The Quantum Systems Team at the Virginia Tech National Security Institute (VTNSI) invites applications for a postdoctoral associate position in quantum engineering. VTNSI is a university thematic research institute (research.vt.edu/institutes), with the mission of meeting the pressing needs of the defense and intelligence communities by developing their future workforce and advancing interdisciplinary research, technology, and policy.

The successful candidate will join the group of Vsevolod Ivanov within the Spectrum Dominance Division at VTNSI, working primarily on projects studying the transport and optical properties of topological materials and computational methods development. The candidate will also be expected to interact with other members of the Quantum Systems Team at VTNSI, which includes Vassilios Kovanis and Mark Limes, whose research interests include quantum photonics, quantum sensing, applications in Positioning Navigation and Timing (PNT), geolocation and synchronization, nonlinear dynamics, and tunable photonic oscillators and clocks. Other responsibilities will include communicating results in journal publications and conferences as well as mentoring junior members of the group. There will also be opportunities for travel to present in conferences and to participate in other collaborations.

This position serves to further develop the quantum initiative at VTNSI, which is part of greater university efforts in quantum science and engineering. Virginia Tech is a member of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C), and the Quantum Frontier is one of the four major research frontiers at Virginia Tech (research.vt.edu/research-frontiers/quantum). The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty at the newly established Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering (vtq.vt.edu), the recently announced Center of Quantum Architecture and Software Development within the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, as well as participate in the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C), of which Virginia Tech is a member. Other opportunities at Virginia Tech include the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) and the Academy of Data Science with its undergraduate major in Computational Modeling and Data Analytics (CMDA). The two VTNSI campuses in Blacksburg and Arlington operate in close proximity to federal agencies, national laboratories, and federally-funded research and development centers, enabling opportunities for interaction.

Please include a cover letter (optional), a curriculum vitae (CV) including a list of publications, a research statement and a list of three professional references. Applications received by 11:59 pm EST on November 3, 2024, will receive full consideration, but applications will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled.