The Hybrid Quantum Networks Lab always appreciates hearing from highly motivated students and postdoctoral fellows with a strong interest in quantum photonics, atomic physics and solid-state physics. Please contact:
Dr Patrick M Ledingham
Office 3047, Building 53, Highfield Campus,
SO17 1BJ, Southampton, United Kingdom
Email: patrick@hqnlab.com
for details on position availability. We will endeavour to keep an updated list of positions below. See below for alternate pathways to join the group.
Current Calls
12/2024 – We are advertising for new PhD Studentships for cohort 2 of the CDT in Quantum Technology Engineering. Link to the CDT website is here: https://qte.ac.uk/phd-opportunities. Download the prospectus (check out projects 7 and 38!), and see the guidance on how to apply.
Previous Calls
03/2024 – We are advertising three PhD studentships in HQNL under the CDT in Quantum Technology Engineering. Information here:
- Interfacing semiconductor quantum dots with alkali-atom-based quantum memories
- Integrated solid-state quantum memories for light
- Molecular design of rare-earth-ion complexes for quantum light-matter interactions on nanophotonic platforms
02/2024 – Postdoctoral Research Position in Quantum Optical Memories, start date approx. April 2024. More details here.
01/2022 – PhD Studentship: Multi-node Entangled Networks with Integrated Solid-State Quantum Photonic Devices. Start date approx. 10/2022. Links: Jobs.ac.uk, findaphd, jobs.soton.
02/2022 – Research Fellow in Solid-State Quantum Memories. Start date approx. 04/2022.
02/10/2021 – Two Postdoctoral Research Positions! Follow links for more information:
Research Fellow in Quantum Optical Memories
Research Fellow in Quantum Light Sources
23/09/21
Embargo lifted! See the 08 September 2021 news here. HQNL has a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship awarded and will shortly be advertising for two postdoctoral researcher positions. PhD position to be announced at a later time. We will post these positions on this website and on others when they become available.
Approximate start date: Early 2022. Keep watching for official announcements!
13/05/21
We are excited to announce that HQNL will soon be advertising for:
– 2x postdoctoral researcher positions,
– 1x PhD position.
More details to follow once the funder-imposed embargo is lifted.
Approximate start date: Early 2022. Keep watching for official announcements!
07/2020 – PhD Studentship – Quantum Photonic Memory for Telecommunication Networks
Pathways to Joining HQNL
Funded positions in our group will be posted above, but if you are interested in joining via a different pathway, check out the options below.
Postdoctoral Researcher: There are several postdoctoral fellowship opportunities provided by various funding agencies – check out below for a non-exhaustive list:
- European Commission Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowships – link
- Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships – link
- STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships – link
- Royal Commission 1851 Research Fellowships – link
- Royal Society – Newton International Fellowships – link
- EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellowships – link
- Quantum Technology Career Development Fellowships – link
PhD Studentships: There are many opportunities available, check out the info on the University of Southampton website:
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