Quandela

Quandela

AI scientist for Quantum Computing

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 9 days ago
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About the role

  • We are looking for an AI Scientist to join Quandela's AI and Quantum Machine Learning team between Paris and Montreal.
  • You will work on research with colleagues across AI, quantum algorithms, software, product and hardware.
  • The Montreal team is a central part of Quandela's AI activities.

Responsibilities

  • Develop AI methods to improve the calibration, control and performance of quantum systems.
  • Contribute to publications and collaborations with academic partners, including the Montreal research ecosystem.

Requirements

  • Experience taking research ideas from initial exploration to robust implementation.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work autonomously within a focused, multidisciplinary team.
  • Experience mentoring junior researchers or helping define technical research directions.

Nice to have

  • Contributions to the Régime de rentes du Québec (RRQ), split between employer and employee.

Skills

  • Our platforms are available through the cloud and as on-premises systems.

Compensation

  • Group RRSP through payroll, with employer matching up to 4% of your salary, plus the usual tax advantages.

Benefits

  • 20 days of paid annual leave per year, plus office closure during the end-of-year holidays (not deducted from your balance).
  • Generous paramedical coverage: $500/year per practitioner and Free virtual healthcare (telemedicine) and a 24/7 nurse info line.
  • health, dental, life and disability coverage (individual or family), effective after 3 months.Health & dental care with no deductible, including prescription drugs, vision care and up to $1,000/year of dental.
  • Design, implement and train machine-learning and quantum machine-learning models.
  • PhD + 3 years of experience or equivalent industrial R&D experience in machine learning.
  • Strong foundations in modern machine learning, experimental methodology and model evaluation.
  • Excellent scientific programming skills, particularly in Python and common machine-learning frameworks.
  • Knowledge of quantum computing, quantum machine learning or photonic quantum technologies.
  • The role is primarily focused on using AI to improve quantum technologies, while also providing opportunities to develop and investigate quantum and hybrid machine-learning models.

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