Research Fellow in Quantum Information and Quantum Electrodynamics

at  University College London

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The advertised position is in Alessio Serafini’s research group, who has carried out substantial work in continuous variable quantum information, quantum optics and quantum control and who has currently a strong focus on the interface between quantum field theory and quantum information theory.

This post is a three-year postdoctoral research position within the Leverhulme Trust grant “The quantum information of quantum electrodynamics”, aiming at a systematic study of entropies, entanglement and quantum estimation in quantum electrodynamics. This will include the theoretical study of ground state entropies from the quantum field theoretical perspective, the fundamental study of bound-QED systems (such as positronium), as well as more applied scenarios, such as the description of Compton polarimetry in terms of POVMs and the possible minimisation of coincidence errors in PET scans.
This position is funded for three years in the first instance.
Candidates will need to upload a CV (including a list of publications), a statement of research interests and plans (3 pages maximum), and the contact information for two references. A cover letter can be included using the “Statement in Support of your Application” section of the online form.
The full Job Description and Person Specification can be found in the “Available Documents” section below.
Informal enquiries regarding the vacancy can be made to: Alessio Serafini, serale@theory.phys.ucl.ac.uk