PhD

We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to work on
theoretical aspects related to the many-body physics of ultra cold
atomic ensembles excited to Rydberg states. Potential research
subjects are broad and should fall into the scope of the ERC
Starting Grant 2013 - ESCQUMA. They range from the exploration of
exotic many-body phases and phase-transitions with interacting
Rydberg atoms and the non-equilibrium behavior of open quantum
systems to practical applications of Rydberg atoms in quantum
information processing.

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), Amsterdam, The Netherlands; has vacancies in the Network & Optimization research group for one PhD student and one postdoc in the research project:

"Approximation Algorithms, Quantum Information and Semidefinite Optimization".

PhD scholarships are available at Macquarie University Research Centre in Quantum Science and Technology (QSciTech) at Macquarie University via the APA scholarship scheme (deadline 30th June 2014). The 2014 APA full-time stipend rate is $25,392 pa tax exempt. QSciTech is in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, but this is a multidisciplinary topic, and we also invite applications from students with degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics or Engineering.

The project concerns a study on the present state of quantum communication technologies, and the nature and timing of expected developments, and the preparation of a proposal for the role of the Joint Research Centre in the domain. Background: Quantum communication technologies, such as polarisation-based optical quantum key distribution and quantum random number generation, are already in use for certain applications. New technologies, currently at very different levels of technical maturity, offer the promise of much wider application.

PhD position at the University of Vienna: Quantum Information Theory + High Energy Physics

The quantum information group at Freiburg University aims to fill one postdoctoral and one PhD position.

The research group (http://qm.ims.ac.jp/?lang=en) let by Prof. Yutaka Shikano at Research Center of Integrative Molecular Systems, Institute for Molecular Science, which is located at Okazaki, Japan, announces the opening of the Ph.D candidate position from October 2014 and the visiting Ph.D/PostDoc position for three - twelve months.

The research group (http://iqoqi.at/en/group-page-romero-isart) led by Oriol Romero-Isart at the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (Innsbruck, Austria) announces the opening of a PhD and a PostDoc position. PhD appointments are for up to 4 years, while PostDoc appointments are for 1+1 years.

We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic students/researchers with an excellent academic/scientific record. Women are particularly encouraged to apply.

An appointment as an Early Stage Researcher (ESR) is available within the framework of the European Project Marie Curie Initial Training Network PICQUE-Photonic Integrated Compound Quantum Encoding http://www.picque.eu/ and http://www.picque.eu/esr1-project-quantum-walk-with-integrated-photonics/

The Quantum Computing Lab in the Centre for Quantum Computation and Intelligent Systems at the University of Technology, Sydney invites applications for PhD positions and expressions of interest for postdocs.

The QC lab works on a wide range of topics including, quantum Shannon theory, computational complexity, many-body physics, quantum error-correction, quantum simulation, and quantum computing architectures. We are particularly interested in mathematically rigorous and interdisciplinary approaches to these topics.