Quantum Fellowship in Applications of Quantum Computing

Grade UE08: 50253 - 61759 per annum

College of Science and Engineering

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: for 60 months

The Opportunity:

Prestigious five-year tenure track fellowships focussed on applications of quantum computing to scientific domains.

As part of a 2 billion investment programme from the UK government in Quantum Technologies the University of Edinburgh is recruiting a cohort of tenure-track Quantum Fellows to deliver cutting-edge interdisciplinary research programmes on scientific and industrial applications of quantum computing. The Quantum Fellows will contribute to the delivery of a 20 million UK government investment in the Quantum Advantage TurboCHarger (QATCH) programme awarded to the Quantum Software Lab (QSL) established at the School of Informatics of the University of Edinburgh.

The Fellows will be recruited as a cohort and supported to achieve their research and leadership ambitions through mentoring and peer support. The Fellows will be expected to co-develop research activities with QSL. Depending on their research profile and planned activities the Fellows will be hosted in the Schools of Informatics Mathematics Chemistry Physics or EPCC where they will be expected to contribute to faculty activities.

Applicants should have a demonstrable track record in research at the intersection of quantum computing and an application domain with postdoctoral research (or equivalent industry) experience and the potential to make a key contribution to the University through furthering the goals of the host School College and seeking research leaders who balance scientific rigor with pragmatic execution and academic impact.

We expect to appoint Fellows working on applications of quantum algorithms quantum machine learning or quantum simulation to one or more of the following priority themes:

• Healthcare and Life Sciences
• Materials and Manufacturing
• Finance
• Energy
• AIand Data Science
• Benchmarking and Verification
• Integration with High Performance Computing

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Please identify 2 Schools you would like to be hosted in:

• Informatics
• Mathematics
• Chemistry
• Physics
• EPCC

About the Quantum Advantage TurboCHarger (QATCH) programme: the UKs Quantum leap investment programme: the UKs National Quantum Strategy Mission 1: the Quantum software Lab

The Quantum Software Lab (QSL;) the largest quantum software and application academic group in the UK. Strategically located in the UKs growing quantum ecosystem Edinburgh serves as a key hub for quantum technology development thanks to its special partnership with the National Quantum Computing Centre (). QSL aims to further develop its world-leading research capabilities to support the UKs National Quantum Strategy in particular Mission 1 focusing on developing a UK-based quantum computer performing 1 trillion coherent operations (TeraQuOps) by 2035. QSL currently comprises approximately 70 researchers including 11 cross-college faculty members under the leadership of Prof. Elham Kashefi the NQCC Chief Scientist. Over the past few years QSL has made several contributions to quantum software and algorithms spanning over 140 publications.

QSL works as a Bell Labs-style collective of senior faculty members postdoctoral researchers innovation fellows and professional staff focused on shared Mission 1 collaboration with industry professionals and NQCCs application engineers our researchers and scientists are transforming existing computational challenges into research problems that can be tackled using quantum technologies. Our researchers will work alongside government industry and academia to develop full-stack solutions tailored to the needs of our economy and society.

The labs main research programmeQuantum Advantage Turbo Charger is developed to support the National Quantum Computing Centre and the UKs quantum community in achieving the goals of the National Quantum Technology Missions.

Over the next four years QATCH will deliver the UKs first integrated software and verification infrastructure through a coordinated suite of tools. At its core QATCH operates through a two-dimensional structure linking three research Pillars: (i) Quantum Advantage Engine; (ii) HPC & Fault-Tolerant Architecture; (iii) Performance Evaluation; with six application Sectors in healthcare materials cybersecurity finance energy and AI. The Pillars develop methods systems and tools while the Sectors provide data challenges and end-user validation. Together they form the QATCH workflow from theory to deployment where research is verified on national testbeds and benchmarked against measurable sector metrics.

What we offer

Were building a research environment that combines the intellectual freedom of Bell Labs with the urgency and impact of a focused start-up. We offer the opportunity to work on hard long-term problems that matterwith the autonomy to follow promising directions. We value researchers who can balance scientific rigor with pragmatic execution: people who want to ship real solutions to real problems energized by turning research into impact. QSL provides a tight-knit team of exceptional researchers the freedom to publish your work and the rare opportunity to see your ideas go from concept to demonstration all within a highly stimulating intellectual environment.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits including generous annual leave entitlement a defined benefits pension scheme a wide range of staff discounts family-friendly initiatives and flexible work options. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits pageand use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages.

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 4^th May 2026.

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