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Please add entries with the table editor (as opposed to manually)! ^ Field/specialty ^ Institution ^ Group ^ Deadline ^ Link | | | | Quantum materials/ quantum information (especially people who genuinely love instrumentation and microwave electronics) | MIT | Judy Ji | Open until filled | https://www.jiquantumlab.com/ | | | | Quantum Many-Body Physics | University of Leeds | Zlatko Papic | 4 January 2027 | https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/33234 | | | | Condensed Matter Experiment (2D material / Slidetronics) | Cornell University | Kenji Yasuda | Open until filled | https://sites.google.com/view/kenjiyasuda/ | | | | Atomic and Molecular Physics | ITAMP, Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian | ITAMP Postdoctoral Fellowship | Oct. 30 2026 | https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/SmithsonianAstrophys/AMP/PDF | | | | Condensed matter / quantum information theory | Northeastern University | Yizhi You | Open until filled | https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/33127 | | | | Theoretical Physics (CMT, QI, HET) | New York University | Feinberg Postdoctoral Prize Fellowship (Admin contact: Amanda Caba, Scientific inquiries: Aditi Mitra) | Dec. 1 2026 for full consideration | Apply here: https://apply.interfolio.com/195116 | | | | Quantum Information (Error-Correction/Algorithm) | The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | Jong Yeon Lee | Open until filled | Please contact jongyeon@illinois.edu for further information. https://iquist.illinois.edu/about/employment/postdoctoral-scholars | | | | Quantum Condensed Matter Theory | The University of Texas at Austin | Junyeong Ahn | Open until filled | https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32651 | | | | Texas Quantum Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship | The University of Texas at Austin | All groups in Texas Quantum Institute | January 31, 2027 | https://quantum.utexas.edu/tqi-fellowship | | | | General direction, including theoretical and experimental condensed matter | Johns Hopkins University | Endowed Postdoctoral Prize Fellowships, incl. Miller Fellows (work with any faculty) | November 15, 2026 | https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32911 | | | | Postdoctoral Research Associate in Condensed Matter Theory | Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory | Christopher Lane in the Quantum and Condensed Matter Physics Group (T-4) | Open until filled | https://lanl.jobs/search/jobdetails/postdoctoral-research-associate-in-quantum-many-body-perturbation-theory/902b62e0-8f31-4a46-a0e0-a11e6743407c ; Further inquiries can be addressed to: Christopher Lane (email: laneca@lanl.gov). | | | | Experimental optics / nanophotonics: metasurfaces for structured laser-plasma interactions (ERC metaPOWER; two-year postdoc) | INESC MN / Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal | Multimode Photonics Lab — Marco Piccardo | Open until filled | [[https://mplab.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/research/metapower/|Project information]]. Strong experimental profile in structured light, ultrafast lasers, or metasurfaces/nanofabrication. Express interest at marco.piccardo@inesc-mn.pt with a CV, brief authentic motivation bullets, and [[https://mplab.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/mode-invaders/|Mode Invaders]] score/initials. | | | | Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theoretical Quantum Science | Stony Brook | Nathanan Tantivasadakarn. Part of the Simons Targeted Research Group on the Non-Equilibrium Frontier. | Nov 16 2026 for full consideration | https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32928 | | | | Quantum Computing / Quantum Information Theory | University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) | Leo Zhou | November 15, 2026 | https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32849 | | | | Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theoretical Quantum Science | UC Davis | Isaac Kim. Part of the Simons Targeted Research Group on the Non-Equilibrium Frontier. | Dec. 1 2026 for full consideration | https://www.non-eq.com/openings/davis | | | | Postdoctoral position: Quantum Algorithms and Applications for Open Quantum Systems | University of Toronto | Dvira Segal | Open until filled | https://www.chem.utoronto.ca//dsegal/Openings.html | | | | Postdoctoral Position in Theoretical/Computational Condensed Matter | University of Central Florida (UCF) | Daniel Kaplan | Open until filled | https://danielkaplan137.github.io/ | | | | Postdoctoral Fellowships in Theoretical Quantum Science (2 positions) | Tata Institute for Fundamental Research | Sanjay Moudgalya. Part of the Simons Targeted Research Group on the Non-Equilibrium Frontier. | Dec. 1 2026 for full consideration | https://www.non-eq.com/openings/tifr | | | | Distinguished PKS Postdoctoral Fellow | Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany | Independent Fellowship, Cooperation possible with any of the groups listed at https://www.pks.mpg.de/research/divisions-and-groups | November 13, 2026 | https://www.pks.mpg.de/pksfellow | | | | Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theoretical Quantum Science | Bard College/New York University | Abhinav Prem and Aditi Mitra. Part of the Simons Targeted Research Group on the Non-Equilibrium Frontier. | Dec. 1 2026 for full consideration | https://www.non-eq.com/openings/bard-nyu | | | | Quantum Photonics / Materials for Quantum Science | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Anderson Lab. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics. | Not specified | https://andersonlab.web.illinois.edu/ | | | | Quantum Sciences - Eddleman Quantum Institute 2026 Postdoctoral Fellowship | UC Irvine | Any faculty member in the UCI Eddleman Quantum Institute. Must propose a collaborative project. Experimentalists are prioritized (quantum materials, quantum sensing, quantum optics,...) | Nov. 1 2026 for full consideration (open until filled) | https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF10362 | | | | Princeton Quantum Initiative Postdoctoral Fellowship in Quantum Science & Engineering | Princeton University | Several departments throughout the university, including physics, electrical engineering, computer science, chemistry, and mechanical engineering. | Oct. 9 2026 for full consideration | https://apply.interfolio.com/191594 | | | | CQI Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theoretical Quantum Science | UChicago | Prize fellowship covering all quantum theory groups at UChicago | Nov. 1 2026 for full consideration | https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32650 | | | | CQI Postdoctoral Fellowship in Experimental Quantum Science | UChicago | Prize fellowship covering all quantum experiment groups at UChicago | Nov. 1 2026 for full consideration | https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32652 | | | | Ultracold Atoms | FHI Berlin/ TU Dortmund | Giacomo Valtolina | Open until filled | https://www.fhi.mpg.de/787215/Giacomo | | | | Simons Targeted Research Group on the Non-Equilibrium Frontier | Oxford, Cologne, Sydney, UC Davis, Stony Brook, Bard College, NYU, Tata Institute | Paul Fendley, Simon Trebst, Dominic Williamson, Isaac Kim, Nathanan Tantivasadakarn, Abhinav Prem, Aditi Mitra, Sanjay Moudgalya | See individual listings in link | https://www.non-eq.com/openings | | | | Condensed Matter Theory | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | Michael Vogl | Open Unitil filled | https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32626 https://sites.google.com/view/michaelvogl/job-opportunities | | | | Condensed matter theory and Quantum information | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Two positions: Anthony J. Leggett and Gordon and Betty Moore Postdoctoral Fellowships. | Oct. 15, 2026 | https://my.physics.illinois.edu/submit/ | | | | Edwin Thompson Jaynes Postdoctoral Fellow in Physics | Washington University in St. Louis | Independent research in Dept. of Physics with faculty collaboration and oversight, and a $10k/year fund | Nov. 15, 2026 | https://wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/Washington-University-Danforth-Campus/Edwin-Thompson-Jaynes-Postdoctoral-Fellow-in-Physics_JR96997 | | | | Experimental Quantum Sensing and Precision Metrology | University at Buffalo (SUNY) | Saroj Chand | Open until fillied | https://chandlab.eng.buffalo.edu/join/ | | | | YQI Fellowship, experimental AMO physics, neutral atom quantum computing | Yale University | Bichen Zhang | Fellowship Oct. 4, 2026; position open until filled | https://bichenzhang.github.io/contact.html#positions | | | | Quantum Materials and THz spectroscopy | Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan | Taketo Handa | Nov. 30, 2026 | https://www.oist.jp/careers/postdoctoral-scholars-quantum-and-ultrafast-optoelectronics-unit | | | | IQOQI Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship (Quantum Science Theory or Experiment) | IQOQI Innsbruck | Free choice to work with any group at IQOQI: https://iqoqi.at/en/research/groups | September 30 | https://iqoqi.at/en/apply/iqoqi-prize-postdoctoral-fellowship | | | | Computational Materials | Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory | Christopher Lane in the Quantum and Condensed Matter Physics Group (T-4) | Open until filled | https://lanl.jobs/search/jobdetails/theory-postdoctoral-research-associate-in-computational-materials-theory-and-discovery/779041d0-2737-4093-a550-a7f4554b6b17 | | | | Condensed Matter Theory | Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) | Adolfo G. Grushin | August 9th 2026 | https://dipc.ehu.eus/en/dipc/join-us/disorder-superconductivity-and-topological-order | | | | ELBE Postdoc Fellowships (Math / Physics / Computer Science / Machine Learning applied to life science) | Center for Systems Biology Dresden | Free choice among all groups listed at https://www.csbdresden.de/research/research-groups | Sept. 11th, 2026 | https://www.csbdresden.de/join-us/as-a-postdoc | | | | Condensed Matter Theory | University of Michigan | Emanuel Gull / Gaurav Harsha / Kai Sun | Open until filled, Evaluation starting Aug 10 | https://gull-group.org/positions/ | | | | Condensed Matter Theory | Temple University | Adarsh Patri | Open until filled | https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32166 | | | | Startup - Brillouin-Scattering Experiments | Graz University of Technology | Egbert Zojer | Open until filled | https://jobs.tugraz.at/en/jobs/565415f2-b746-47c0-acad-ccc683a50808 | | | | Experimental Quantum Optics and Neutral-Atom Quantum Computing | Purdue University | Shengwang Du | Open until filled | https://engineering.purdue.edu/QuantumOptics/people/positions | | | | Scanning Probe Microscopy | University of Toronto | Sergio de la Barrera | Open until filled | https://barrera.physics.utoronto.ca/ | | | | Experimental Condensed Matter / Ultrafast / X-ray | PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute / SwissFEL) & EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne), Switzerland | Simon Gerber and Gregor Jotzu | Sept. 30th, 2026 | https://www.leaps-ultrafast.eu/research_areas/thz_control_of_many_body_quantum_systems | | | | Condensed Matter Theory | University of Oklahoma | Two positions: one as a Dodge Family Postdoctoral Fellow and one in Tsung-Cheng Lu’s group. | Open until filled | https://apply.interfolio.com/188587 | | | | Condensed Matter Experiment | University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT | Vikram Deshpande | Open until filled | https://deshpandegroup.github.io/vacancies | | | | Optical Microscopy Hardware | Rice University | Sangyeon (Fred) Cho | Open until filled | https://sang-yeon.github.io/cholab/openings/ | | | | Quantum Information and Computer Science - QuICS Hartree Postdoctoral Fellowships | QuICS, University of Maryland, College Park | QuICS | Dec. 1, 2026 for full consideration (until filled) | https://umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/job/QuICS-Hartree-Postdoctoral-Fellow-1_JR104987 | | | | Postdoctoral positions at Rutgers' Center for Materials Theory | Rutgers University | Abrahams Fellowship and grand funded positions with Haule and Pixley | Will start to look at applications November 15th | https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/281255 | | | | Condensed Matter, AMO, and beyond; theory or experiment | University of Washington, Seattle | Thouless and Dehmelt Fellowships Programs | Open, evaluation starts Oct 31 | https://phys.washington.edu/postdoctoral-fellowship-programs | | | | Dodge Family Postdoctoral Fellowship in Experimental Quantum Information Science | University of Oklahoma | Biedermann Lab, https://biedermann-group.com/ | Open until filled | https://apply.interfolio.com/184320 | | | | Postdoctoral researcher in theoretical circuit quantum electrodynamics | Mines Paris | Alexandru Petrescu | Open until filled | https://sites.google.com/site/tpetresc/openings/postdoctoral-researcher-in-theoretical-circuit-quantum-electrodynamics | | | | Postdoctoral fellowship in Condensed Matter / QI Theory | University of British Columbia (Vancouver) | Max McGinley and Carolyn Zhang | November 30th | https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/33092 | | | | Physics-wide fellowship program | Georgia Tech | Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship (new program starting Fall 2027) | December 1st | https://hr.gatech.edu/careers through job id #304761 (search on "explore open roles")  | | | | Quantum condensed matter theory | Georgia Tech | Itamar Kimchi | December 1st | https://sites.gatech.edu/kimchi/ | | | | Theoretical AMO/Condensed matter physics | UTRGV | Andrey Grankin | December 1st | https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/52936 | | |