Postdoctoral Position in the Quantum Thermodynamics Group

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Description The Quantum Thermodynamics Group in the Department of Physics at UMBC invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work under the mentorship of Dr. Sebastian Deffner. This postdoctoral position will be funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The postdoc will conduct theoretical research on quantum information scrambling and its relevance to molecular memories . We are witnessing a global race to develop the first fault-tolerant quantum computers that can handle applications at realistic scales. To date, several architectures for quantum hardware have been developed that all have their strengths and weaknesses. For instance, ion trap based computers have a high degree of controllability and are only weakly susceptible to noise, yet with only tens of qubits they are comparatively small. Superconducting technologies have already achieved thousands of qubits, but their chip-design is prone to noise. Another potential platform for quantum computing is based on molecular systems. Generally, quantum computing relies on the precise control of quantum information in complex systems, yet the fundamental processes that govern how information spreads,...