Quantum Computing Expert (m/f/d)

The GWDG is seeking a

Quantum Computing Expert (m/f/d)

to join an interdisciplinary team of HPC experts in the working group “Computing” (AG C), full-time (39 hours perweek), remunerated in accordance with TVöD E 13. The position is tied to the GWDG QC project’s runtime running tillOctober 2029. The successful candidate is expected to contribute in developing GWDG’s QC ecosystem (seeresponsibilities listed below). The GWDG handles sensitive data, and in such cases, it is important that the code ishuman-verified for any security concerns. The applicant must demonstrate the ability to do such a verification withoutAI assistance in the interview.

The Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen (GWDG) is the university computing centerfor the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and a computing and IT competence center for the Max Planck Society.The provision of high-performance HPC systems has been one of its tasks for over 40 years. In 2020, the Universityof Göttingen / GWDG was accepted as one of eight computing centers (NHR-Nord@Göttingen) in the National High-Performance Computing (NHR) network. The GWDG also operates the national AI service center KISSKI and is apartner in the EU AI Factory HammerHAI. Furthermore, the GWDG operates HPC resources for the GermanAerospace Center (DLR). As a national supercomputing center, the GWDG provides technical support to researchersand students from various scientific domains, including digital humanities, life science, earth system science, andengineering. We also participate in both national and international research projects. In the field of quantumcomputing, the GWDG also runs the QUICS project, providing SMEs with access to quantum computing resources.

We are looking for highly motivated candidates to join the QC team at the GWDG focused on anomaly detection forindustry applications. The goal is to build a platform for such use cases based on existing stacks, giving companies atool for quantum anomaly detection.

The GWDG together with the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science and the Campus Institute Data Science(CIDAS) of the University of Göttingen provides a stimulating research environment in Scientific Computing, with anopportunity to conduct research in the intersection of applied computer science, High-Performance Computing,Quantum Computing, and AI.

Responsibilities

Focus:

Integration of quantum-based algorithms into classical computing environments, and system-levelstability/error analysis of the integrated hybrid stack.

The role goes beyond merely operating existing quantum software stacks. It also involves designing modular,hardware-agnostic backends capable of seamlessly integrating both simulators and current NISQ devices. Thisrequires:

Running simulations on HPC systems, including efficiently parallelizing computational tasks

Writing HPC-executable, production-ready code

Ensuring scalability and robustness of algorithms in large-scale environments

Identifying and resolving error sources in the integrated hybrid stack, particularly cascading errors acrossmodules

Developing independent code for simulations, extending beyond the use of standard software libraries

Requirements

PhD and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Physics, or a related field, combined with demonstrableindustry or research experience

Proven coding experience (without AI assistance): scope, functions, variables, classes, array methods, etc.

Good knowledge of diverse quantum hardware, error correction/mitigation strategies, and respective SDKecosystems (Qiskit, Cirq, Braket, Qrisp, AutoQML, etc.)

Advanced linear algebra knowledge: matrix diagonalization methods, magnus expansion, Zassenhausformula, group theory

Advanced quantum physics knowledge: quantum circuit design, Trotterization, quantum machine learning, etc

Demonstrated experience running simulations on HPC systems

Excellent teamwork and communication skills

Fluent English (spoken and written)

Do you fit all the above requirements? Then we welcome your application!

Desirable

Hands-on experience with multiple quantum SDKs (Qiskit, Cirq, Amazon Braket, PennyLane)

Experience implementing or working with quantum error mitigation/correction techniques

Experience running large-scale quantum simulations on HPC clusters (e.g., GPU-accelerated state-vector ortensor-network simulators)

Contributions to open-source quantum computing libraries, or published work on quantum algorithms

Familiarity with ion-trap or other NISQ hardware platforms

Knowledge in writing bash scripts for HPC job submission

German B2 or higher

Our offer

Flexible working hours and opportunity for partial mobile working

A modern, diverse work environment at the intersection between academia and industry

An interesting, versatile job in a large, internationally operating IT competence center

Qualification and further development of your skills

Social benefits of the public sector

Your application

Have we sparked your interest? Then please send us your application by 30.09.2026 via our online form:

https://bewerbermanagement.net/67hhg

The GWDG strives for gender equity and diversity and therefore welcomes applications from any background. TheGWDG strives to employ more severely disabled people. Applications from severely disabled persons are expresslyencouraged.

If you have any questions about the advertised position, please contact Dr. Jan Cillié Louw (e-mail:

[email protected] ).