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InstaDeep Ltd is an EMEA leader in decision-making AI products for the Enterprise, with headquarters in London, and offices in Paris, Tunis, Lagos, Dubai and Cape Town. Leveraging its extensive know-how in GPU-accelerated computing, deep learning and AI-enhanced bioinformatics, InstaDeep has built products and solutions that tackle the most complex challenges across a range of industries. The firm’s hands-on approach to research, combined with a broad spectrum of clients, ensures an exciting and rewarding environment to work and thrive in. InstaDeep has also developed collaborations with global leaders in the Artificial intelligence ecosystem, and is backed by investors including Google and BioNTech.

InstaDeep is currently seeking Research Scientists to join our Quantum Machine Learning (QML) team in London. Quantum mechanics is at the heart to many of practical applications, including drug discovery, with machine learning (ML), high-performance compute (HPC) and quantum computing (QC) represent promising technologies to address the exponentially scaling complexity of quantum interactions. The QML team is dedicated to building expertise in the application of quantum theory, ML, and QC, with the goal of achieving quantum mechanical accuracy in a tractable manner. InstaDeep has always sought to apply novel approaches to the hardest and highest impact challenges in the world, and as a Research Scientist you will support this by bringing demonstrated expertise to help shape and deliver the research agenda of the QML team.

At InstaDeep, we have always pursued innovative approaches to tackle the most challenging and high-impact problems in the world. As a Research Scientist, you will play a key role in helping shape and implement our QML research agenda by bringing your demonstrated expertise to the table.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop novel research and help to shape InstaDeep’s agenda within the field of quantum machine learning.
• Contribute to team research and publications.
• Develop collaborations with both academic and industrial partners.
• Track ongoing developments in machine learning methods for quantum systems / quantum chemistry, quantum algorithms, applications and hardware.
• Report and present experimental results and research findings, both internally and externally, verbally and in writing.
• Upon request, collaborate with other groups’ activities, including but not limited to presenting the company to new prospective clients, participating in calls and meetings, and representing InstaDeep at conferences/events.

REQUIREMENTS

• PhD in quantum physics, computer science, machine learning or a related scientific field.
• Proven ability to contribute to research communities and/or efforts, including publishing scientific papers in leading journals or conferences.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative spirit.
• Software development skills in Python.

DESIRABLES

• Experience with developing machine learning models in frameworks such as Jax, PyTorch or TensorFlow is highly desirable.
• Further experience with packages for quantum ML, simulation or calculations such as PennyLane, Qiskit and PySCF would be a plus.
• Experience, especially within the context of machine learning or quantum computing, with any of the following would be a plus;
  • Quantum chemistry calculations
  • Drug discovery
  • Molecular dynamics
  • Quantum hardware
  • Error correction/mitigation for quantum devices
  • Fault-tolerant quantum algorithms

Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion commitments

We empower individuals to celebrate their uniqueness here at InstaDeep. Our team comes from all walks of life, and we’re proud to continue encouraging and supporting applicants from underrepresented groups across the globe. Our commitment to creating an authentic environment comes from our ability to learn and grow from our diversity, and how better to experience this by other than by joining our team?

At present, we operate in a hybrid work model of two days mandatory a week in the office. We are continuing to review the situation with the well-being of InstaDeepers at the forefront of our minds.

Right to work: Please note you will require the legal right to work in the location you are applying for.

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us at: [email protected]