum mathematics, amongst others. Please name one or (ideally) two possible advisors amongst the ones listed above and articulate your scientific interests.
The PostDoc candidates will have a PhD in Physics, Computer Science or Mathematics, with a PhD project relevant to the QuTe research areas, such as quantum computing, quantum information, quantum algorithms, quantum optics, quantum physics, complexity theory or quantum mathematics, amongst others. They are interested in doing a PostDoc project with one of the group leaders at QuTe as listed above. Ideally, a PostDoc project is supervised by two of these group leaders jointly. Please name one or (ideally) two possible advisors amongst the ones listed above and submit a research project/your research interests in the realm of quantum technologies.
The candidates for the Center Postdoctoral Fellow positions hold a PhD and they have an excellent and publication research record in Quantum Technologies in a broad sense, for instance in Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics or Systems Engineering or in related fields. They are willing to work interdisciplinary. The Center Fellows are employed directly at QuTe and they will receive support in building their own research group, including the acquisition of third-party funding. Collaborations with the above mentioned group leaders and with the Forschungszentrum Jülich is encouraged.
For the PostDoc and Center Fellow positions, experience in the acquisition of third party funded projects is appreciated.
At Saarland University, we view internationalization as a process spanning all aspects of university life. We thereforeexpect members of our professorial staff to engage in activities that promote and foster further internationalization. Special support will be provided for projects that continue with or expand on collaborative interactions within existing international cooperative networks, e.g. projects with partners in the European University Alliance Transform4Europe (www.transform4europe.eu) or the University of the Greater Region (www.uni-gr.eu).
What we can offer:
- A flexible work schedule allowing you to balance work and family, among other things the possibility of teleworking
- Secure and future-oriented employment with attractive conditions
- A broad range of further education and professional development programmes (for example language courses)
- An occupational health management model with numerous attractive options, such as our university sports programme
- Supplementary pension scheme (RZVK)
- Discounted tickets on local public transport services (‘Job-Ticket‘ of the saarVV)
- Job bike leasing (JobRad)
We look forward to receiving your meaningful online application by 16.12.2025 to bewerbung@uni-saarland.de. Please include the reference number W2741 in the subject line of the e-mail. Application documents must be uploaded as a single PDF file (max.10MB) and must include the following documents:
- A letter of application, which should be addressed to the group leaders of the Center for Quantum Technologies and which should include your private address, phone number and email,
- For PhD candidates, your CV/résumé including details of study program and electronic copies of your certificates,
- Additionally for PostDoc and Center Fellow candidates, details of your PhD project and your subsequent research, your teaching experience (if applicable), a complete list of publications highlighting your three most relevant publications regarding your planned research at QuTe, a statement of your scientific experience/interests and of your previous and planned research, and your record in acquiring third-party funding,
- A statement of motivation for doing a PhD/PostDoc at QuTe, for the Center Fellows a statement sketching your
vision of interdisciplinarity at QuTe and for pushing forward quantum technologies in general.
If you have any questions, please contact the group leaders of QuTe directly or Prof. Moritz Weber (email: weber@math.uni-sb.de) for general questions on the planned Center for Quantum Technologies (QuTe).
