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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> Malik, Mehul <M.Malik@hw.ac.uk>
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<b>Sent:</b> 04 July 2022 23:12<br>
<b>To:</b> Alison Yao <alison.yao@strath.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Postdoc opening in Edinburgh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">I am advertising a post-doctoral position in my research group at Heriot-Watt.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Thanks very much!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Mehul</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Mehul Malik (he/him)<br>
Professor of Physics</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">EPSRC Fellow and ERC Grantee</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Institute of Photonic and Quantum Sciences<br>
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Research Associate in Experimental Quantum Photonics</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Salary: £33,309 to £40,927 p.a. (plus
</span><a href="https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/about/work/total-rewards-calculator.htm"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">benefits</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">, including 21.6% employer
pension contribution)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Deadline: July 31<sup>st</sup>, 2022</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Starting date: Fall/Winter 2022</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Where:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">This is a three-year postdoctoral position in the
</span><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbbqlab.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Calison.yao%40strath.ac.uk%7Ca72882cde80340955c3208da5e0a6325%7C631e0763153347eba5cd0457bee5944e%7C0%7C0%7C637925696844886566%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=VVJNhQ3LbIYv8GMyg8JKj5aIGEph1H0UeqV6dCFwEqk%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Beyond
Binary Quantum Information</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> research group led by Prof Mehul Malik at the Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences (IPAQS) at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland. The BBQ
research group is a dynamic team of researchers working at the interface of quantum information theory and experiment, with a specific focus on exploring high-dimensional quantum photonic systems and applying them for enhancing modern quantum technologies.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Lab</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> is situated in custom-built, state-of-the-art photonics laboratories outfitted with a wide range of equipment including: femtosecond-pulsed and CW sources of entanglement, superconducting
nanowire detectors, and telecom and visible light SLMs. We are funded by generous grants from the UK EPSRC and the European Research Council, with substantial resources available for travel and career development. We have strong links to leadings group in
the EU/North America, and additionally benefit from Heriot-Watt’s membership in the UK Quantum Communications and Imaging Hubs.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">What:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">This position is part of the
</span><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcordis.europa.eu%2Fproject%2Fid%2F950402&data=05%7C01%7Calison.yao%40strath.ac.uk%7Ca72882cde80340955c3208da5e0a6325%7C631e0763153347eba5cd0457bee5944e%7C0%7C0%7C637925696844886566%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wEW%2FQgIsdSrftWzyxBWq%2BNhSKVeTQGpNkTiqH4dA8cs%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">ERC
Starting Grant PIQUaNT</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">. You will be involved in cutting-edge research projects focusing on the study of quantum systems significantly beyond the qubit regime. Your research will aim
at gaining exquisite control over the spatial and temporal structure of light, with the ultimate goal of pushing the information and noise limits of next-generation quantum technologies for communication, computing, and sensing. You will play an integral role
in upcoming projects, ranging from the control and manipulation of time-frequency entanglement to quantum experiments with state-of-the-art superconducting nanowire detector arrays, to name just a few.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">This is a role with a significant amount of responsibility. It will involve overseeing all aspects of our group’s research—from supervising the
activities of junior group members, to contributing to the planning and writing of external grant proposals. There is plenty of flexibility for pursuing your own research agenda as long as it is aligned with lab activities. You will have a strong support network
for the development your own career through independent grant/fellowship applications. A willingness and ability to travel globally would be an advantage.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Who:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">We are looking for a researcher who is extremely passionate about research and as excited about Quantum Mechanics as we are! You should hold (or have submitted) a PhD
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">in Physics or subjects related to Quantum Information or Quantum Engineering, and have experience planning and leading experiments within an experimental photonics lab.<span style="color:black">
A solid background in theoretical quantum information science is essential and </span>
experimental experience with photonic entanglement, spatial/temporal mode manipulation, and/or complex scattering media is preferred.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">We are looking for candidates to start in Fall/Winter 2022. However, if you have a strong interest in the position but are only available at a later stage, please email us with an
expression of interest.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Mehul Malik at </span><a href="mailto:m.malik@hw.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">m.malik@hw.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">.
Applications from members of underrepresented groups in Physics are especially encouraged.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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