Felix Huber

Two postdoc positions available:

Postdoc/PhD candidates should have a PhD/MSc in Physics, Mathematics, or Computer Science with a thesis in one the following areas: quantum information and computation, mathematical programming, combinatorial optimization, or coding theory. Postdoc candidates should have a significant research record in the field. We appreciate proactive researchers with a good ability for cooperation, a methodological way of working, and proficiency in English. Programming experience (Python/Julia, Sage, GAP, semidefinite programming) is a plus.

The positions profit from a vibrant quantum community at the Institutes of Theoretical Physics and Informatics of U. Gdańsk and the ICTQT Gdańsk. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and promote a friendly, safe, and supporting team work environment.

All positions includes Polish social security coverage, including health insurance. See Calculla for approximate net earnings, and Numbeo for cost of living estimates.

QuantERA Postdoc (3 years). Deadline 01.09.2026

Postdoc position available within the QuantERA project SDPCode on bounds on quantum codes and randomized code and tensor-network constructions. Possible research topics are:

establishing bounds on quantum codes (LDPC, spherical, codes for magic state distillation)
randomized rounding algorithms for quantum ground states, quantum codes
approximate quantum colorings

The position is offered for 2 years, with a salary of approx. 140’000 PLN gross / year and generous travel funding.

Applicants should send their application (CV, names + email of two references, copy or link to PhD thesis, a research statement is strongly encouraged, signed data processing statement) with subject “SDPCode Postdoc” to: felix.huber@ug.edu.pl

QuantERA Postdoc (3 years). Deadline 30.09.2026

Postdoc position available within the QuantERA project ToDiQT on device independent code certification. Possible research topics are:

device independent certification of quantum codes
device independent certification of error correction protocols

The position is offered for 2 years, with a salary of approx. 140’000 PLN gross / year and generous travel funding.

Postdoc (2 years). Open till filled.

We are seeking a motivated postdoctoral researcher with interest to work on quantum information and mathematical optimization. Possible research topics are:

approximation algorithms in QIT (e.g. ground state energies)
symmetry- and size reduction of polynomial optimization problems.
characterization of quantum codes and quantum capacities
characterization of quantum correlations, entanglement, nonlocality
machine learning for optimization problems

This two-year position is part of the project “Mathematical Optimization in Quantum Information”, funded by the National Science Centre in Poland.

The position is offered for 2 years, with a salary of approx. 140’000 PLN gross / year and generous travel funding.

Recommendations for applicants:

In your CV, detail your education and research experience, publications/projects, any awards, and any other activities or interests that you consider relevant. Make it easy to read: Add clear dates including months, add links to material (e.g journal and arxiv links for papers, thesis, code, projects..).
Ideally, any claim (e.g. rank X in national competition, member of university robot team) should be easily verifiable (e.g. by a link to the respective website or report). If the prize/ranking/competition is not international, consider explaining it.
Note for PhD applications: I will consider MSc/BSc thesis and project works much higher than any kind of online certificates or course contents. If you did an exciting project, point it out in the cover letter (and if you wrote a report on it, link it or add it in the single pdf), and explain why it is interesting.
For your cover letter, consider the following questions: How does your background relate to the position? How do you see yourself contributing to the research project (with which skills or strenghts)? How does the position relate to your motivation in research and your long-term goals? Which of your previous works best represents you as a suitable candidate, and why? This could be, for example, a publication or part of your PhD/MSc thesis. If you choose a publication with multiple authors, please explain your own contribution.
To answer some of the questions above, it will help if to look at some recent works: arxiv, for example arXiv:2605.13832, arXiv:2411.04120, arXiv:2512.20326, arXiv2310.00612. Note that we use a lot of semidefinite programming, graph theory, tensors, representation theory, non-commutative algebras, and finally quantum information (Nielsen \& Chuang).
By the time of starting the position, you need to have finished the previous degree.
I prefer applications that were written by yourself, not AI. (I will reject applications that are clearly AI written)

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