Senior Quantum Computing Scientist

AWE PLC
Berkshire
6 months ago
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Senior Quantum Computing Scientist

Location:RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, withfree onsite parking.

Package(depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)A relocation package may be available (terms and conditions apply).

  • Experienced Physicists(PHD or graduates with post-grad experience): £38,000 - £50,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)

  • Senior Physicists(experienced physicists with qualifications coupled with experience in industry): £48,000 - £60,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)

Working pattern:AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will considerflexible working requestsso that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Let us introduce the role

AWE is currently recruiting for aSenior or Experienced Quantum Computing Scientistto join ourHigh-Performance Computing Group.

This role offers the opportunity to develop and apply your quantum computing skills to an area of national importance. AWE has a large and complex scientific computing capability, and we need to know where and when to adoptQuan...

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