Quantum information processing with mixed species trapped ions

Overview

The candidate will work in a team on implementing basic building blocks of scalable quantum information
processing with mixed species trapped ions.

Work Location is Physically at NIST (Boulder, CO).

Qualifications

• PhD degree in physics or equivalent degree from a foreign university.
• Experience in experimental design and execution of experimental work in an atomic physics laboratory.
• Good understanding of laser technology and nonlinear frequency conversion.

Research Proposal

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Work with a team made up of NIST permanent staff members, postdoctoral scholars and graduate students
• upgrade existing apparatus
• plan and build new parts of the apparatus
• implement and evaluate experiments
• disseminate results of experiments through publication in journals and presentations.