A propos du centre ou de la direction fonctionnelle

The Inria research centre in Lyon is the 9th Inria research centre, formally created in January 2022. It brings together approximately 320 people in 19 research teams and research support services.

Its staff are distributed in Villeurbanne, Lyon Gerland, and Saint-Etienne.

The Lyon centre is active in the fields of software, distributed and high-performance computing, embedded systems, quantum computing and privacy in the digital world, but also in digital health and computational biology.

Contexte et atouts du poste

Daniel Stilck Franca and Mischa Woods are looking for candidates working in one or more of the following:

• Characterization and benchmarking of quantum devices.
• Dissipative preparation of quantum many-body states.
• Characterization of dynamical quantum advantages.

The focus of the research will be on quantum simulators/analog devices. Candidates with a diverse background in computer science, mathematics, or physics are welcome to apply.

The postdoctoral position is funded via the TouQan QuantERA grant collaboration (see https://quantera.eu/touqan/ and https://touqan.eu/ ). While the main intended collaborators are Daniel and Mischa, further collaborations with the TouQan team more broadly would be a natural outcome.

The position comes with ample funding for travel to conferences and collaborators. The initial appointment is for two years, with the possibility of renewal, subject to the availability of funding.

Mission confiée

These are those of a conventional postdoc in theoretical computer science, mathematics and theoretical physics.

Principales activités

Do research, have productive meetings with Mischa and Daniel, write papers, attend and give talks.

Compétences

Technical skills:

• Strong mathematical ability
• Good command of English and the ability to write clearly, comprehensive, and mathematically rigorous papers.
• Hard-working, open-minded, good communications skills, time management, friendly, and honest.

Avantages

• Subsidized meals
• Partial reimbursement of public transport costs
• Leave: 7 weeks of annual leave + 10 extra days off due to RTT (statutory reduction in working hours) + possibility of exceptional leave (sick children, moving home, etc.)
• Possibility of teleworking (90 days / year) and flexible organization of working hours Social, cultural and sports events and activities
• Access to vocational training
• Social security coverage under conditions

Rémunération

2788 € gross salary / month