Superconducting Quantum Information Researcher - Academic Graduate Appointee

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Pay Range

$5,740 - $9,100 Monthly 

Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. Many factors are taken into consideration when setting starting pay including education, experience, the external labor market, and internal equity.

We have an opening for a Superconducting Quantum Information Researcher – Academic Graduate Appointee to support programmatic work within the Quantum Coherent Device Physics Group. You will work in a multidisciplinary team to design, develop, and improve superconducting quantum processors. This position is in the Condensed Matter Section within the Physical and Life Sciences Division.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

You will 

• Perform room temperature electrical measurements and electrical annealing treatments of metal thin films and Josephson junctions.
• Utilize Python and LabVIEW-based software to enhance and automate existing measurement capabilities.
• Perform hardware modifications for electrical testing station, including circuit design and integration of source-measure units, lock-in amplifiers, arbitrary waveform generators, and digital multimeters.
• Analyze data from current-voltage measurements, summarize results in meaningful and interpretable ways, and present these results to a multidisciplinary team of physicists and engineers.
• Perform radio-frequency simulations of superconducting qubits using HFSS, COMSOL, and/or other finite-element solvers.
• Assist in measuring quantum hardware, laboratory hardware installation and maintenance, including dilution refrigerator and related radio-frequency wiring.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in quantum engineering, physics, or related fields pertinent to role.
• Experience performing electrical measurements with waveform generators.
• Proficiency with Python, MATLAB, and/or LabVIEW for instrument control and data analysis.
• Design experience using electromagnetic finite-element solvers to simulate radio-frequency behavior in prototype devices.
• Sufficient verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a multidisciplinary team environment, document analyses and prepare, present and explain technical information and publications.
• Strong initiative, interpersonal skills, and creativity.

Qualifications We Desire

• Master’s degree in quantum engineering, physics, or related fields.
• Previous research or internship experience relating to superconducting qubits or quantum information.
• Familiarity with cryogenic hardware.

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Position Information

This is a one-year Academic Graduate Appointee, open to those who have been awarded a degree at the time of the employment offer.

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• Relocation Assistance
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None required.  However, if your assignment is longer than 179 days cumulatively within a calendar year, you must go through the Personal Identity Verification process.  This process includes completing an online background investigation form and receiving approval of the background check.  (This process does not apply to foreign nationals.) 

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Pre-Employment Drug Test

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

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