Successful candidates will engage in cutting-edge research in various areas of the quantum sciences. The position is theory-focused but can also collaborate with experiments. Research topics may include, but are not limited to: 

The candidate will have the opportunity to work closely with UCLA faculty members including: Leo Zhou, Di Luo, Hanrui Wang, Prineha Narang, Ryan Thorngren, Louis Bouchard, Jason Cong, Lara Dolecek, Mark Gyure, Jens Palsberg, Vwani Roychowdhury, Kang Wang, and Chee Wei Wong. Candidates should describe in their research statement opportunities for collaboration with one or multiple faculty at UCLA.

The candidate should submit the following materials:

To be eligible, the candidate must have (or should expect to receive by their start date) a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field. The candidate should have a strong track record of research excellence, as demonstrated by publications in top-tier journals or conferences. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. For full consideration, please submit your application by December 1, 2024.

UCLA is home to several institutes and centers that support research in quantum science. This includes the Center for Quantum Science and Engineering (CQSE), established in 2018 to coordinate research and teaching activities. The California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) provides advanced nanotechnology infrastructure and expertise for research in quantum materials and quantum optics. The Challenge Institute for Quantum Computation (CIQC) is partly centered at UCLA and addresses fundamental challenges to developing quantum computers. The Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) at UCLA, one of the six NSF math institutes, has also sponsored programs in quantum computing research.

Furthermore, UCLA has recently invested $500M in a new 700,000-square-foot UCLA Research Park, which will partly house a new Quantum Innovation Hub. The new hub will bring together faculty members and researchers from UCLA and other institutions, government and industry partners, leading startups, and students in a collective, multidisciplinary effort to advance the state of quantum science and technology. Candidates will have opportunities to collaborate with experimentalists, leveraging access to the full span of leading-edge entanglement, qubits, metrology and quantum testbeds at UCLA. This includes trapped ions, superconducting qubits, silicon spin qubits, solid-state quantum memories, high-dimensional noise-resilient quantum networks, multi-node entanglement distribution, fundamental and distributed quantum sensing at the thermodynamic and quantum noise limits, and precision measurements at UCLA.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.