PhD position in the field of Quantum Machine Learning (Prof. A. Lucchi, Dr. Stefan Woerner and Dr. David Sutter)
- Basel
- Befristet
- Vollzeit
The University of Basel is a research university located in Switzerland. It is one of the oldest universities in Europe, with a long history of excellence in natural sciences. The university has a strong focus on interdisciplinary research and collaboration, with a wide range of research groups and institutes across different faculties. The position is offered in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.About IBM Research - Zurich:
The IBM Research Laboratory in Zurich, Switzerland, is part of IBM's research division, which employs 3000 individuals at twelve research laboratories worldwide. It is the largest industrial IT research organization in the world. Cutting-edge research and outstanding scientific achievements - most notably two Nobel Prizes - are associated with the Zurich Laboratory.Ideal starting date: second half of 2024.Your tasks include:
- Conduct research in the field of applied mathematics and computer science
- Write research papers, articles, and present results at leading international conferences. We publish in peer-reviewed machine learning conferences (ICML, NeurIPS, etc. ), in quantum conference avenues (QIP, TQC, IEEE QCE, etc.), and in quantum journals (Nature, PRL/PRX, Quantum, etc.).
- Interact with national and international teams of mathematicians and computer scientists
- Quantum information theory (theoretical aspects, algorithms, etc)
- Machine learning
- Optimization
- Software engineering (coding in python, Qiskit, etc)
- Close supervision of your Ph.D. research, working with and access to international collaborators
- A diverse range of tasks in a dynamic environment
- The possibility to travel to international conferences to meet with distinguished scientists
- Excellent salary, benefits and working conditions
Your application should be a **single pdf file** containing the following files:
- Curriculum vitae (including a list of publications if applicable)
- Scanned transcripts of bachelor's and master's degree
- Contact information (no direct recommendation letters) for at least two references that can recommend you
- Your latest thesis (and/or one of your publications if applicable)
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