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Department of Physics

Grade 7: - 34,304 - 36,382Fixed Term - Full TimeContract Duration: 24 monthContracted Hours per Week: 35Closing Date: 11-Mar-2022, 7:59:00 AM

The Department

The Department of Physics at Durham University is one of the leading UK Physics departments with an outstanding reputation for excellence in teaching, research and employability of our students.

The Department is committed to advancing equality and we aim to ensure that our culture is inclusive, and that our systems support flexible and family-friendly working, as recognized by our Juno Champion and Athena SWAN Silver awards. We recognise and value the benefits of diversity throughout our staff and students.

The Role

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position to develop quantum algorithms for fluid simulations, to work as part of the EPSRC funded ExCALIBUR project on Quantum Enhanced and Verified Exascale Computing (QEVEC). The QEVEC project addresses the potential of quantum computing as a disruptor in exascale computing. Even at an early stage of development, if quantum computing can be deployed as a co-processor to tackle bottlenecks in existing and future exascale codes, it has the potential to provide a huge boost to the overall computational power.

There will be four PDRAS in the QEVEC team, each with different expertise, working to-gether to develop quantum computing for the main ExCALIBUR use cases (fluids simulations and materials simulations), and methods to validate the hybrid quantum-classical algorithms. This post specifically considers the important application area of quantum algorithms in com-putational fluid dynamics. The candidate will evaluate new and existing quantum algorithms for their suitability as quantum subroutines for exascale codes, including for lattice Boltz-mann, smooth particle hydrodynamics, and other computational fluid dynamics (CFD) meth-ods.

We are seeking an enthusiastic computational researcher in fluid dynamics who is interested in developing quantum computing skills, or a quantum computing researcher who is keen to investigate potential applications in fluid dynamics simulations. You need to be a good team worker and communicator to work closely with computational scientists across discipline boundaries.

The post is based in Durham, but the candidate is expected to collaborate closely with other members of the QEVEC team based in Strathclyde, UCL, Warwick and London Southbank. Where appropriate, the candidate will also engage with other ExCALIBUR projects, Collaborative Computational Projects (CCPs) and High End Consortiums (HECs), the National Quantum Computing Centre and the Quantum Computing and Simulation Hub.

The post is for 24 months, to commence in June 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter. We also welcome part time applications to this role.

Informal enquiries are welcome and should please be directed to Prof Halim Kusumaatmaja (halim.kusumaatmaja@durham.ac.uk) and/or Dr Alastair Basden (a.g.basden@durham.ac.uk). Further details on the QEVEC project can be found in the EXCALIBUR website (https://excalibur.ac.uk/projects/qevec/).

Responsibilities:

These posts are fixed term for 24 months.

The post-holder is employed to work on research/a research project which will be led by another colleague. Whilst this means that the post-holder will not be carrying out independent research in his/her own right, the expectation is that they will contribute to the advancement of the project, through the development of their own research ideas/adaptation and development of research protocols.

Successful applicants will ideally be in post by 1st June 2022.

The Requirements

Essential:

Desirable:

How to Apply

For informal enquiries please contact Prof Halim Kusumaatmaja at halim.kusumaatmaja@durham.ac.uk and/or Dr Alaistair Basden at a.g.basden@durham.ac.uk. All enquiries will be treated in the strictest confidence.

We prefer to receive applications online via the Durham University Vacancies Site. https://www.dur.ac.uk/jobs/. As part of the application process, you should provide details of 3 (preferably academic/research) referees and the details of your current line manager so that we may seek an employment reference.

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in the University.

What to Submit

All applicants are asked to submit:

A CV and covering letter which details your experience, strengths and potential in the requirements set out above;, and clearly describes where you meet the essential and desirable criteria (for example, as a bullet

DBS Requirement:Not Applicable.

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