The Yale Quantum Institute (YQI) theory group (Yongshan Ding, Aleksander Kubica, Steven Girvin, Shruti Puri) seeks outstanding applicants for multiple postdoctoral openings in quantum information science and engineering. The start date is flexible. The group has broad research interests and successful candidates will have the opportunity to collaborate with theorists and experimentalists in YQI and elsewhere working on a variety of topics of mutual interest. Current research interests include (but are not limited to): A variety of quantum platforms: Circuit QED and quantum optics of superconducting circuits Rydberg atom array quantum processors and quantum simulators Trapped-ion systems (qubits and oscillator modes)

Quantum Error Correction and Fault-Tolerance:

Codes and decoders tailored to biased-noise qubits Code surgery compilation Bosonic codes Statistical Mechanics and Non-Equilibrium Many-Body Physics of Error Correction Circuits Design of parametric processes and quantum control of driven non-linear quantum devices Quantum computer architecture, hardware- and noise-aware compilers Computation with Dynamic Circuits that include mid-circuit measurements and feedforward Quantum simulation of many-body and lattice-gauge theory models Microscopic physics of Josephson junctions Other topics of mutual interest About the Yale Quantum Institute The Yale Quantum Institute (YQI) , founded in 2014, serves as a forum to bring together experimental and theoretical researchers at Yale in the field of quantum information physics, quantum optics and nanophotonics, optomechanics, mesoscopic physics, quantum control, quantum measurement, and quantum many-body physics. It provides a synergistic and collaborative setting for Yale?s cutting edge research in these fields. A report from the University Science Strategy Committee identified quantum science as one of Yale?s top priorities . Yale is playing a major role in the Co-Design Center for Quantum Advantage (C2QA) , one of the five DOE national quantum information science research centers, and throughout the State of Connecticut with QuantumCT, a major NSF Regional Economic Engine award, co-led with UConn . YQI faculty also lead ERASE, an NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory focused on development and deployment of a full-stack quantum error correction testbed based on novel dual-resonator (dual-rail) erasure-flag qubits in collaboration with D-Wave New Haven (formerly Quantum Circuits, Inc. of New Haven). We also lead PRACTIQAL, an NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute focused on the Physics and Engineering of Practical Quantum Error Correction. To apply, please upload the following documents on the Interfolio portal before November 1, 2026 at 11:59 pm

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cover letter describing (i) your past training, (ii) research interests, (iii) the group you intend to work in and potential research topics/projects you intend to pursue at Yale, and (iv) your career goals. curriculum vitae publication list and reprints of selected publications (3 maximum) three or more references letters If you have difficulties uploading all your documents, you can combine all these into a single pdf.