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The Friedrich Schiller University Jena is a dynamic and innovation-driven university centrally located in Germany. With a broad range of disciplines, it shapes the future through excellent research and teaching. Its scientific excellence is reflected in the profile lines Light – Life – Liberty, which provide pioneering insights and sustainable solutions for the society of tomorrow. Through close collaborations with leading research institutions, innovative companies, and renowned cultural organizations, it advances interdisciplinary developments. With around 17,000 students and approximately 10,000 employees, it defines Jena as a vibrant, internationally connected city of science and innovation.

The Abbe Center of Photonics of our University (www.acp.uni-jena.de), being part of the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung Center (CZS) for Quantum Photonics (https : / / qphoton.de) with branches at the three University locations Jena-Stuttgart-Ulm, seeks to fill the position of a

CZS Junior Research Group Leader for Quantum Photonics

The commencing dates are in 2025 as early as possible after the call selection. The position includes a grant of max. 700,000 EUR and is limited until March 31, 2030. The new group leader can use these funds flexible, e.g. for his / her own position, PhD students, investments, and consumables.

This call is part of the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung Center for Quantum Photonics Jena-Stuttgart-Ulm (CZS Center QPhoton), funded by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung under the project ID P2021-00-019. The vision of the CZS Center QPhoton is to establish a comprehensive and sustainable scientific, intellectual and infrastructural foundation for advanced quantum imaging and information processing, including optimized imaging and sensing techniques to monitor and control quantum systems, the application of quantum technology to develop quantum-enhanced imaging methods, and the development and deployment of sophisticated methods to control and distribute quantum information.

Your responsibilities :

The Junior Research Group is supposed to be focused on experimental or theoretical topics. Depending on its eventual topical alignment, the new Junior Research Group will be associated to the Institute of Applied Physics (www.iap.uni-jena.de) and / or the Abbe Center of Photonics (www.acp.uni-jena.de) at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena. A strong collaboration with the local Fraunhofer Institute of Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (www.iof.fraunhofer.de) is also encouraged. The appointee is expected to establish an independent research profile at the interface of modern photonics and quantum science. Topics to be covered may include, but are not limited to :

• Photonic systems and integration for quantum control and quantum information processing.
• Quantum information processing methods and algorithms for data analysis, quantum-based network architectures, quantum communication and / or quantum computation.

For more details on this call, including location-specific scientific aspects and the download of the application template, please review carefully all information given at https : / / qphoton.de / en / calls / junior-research-groups.

Your profile :

The call is open to postdocs at an early stage in their research careers that is up to five years after completion of the doctorate. Exceptions from this rule are possible, if well justified in the individual case.

CZS Junior Research Groups for Quantum Photonics are designed for talented early-career scientists who have already documented their potential for excellent science by an outstanding quality of their Doctorate / PhD research in optics and photonics. Furthermore, they should demonstrate the ability to supervise students and their leadership potential to run a research team. A successful postdoc period is highly appreciated. Knowledge of German is an advantage, but due to the international character of the center not strictly necessary. Further selection criteria are :

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Application details

Besides the standard documents, applications should include the contact details of three referees supporting the application, a filled-in application form (download template at https : / / qphoton.de), and a detailed description of the proposed research program (6-pages maximum) indicating also the networking and contribution to the goals and Innovation Areas of the CZS QPhoton, the earliest starting date, and a short statement concerning reasonable co-funding of the project by the applicants own resources.

Each application should be sent in one single PDF-file to :

[email protected]