Oxford University Computing Laboratory
Foundational Structures for Quantum Information and Communication Project (QICS)
3 Month Post-Doctoral Research Assistant Position
The Computing Laboratory has a vacancy for a Research Assistant to work on the EU funded research project Foundational Structures for Quantum Information and Communication (QICS) which started on 1st January 2007 and runs until the 31st December 2009.
Details of the project are available from:
http://se10.comlab.ox.ac.uk:8080/FOCS/FP6STREPQICS_en.html
or by contacting the project's coordinator Dr Bob Coecke (Bob.Coecke@comlab.ox.ac.uk).
The successful candidate will work under direction of Dr Bob Coecke on categorical semantics for complementary quantum observables and their applications for quantum informatic protocols, within a team of researchers under joint direction of Prof Samson Abramsky and Dr Bob Coecke, working on high level methods in quantum information and computation.
The post is a fixed term appointment of 3 months with a salary on the University grade 7 scale at £27,466 p.a. includes an annual leave entitlement pro-rata to 38 days per year (inclusive of all public holidays and university closed periods), and is available from 1st January 2009.
Further details of the post, including the selection criteria and method of application are available here.
The closing date for applications is 30th November 2008.
The policy and practice of the University of Oxford require that all staff are offered equal opportunities within employment. Entry into employment with the University and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. Subject to statutory provisions, no applicant or member of staff will be treated less favourably than another because of his or her age, sex, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, religion or belief, racial group or disability.
