salary range: £31,396 - £36,024
Quantum Software Lab, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Full time, 35 hours per week (part time would be considered)
1 year

The School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh is inviting applications for several Research Assistant positions to join our recently established Quantum Software Lab in collaboration with the National Quantum Computing Center (NQCC) (https://www.nqcc.ac.uk/).

The Opportunity:
The aim is to expand the research activity of our team, which has a strong tradition of high-quality research in quantum informatics within the University of Edinburgh. The Quantum Software Lab currently consists of approximately 40 members, including eight permanent staff, led by Prof. Elham Kashefi, Personal Chair in Quantum Computing, who is also working as the Chief Scientist of the National Quantum Computing Centre.

The successful candidates will work on the Quantum Advantage Pathfinder (QAP) programme. QAP is the core research program in the Quantum Software Laboratory (QSL) and consists of a replicable and scalable framework for conducting use case driven investigations into practical quantum advantage. The Research Assistant will collaborate with government, industry, and academia to develop full-stack solutions that meet the needs of our economy and society.
Working alongside our world-class team of researchers, the Research Assistant will ensure the success of this ambitious product cycle programme by combining multi-disciplinary expertise across cyber security, quantum algorithms, Quantum machine learning, verification, error mitigation, benchmarking, quantum simulation and more.

Knowledge, skills and experience
Essential:
Degree in appropriate field (Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or any other relevant field )
The following criteria are not yes/no factors, but questions of degree. Recruitment will aim at selecting those candidates with the best possible performance in all these criteria.
Experience of research in quantum computing, quantum chemistry, computer systems, machine learning, or cryptography
Proven expertise in the techniques needed to undertake the research in question
Demonstrated quality of research performance
Ability to work both independently under appropriate supervision and as part of a team.
Ability to communicate complex information clearly, orally and in writing.

For enquiries, please contact Prof. Elham Kashefi (ekashefi@ed.ac.uk)
Only interviewed candidates will be offered feedback.
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

We strongly encourage applications from female researchers, minority ethnic groups, first generation academics/STEM and other underrepresented groups in academia. We also are very open to applications from those with non-traditional career paths, including those with family, caring or health career breaks, or those who have moved to academia from a career in another sector.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
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The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.
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