We are looking for motivated candidates to join our research group at the University of Padua (Italy) and work on cutting-edge topics in Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Quantum Random Number Generators (QRNG) for ground and space!
Salary range: £32236 - £39609
FTE: 1.0 (35 hours/week)
Term: Fixed Term until 30/11/2022
Closing date: 30/09/2019
Secure quantum communication over long distances may be enabled by the development of satellite platforms for the distribution of quantum states and entanglement from space. The Chinese satellite Micius has demonstrated the technical feasibility of satellite quantum communication and there are many international efforts to achieve similar capability. Quantum Key Distribution is the prime application but such space systems may be able to support new and novel protocols even more challenging to perform with terrestrial fibre networks.
The research group is located at IESL-FORTH (iesl.forth.gr) in Crete (Greece). It is currently operating two BEC machines and an experiment dedicated to space optics.
