Duke University, Duke Quantum Center

Position ID:

Duke-Duke Quantum Center-MON_RSSPT [#31812, 50015414]

Position Title:

Part-time Research Scientist

Position Type:

Other

Position Location:

Durham, North Carolina 27705, United States of America

Subject Areas:

Engineering / Quantum Science and Engineering
Quantum Computing / Quantum Error Correction
Quantum Information Science

Appl Deadline:

finished (2026/03/12, finished 2026/03/20, listed until 2026/06/28)

Position Description:

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

Occupational Summary

Develop and support projects essential to Dr. Monroe’s research programs within the Duke Quantum Center (DQC), including ion trap quantum computation, photonics, device fabrication, cold molecular ions, quantum system engineering, quantum control, quantum information theory, quantum resource theories, near-term algorithms, and quantum error correction. Candidate will help prepare DQC laboratories for a cryogenic chamber to house SiV:diamond quantum memory at temperature <1K. Candidate will design the optical interface between SiV:diamond and optical fiber, including wavelength conversion from 493 nm (Barium ion) to 737 nm (SiV) and design a room temperature vacuum chamber to interface with output optical fiber and eventually into cryogenic chamber. The working environment is interdisciplinary and collaborative with scientists, engineers, and mathematicians coming together to co-design the next generation of high-performance quantum systems. The candidate will lead graduate students and other postdocs in performing research, which will be published and presented in conferences and journals.

FTE: 0.25

Work Performed

Research (70%)

• Lead execution of near-term quantum algorithms on trapped ion quantum computers • Develop experiments and provide support for ion trap quantum, computation, photonics, device fabrication. • Provide strategic guidance on portfolio and project implementation priorities, offering a clear direction for research activities within the program. • Contribute, independently and in partnership, to the development of innovative research proposals and initiatives.

Management/Administrative (30%) • This position requires training and mentoring graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting scholars. • Demonstrate exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships and strategic partnerships with collaborators. • Demonstrate innovative strategic thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate ideas into actionable plans. • Coordinate theory collaboration student exchange program

Minimum Qualifications Education: PhD in engineering, mathematics, or physical sciences, required.

Experience: Three to five years of experience in quantum controls, photonics, and cold molecular ions with increasing scope and independence.

Essential Skills: Quantum system engineering, device fabrication

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values. Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Application Materials Required:

Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:

Cover letter
Curriculum Vitae
Two references (no actual letters, just names and email addresses )

And anything else requested in the position description.

Further Info:

Duke University, Durham, NC, US