Job Description

Job Description

UE08 £43,414 – £51,805 each year

College of Science and Engineering, faculty of scientific discipline

Fixed-term, Full time

Available till thirty one st August 2023.

The School of scientific discipline, University of capital, invitations applications for a Quantum Programme Manager on the project “Quantum Computing Platform for NISQ Era industrial Applications” funded by initiate United Kingdom. this is often a multidisciplinary cooperative project involving stakeholders in trade and academe. The eminent candidate can offer programme management and work aboard a team of analysisers and scientists conducting leading United Kingdom research into hardware testing for rising climbable quantum devices.

The chance

This is associate exciting new post that may play a important role in supporting trade and public sector partners within the adoption of Quantum Computing Applications through information exchange and provision of technical experience. This role can foster the event of strategic partnerships and generate vital quantity for the Quantum scientific discipline cluster, the college of scientific discipline, EPCC, the University and therefore the wider town of capital Region. The eminent candidate can work at intervals the college of scientific discipline, interacting with colleagues across university teams like mathematician Centre and capital Innovation.

Essential information, Skills and skill ar

Knowledge, skills and experience:

● Educated to degree customary in associate acceptable technical discipline associated with Quantum Computing and former expertise at intervals Quantum Computing

● Ability to supply technical experience in Quantum Computing Applications (e.g. Quantum Simulation, Algorithms, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Programming Languages, and Systems/Architecture).

● Good somebody with wonderful verbal and written language and social skills and therefore the ability to clarify technical problems to non-specialists and senior stake holders

● Strong analytical and downside determination talent with the power to supply solutions at intervals the areas if experience

● Ability to make sturdy operating relationships with senior analysis managers in trade and teams at intervals the Quantum scientific discipline cluster.

● Experience with coming up with and developing own work across variety of various comes at the same time

The following fascinating criteria are evaluated by the amount of proficiency. enlisting can aim at choosing those candidates with the simplest attainable performance in these criteria.

Desirable information, Skills and skill ar

● PhD in associate acceptable technical discipline associated with Quantum Computing.

Feedback is barely provided to interviewed candidates.

Informal enquiries is self-addressed to Mr Jim Arthur Robert Ashe, Director of development & trade Engagement ( jim.ashe@ed.ac.uk )

As a valued member of our team you’ll be able to expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, difficult and satisfying place to figure. we have a tendency to offer you support, nurture your talent and reward success. you may have the benefit of a competitive reward package and a good vary of employees edges, which has a generous vacation claim, an outlined benefits pension theme , employees discounts, family friendly initiatives , versatile operating and far additional. Access our staff edges page for any info and use our reward calculator to decide the whole worth of pay and edges provided.

The University of capital holds a Silver Pallas Athene SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in education. we have a tendency to ar members of the Race Equality Charter and that we are Stonewall European country Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for interview you may be needed to proof your right to figure within the United Kingdom. any info is out there on our right to work webpages.

The University is in a position to sponsor the use of international employees during this role.  If eminent, a world somebody requiring sponsorship to figure within the United Kingdom can have to be compelled to satisfy the united kingdom Home Office’s english language needs and apply for and secure a skilled worker Visa.

About Us

As a world-leading research-intensive University, we have a tendency to ar here to handle tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between currently and 2030 we are going to do this with a values-led approach to teaching, analysis and innovation, and thru the strength of our relationships, each domestically and globally.

Organization

Informatics is that the study of however natural and artificial systems store, method and communicate info. analysis in scientific discipline guarantees to require info technology to a brand new level, and to put info at the center of twenty first century science, technology and society. the college enjoys collaborations across several disciplines within the University, spanning all 3 school, and conjointly participates as a strategic partner within the Alan Turing Institute and, with Heriot-Watt University, within the capital Centre for AI.

The School provides a fertile setting for a good vary of studies centered on understanding computation in each artificial and natural systems. It attracts students round the world to check in our college boy and postgraduate programmes, and presently has roughly one thousand college boy students, 320 MSc students and 350 Ph.D. students. scientific discipline is one among seven colleges within the school of Science and Engineering, at the University of capital. it’s recognised for the employability of its graduates (demand exceeds supply), its contributions to entrepreneurship, and therefore the excellence of its analysis. Since the primary analysis Assessment Exercise in 1986, scientific discipline at capital has systematically been assessed to possess additional internationally wonderful and best analysis than the other submission in engineering science and scientific discipline. the newest referee 2014 results have once more confirmed that ours is that the largest concentration of internationally wonderful analysis within the United Kingdom. This contributes to our ranking within the high fifteen metal departments world-wide in line with the newest Times education ranking.

We aim to confirm that our culture and systems support versatile and family-friendly operating and recognise and worth diversity across all our employees and students. the college has a full of life programme providing support and skilled development for all staff; providing mentoring, training, and networking opportunities.

The School of scientific discipline holds a Silver Pallas Athene SWAN award, in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in education and analysis.

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