Research Associate - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Grade UE07:
£35,333 - £42,155 per annum

College of Science and Engineering / School of Informatics

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: for 22 months

The Opportunity:

The main idea of the project is to find quantum algorithms and develop quantum software to address fundamental questions in cosmology and quantum field theory on curved spacetime, under the assumption that spacetime itself is discrete.

This post will focus on the quantum algorithms and quantum information theory side of the project, while our partners from Imperial College will focus on identifying and on the mathematical modelling of the, computational resource expensive, calculations that we are going to address.

The post will also deal with practical analysis of the implementation of the algorithms and the scalability of the approach.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Essential:

PhD (or be near completion) in Computer Science, Physics or Mathematics.
Proven expertise in the techniques needed to undertake the research in question.
Demonstrated quality of research performance.
Ability to communicate complex information clearly, orally and in writing.

Desirable:

Experience in the specific areas of variational quantum algorithms, quantum nonlocal games, quantum information theory.

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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.

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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