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Oxford, Oxfordshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

Quantinuum are seeking to hire 2 accomplished Research Scientist to join our Compositional Intelligence team based at Oxford. In this role you will be responsible for the further development of our activity in the areas of:

• Designing new quantum NLP models and applying them to some standard NLP tasks and applications, such as sentiment analysis, language modelling, translation;

• Implementing those models in simulation on classical computers, as well as running them on quantum emulators and real quantum hardware.

You will be working within the Compositional Intelligence at Oxford, reporting to Quantinuum’s Head of AI, Dr. Stephen Clark. Some relevant work to recently come out of the group is given in the References below.

The team’s other areas of interest include compositional models for interpretable AI, development of relevant software packages, theoretical and applied ZX-calculus, diagrammatic photonics, and quantum education.

You must have:

• At least an MSc in computer science, physics, mathematics, or related area
• Familiarity with neural networks and deep learning
• Proven experience with ML toolkits, such as Pytorch or Tensorflow
• Strong programming skills with extensive programming experience

Desirable:

• PhD in a relevant area
• Experience of QML toolkits, such as TensorFlow Quantum
• Basic training in quantum computing
• Familiarity with basic natural language processing

References

• Sequence Processing with Tensor Networks, Carys Harvey, Richie Yeung, Konstantinos Meichanetzidis.
• From Conceptual Spaces to Quantum Concepts: Formalising and Learning Structured Conceptual Models. Sean Tull, Razin A. Shaikh, Sara Sabrina Zemljic, Stephen Clark.

What is in it for you?

Working alongside a highly talented team, with leading names in the quantum computing industry. We offer a highly competitive package, equity, 28 days of paid holiday (in addition to public holidays), a workplace pension, a positive approach to flexible working and enhanced parental and adoption benefits.

About Us:

Science Led and Enterprise Driven.

Our team of scientists is leading the way in the development of quantum computing. The world’s largest integratedquantum computing company, we united Cambridge Quantum’s advanced software development with Honeywell QuantumSolutions’ high-fidelity hardware to accelerate quantum computing. With full-stack technology, we’re scaling quantumcomputing and developing applications to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. We could be even better with you!

At Quantinuum, we believe quantum information systems will revolutionize the way we work and live. We are leading the way by helping our customers develop quantum-enabled solutions that provide a competitive-edge in their markets.We’re hiring the world’s best talent to make it happen. Join us!

Please note that employment with us is subject to successfully passing our pre-employment screening checks. We are an inclusive equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status.

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