quantum computing

ÉTS has been steadily building a quantum computing research powerhouse centered around a new quantum institute in downtown Montreal. We would be interested in recruiting mid- to late-career, active (!) researchers in quantum computing algorithms/tensor networks for a prestigious Canada Impact+ Research Chair, to be held with a faculty appointment at École de technologie supérieure which is part of the University of Quebec system.

As part of an interdisciplinary project team with researchers from bioinformatics you will work on quantum algorithms for drug discovery. Here, the focus lies on machine learning and optimization. Together with a dedicated partner from bioinformatics you will first survey pairs of drug discovery application problems and corresponding quantum algorithms, before you focus on promising candidates which are explored in more depth. In particular you will work on

About the Team:

Our interdisciplinary team consists of researchers with expertise in physics, chemistry, computer science, and mathematics. We focus on theoretical research in quantum computing algorithms, quantum chemistry applications, and quantum machine learning, while maintaining close collaboration with leading experimental groups.

Research Focus & Recent Highlights:

You will join a highly productive team working on cutting-edge problems. Our recent representative works (2025–2026) include:

Available to home and outstanding international applicants.

Quantum technologies are advancing rapidly, raising a central question for the field: Can quantum computers solve physically relevant problems better than classical computers? Understanding this requires overcoming theoretical challenges at the intersection of quantum information, many-body physics, and complexity theory.

This PhD project aims to explore the capabilities and limitations of quantum computation and develop quantum algorithms for tackling quantum problems.

The Department of Physics at Maynooth University in Co. Kildare, Ireland is pleased to announce a Ph.D. Scholarship available for a suitably qualified and successful Applicant in the subject of condensed matter theory and quantum information science. This is a 4 year position funded by Taighde Éireann–Research Ireland, with an expected start date of September 1st, 2026. The successful candidate will be supervised by Dr. Joshuah Heath.

We are seeking a skilled and experienced researcher to join our team. The successful candidate will conduct literature reviews, define and manage research projects in collaboration with our external partner PASQAL, and contribute to scientific publications and presentations. Responsibilities include supervising students, leading reading groups, and maintaining updated resources on key researchers and journals in the field.

Research on quantum error correction (QEC) or quantum error mitigation (QEM),
including subjects such as:

• topological codes, QLDPC codes, decoding, magic state generation,
• zero-noise extrapolation, probabilistic error cancellation, virtual distillation,
• hybrid QEC+QEM approaches