The Polytechnic University of Bari (Italy) is hiring a senior postdoctoral researcher in quantum communications. The post is funded through the EU flagship "QSNP" (Quantum Secure Networks Partnership). Local PI is prof Cosmo Lupo. The group of theoretical physics and quantum information includes faculty members prof Saverio Pascazio, prof Paolo Facchi, prof Francesco V Pepe, five research fellows and a number of postdocs and PhD students.

This is a 2-year post, with potential extension subject to funding. For this post we will only consider applicants with at least 4 years of research experience after the PhD. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in any aspect of quantum information theory, or in particular in quantum cryptography / quantum communications.

Net salary: about 2200 €/month

Application deadline: August 31st, 2023.

https://qt.eu/news/2023/2023-03-21_launch-of-quantum-secure-networks-par...
https://cosmolupo.com/

The Polytechnic University of Bari values equality and diversity in Academia. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, without distinction of gender, sexual orientation, race, or religion.

Application form and instructions: http://www.poliba.it/ricerca/assegni-di-ricerca

Feel free to get in touch with prof. Cosmo Lupo for any inquiries and for support in the application process:
[email protected]

About us: Bari is a vibrant middle-size city on the South-East Italian coast, an important economic and cultural center in the Mediterranean region. The Polytechnic University of Bari is the third Engineering schools in Italy. The Department of Physics has a long-standing tradition in fundamental and applied research and is one of the most important centers in Italy for theoretical and mathematical physics and quantum information science.