California Institute of Technology, Physics, Mathematics & Astronomy Division

Position ID:Caltech-PMA-IQIMPD [#22526]
Position Title: IQIM Postdoctoral Scholars
Position Type:Postdoctoral
Position Location:Pasadena, California 91125, United States [map] sort by distance
Subject Areas: Condensed Matter Physics
Physics / Optics and Photonics
Quantum Information Science
Quantum Optics
Gravitational Physics
Appl Deadline:2022/11/15 11:59PMhelp popup finished (2022/09/01, finished 2023/05/20, listed until 2022/12/01)
Position Description:   URMs  

*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***

The Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM) at Caltech invites applications for postdoctoral scholar positions in quantum science to begin in the Fall 2023. IQIM research spans Caltech’s departments of physics, applied physics, materials science, electrical engineering, computer science, and chemistry, and addresses a wide variety of experimental and theoretical research topics. These topics include, but are not limited to, quantum information science, quantum many-body physics in condensed matter and atomic systems, topological states of matter, quantum optics and light-matter interactions at the quantum level, quantum cavity-optomechanics, and quantum metrology. IQIM also has active visitor, seminar, and outreach programs.

Applicants will be asked to name at least one Caltech faculty member they would like to work with. That faculty member need not be affiliated currently with IQIM.

Electronic copies of your curriculum vitae, publication list (refereed papers on top), statement of research interests (no more than 5 pages, excluding references), and three letters of recommendation are required.

Review of applications begins on November 15, 2022; applicants are strongly encouraged to submit all materials by that date. 

The appointment is contingent upon completion of a Ph.D.


As one of the largest employers in Pasadena, CA, Caltech is committed to providing comprehensive benefits to eligible employees and their eligible dependents. Our benefits package includes competitive compensation, health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plans, generous paid time off, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and more. Learn more about our benefits and who is eligible.



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