Postdoctoral Research Fellow or Research Fellow

About This Opportunity

Join a collaborative and fast-growing quantum research environment focused on solving real-world decarbonisation challenges through cutting-edge quantum computing.

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow or Research Fellow to undertake research in quantum algorithms, error correction, and fault-tolerant quantum computing architectures, with applications to decarbonisation. Based within the Queensland Quantum Decarbonisation Alliance (QDA), you will work with Eleanor Rieffel in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Queensland.

You will join a curious, ambitious and supportive team within a rapidly expanding interdisciplinary community spanning academia, industry and government, contributing to impactful research at the forefront of quantum innovation and sustainability.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Develop, analyse and publish high-quality research on quantum and hybrid quantum-classical algorithms for decarbonisation use cases, including simulation (of classical or quantum systems), combinatorial optimisation, machine learning, data analysis, or quantum computational sensing.
• Contribute to, and provide research leadership in, the co-design of algorithms, quantum error correction and fault tolerant architectures tailored to specific use cases, including resource estimation and innovative approaches to reduce overheads.
• Work with domain experts across industry, government and academia to formulate high-impact computational use cases and benchmark problems of varying size and hardness to track progress towards quantum advantage.
• Support research training through co-supervision of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students (as appropriate to level), and contribute to quantum algorithms training within EECS.