QuICS Hartree Postdoctoral Fellowship

About this position

• The Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS,
• https://quics.umd.edu) is seeking exceptional candidates for the QuICS
• Hartree Postdoctoral Fellowships in Quantum Information and Computer
• Science. QuICS is a research partnership between the University of
• Maryland (UMD) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology
• (NIST). Located at the University of Maryland just outside of
• Washington, D.C., the center advances research and education in
• quantum computer science and quantum information theory. Ongoing
• projects at QuICS include theoretical and experimental research on
• quantum algorithms, quantum complexity theory, quantum communication,
• quantum error correction and fault tolerance, quantum-enhanced
• metrology, quantum cryptography and quantum-secure cryptography,
• implementations of quantum information processing, foundations of
• quantum mechanics, applications of quantum information to physics, and
• more. QuICS Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to work in close
• collaboration with one or ideally more than one QuICS Fellow
• (including Affiliate and Adjunct QuICS Fellows), and will have
• opportunities to interact with leading computer scientists and
• theoretical and experimental physicists at UMD and NIST. Successful
• applicants may focus on any area of quantum information processing.
• Applicants are encouraged to contact QuICS Fellows directly to inquire
• about current research interests. Applicants will be considered for
• the QuICS Hartree Postdoctoral Fellowship, and may also be considered
• for other postdoctoral positions at QuICS. The term of appointment is
• two years with the possibility of extension for a third year, with a
• competitive salary plus benefits and a small stipend for research
• expenses. The application deadline for full consideration is December
• 1, 2026, but applications may be considered until the positions are
• filled. Applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae including a
• complete publication list and a two-page Research Statement, and
• should arrange for three reference letters. The fellowships are named
• in honor of Douglas Hartree, who worked at NIST in the mid-1900s and
• who made fundamental advances in physics and computation. The
• University of Maryland, College Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for
• employment. Apply at:
• https://umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/job/QuICS-Hartree-Postdoctoral-Fellow-1_JR104987