Quantum Computing Simulation Postdoctoral Fellow
About The Position
The National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at Berkeley Lab seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher – Quantum Computing Simulation postdoctoral fellow to join NERSC’s Quantum team to help develop algorithms for simulating magnetic materials, perform classical simulations at scale on the upcoming Doudna supercomputer, and running circuits on quantum hardware. You’ll collaborate with NERSC staff and scientists, and partners at LLNL and Quera to analyze performance, perform resource estimation, and validate algorithms on hardware. We’re here for the same mission, to bring science solutions to the world. Join our team and YOU will play a supporting role in our goal to address global challenges! Have a high level of impact and work for an organization associated with 17 Nobel Prizes!
Requirements
- PhD awarded within the last five years in Physics, Computational Chemistry, Computational Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
- Programming experience in one or more of: Python, C++, Fortran, Julia.
- Ability to work effectively on interdisciplinary teams.
- Clear written and oral communication with a record of leading and reporting results.
- Knowledge of quantum computing algorithms.
- Less than 2 years of paid postdoctoral experience.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with tensor network methods.
- Experience programming GPUs.
- Experience implementing, optimizing, or integrating quantum libraries such as Itensor, CUDA-Q, Qiskit, or PennyLane.
- Experience debugging and profiling distributed-memory parallel applications.
- Knowledge of Git and modern software practices such as unit testing, CI/CD, and collaborative development.
Responsibilities
- Develop algorithms for magnetic materials: dynamics
- Analyze and optimize quantum-related workflows, including classical simulation of quantum systems.
- Develop and apply advanced workflow capabilities such as on-system classical simulations
- Publish and present results in peer-reviewed venues and conferences.
- Engage in community knowledge-sharing (e.g. tutorials for the NERSC user base).
- Validate results on quantum hardware
Benefits
- Exceptional health and retirement benefits, including pension or 401K-style plans
- A culture where you’ll belong - we are invested in our teams!
- In addition to accruing vacation and sick time, we also have a Winter Holiday Shutdown every year.
- Parental bonding leave (for both mothers and fathers)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
