PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Quantum Optics in Italy

The Quantum Cavity Optomechanics group at the Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, is hiring postdoctoral researchers for quantum technology research. One postdoctoral project focuses on developing superconducting circuits operating at micro- and millimeter-wave frequencies. The work is aimed at enabling future quantum technologies, including optomechanical devices and quantum-limited amplifiers. A second project uses theoretical methods to study interactions between membrane...

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Middle Tennessee State University is offering a full-time postdoctoral research fellowship in quantum sensing . The project focuses on experimental quantum sensing and metrology, with emphasis on squeezed light and whispering gallery mode (WGM) systems. The successful fellow will contribute to research in quantum optical experiments and WGM-based platforms within the department’s research environment at Middle Tennessee State University. The post is a t...

AMOLF in Amsterdam is offering a postdoctoral position in the Photonic Materials group of Prof. Albert Polman on probling electron-photon correlations using cathodoluminescence (CL) spectroscopy . The project sits at the intersection of nanoscale light-matter interaction, electron microscopy, quantum optics, and advanced instrumentation. The research is part of the NXTGEN Hightech programme of the Dutch National Growth Fund and involves close collaboration with TU Delft, DELMIC, Amsterdam Scient...

The Bonn-Cologne Graduate School of Physics and Astronomy (BCGS) at the University of Bonn , in cooperation with the University of Cologne , offers a PhD in Physics within a structured, research-oriented doctoral programme. This programme is centred on three years of thesis research leading to a doctoral degree in physics. The school’s scientific interests span applied and quantum optics , nuclear and particle physics , condensed matter physics , statistical physics , astroparticle physics , and...

The University of Bath is offering two exciting PhD opportunities in quantum science within Kristina Rusimova’s established and well-funded NanoBioPhotonics Research Group. The projects explore how light can be used to control individual molecules and investigate their quantum behaviour. Project 1: Loading the Quantum Dice: Controlling Matter One Molecule at a Time . Project 2: A Photon and a Molecule Walk into a Tunnel Junction: Quantum Optics Meets Single-Molecule Science . The opportunities a...

Toyota Technological Institute in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, invites applications for a full-time postdoctoral researcher in the Nano-Photon Science Laboratory, led by Associate Professor Tetsuhiro Kudo. The appointment is planned to begin on April 1, 2027, with flexibility depending on the successful applicant’s circumstances. The laboratory develops optical manipulation technologies using visible, near-infrared, and mid-infrared lasers together with advanced microscope systems. The postdoctoral res...

The National Research Council Canada (NRC) is recruiting a two-year Postdoctoral Fellow in Ottawa through its Metrology Research Centre. The project, “Squeezing the Limits: A Quantum-Enhanced Raman Imaging Platform for Ultratrace Chemical Detection,” will develop a quantum-enhanced chemical imaging platform based on stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy. The research will combine signal enhancement, background suppression, and quantum noise reduction to improve sensitivity in chemical ima...

Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois, United States, invites applications for a full-time postdoctoral appointment in experimental physics and superconducting device development for quantum information science. The researcher will help develop multipixel single-photon camera technology and multiplexed readout systems. Work will include designing, fabricating, and characterizing superconducting devices based on high-kinetic-inductance materials; developing microwave resonators and freq...

Postdoctoral position in Quantum Infrastructure and Photonic Information Processing at the University of Warsaw The MAB QLAB Centre at the University of Warsaw is recruiting 2 postdoctoral researchers (young doctor, research employment group) for Group 2: Quantum Infrastructure and Photonic Information Processing. The centre is a joint undertaking with Sorbonne Université and is funded under the International Research Agendas (MAB) within the European Funds for a Modern Economy 2021–2027 (FENG) ...