14177 - Research Associate
| Posting date: | 08 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £41,064.00 to £48,822.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 June 2026 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Edinburgh |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 14177 |
Summary
UE07: £41,064.00 - £48,822.00 Per Annum.
College of Science & Engineering / School of Informatics.
Full Time – 35 Hours Per Week.
Fixed term contract - 24 Month (initial 2-year appointment, with eligibility for a 1-year extension eligible for a 1-year extension following a positive review by the project PI).
The Opportunity:
The Quantum Software Lab (QSL; https://www.quantumsoftwarelab.com), based in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, invites applications for up to nine Postdoctoral Research Associate positions in areas including, but not limited to:
Quantum algorithms
Quantum machine learning
Quantum simulation
High performance computing and quantum computation integration
Networks distributed quantum computing
Quantum programming and software
Verification and benchmarking
Quantum error correction and error mitigation
Fault-tolerant compilation and resource estimation
College of Science & Engineering / School of Informatics.
Full Time – 35 Hours Per Week.
Fixed term contract - 24 Month (initial 2-year appointment, with eligibility for a 1-year extension eligible for a 1-year extension following a positive review by the project PI).
The Opportunity:
The Quantum Software Lab (QSL; https://www.quantumsoftwarelab.com), based in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, invites applications for up to nine Postdoctoral Research Associate positions in areas including, but not limited to:
Quantum algorithms
Quantum machine learning
Quantum simulation
High performance computing and quantum computation integration
Networks distributed quantum computing
Quantum programming and software
Verification and benchmarking
Quantum error correction and error mitigation
Fault-tolerant compilation and resource estimation