Information about the project
The position will be mainly hosted by the quantum chemistry group of Martin Rahm at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (http://www.rahmlab.com) and will involve close collaboration with experts in quantum technology and quantum chemistry in the group of Ivano Tavernelli at IBM Research in Switzerland (http://www.zurich.ibm.com/st/quantum/applications.html). The project will also proceed in close collaboration with theoretical and experimental experts at the Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience at Chalmers.

About the research group
Activities within the hosting research group involves a broad range of methodologies, from massively parallelized density functional theory and ab initio calculations for predicting new materials, to studies of chemical bonding, prebiotic chemistry and quantum computation. We ask fundamental questions and are interested in the development of new methods for analyzing electronic structure.

About the Wallenberg Center for Quantum Technology - WACQT
The Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT) is a 10-year initiative aimed to bring Swedish academia and industry to the forefront of Quantum Technology (QT). The four pillars of QT are: Quantum Computing, Quantum Simulation, Quantum Communication and Quantum Sensing. The centre is funded mainly by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundations with additional contributions from the participating universities and industry. At Chalmers, the focus is to build a superconducting quantum computer/simulator and to explore useful applications of quantum computing/simulation. At the Quantum Technology and Applied Quantum Physics laboratories we work on experimental and theoretical aspects of quantum information processing with superconducting electronics. By early 2022 we will have a transmon-based 20 qubit quantum processor available for software experimentation. As a researcher in this project, you will be closely interacting with Postdocs and PhD students in WACQT.

Major responsibilities
Development of novel quantum computing techniques for the investigation of chemical processes that show unfavorable scaling on classical computers such as the electronic structure problems of strongly correlated species, and chemical reactivity. Development of electronic structure analysis tools for chemistry studied on quantum computers.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of three years.

Qualifications
To qualify for the position you must have a PhD in computational physics, computational/theoretical chemistry or equivalent. Your PhD degree should generally not be older than three years. You have experience of electronic structure calculations; good programming skills; Fluency in English, oral and written; interest and skills in working collaboratively as well as independently. Expertise in quantum information science and quantum computation (e.g., using the IBM Qiskit code) and method development in quantum chemistry (e.g., coupled cluster, multi reference CI methods, or DFT) is an advantage. Experience of Swedish is not a requirement for this position, but if you have an interest in learning Swedish Chalmers offers Swedish courses.

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Our offer to you
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Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20210025 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as pdf-files, as below:

CV: (Please name the document as: CV, Surname, Ref. number) including:
• CV, include complete list of publications
• Previous teaching and pedagogical experiences
• Two references that we can contact.

Personal letter: (Please name the document as: Personal letter, Family name, Ref. number)
1-3 pages where you:
• Introduce yourself
• Describe your previous research fields and main research results
• Describe your future goals and future research focus

Other documents:
• Attested copies of completed education, grades and other certificates.

Apply here: https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/Working-at-Chalmers/Vacancies/Pages/default.aspx?rmpage=job&rmjob=9220&rmlang=UK 

Application deadline: 31 March, 2021

For questions, please contact:
Martin Rahm, Assistant professor, mail: [email protected]