Tenured/Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor Faculty Position in Quantum Computer Science

Position Overview

Faculty Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a robust research portfolio.
• Pursue and obtain major extramural research funding as a corresponding or collaborating investigator.
• Teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students as assigned.
• Provide service within the department, school, and university.
• Engage actively with the profession and community.

Research Areas

• Quantum security, cryptography, and post-quantum cryptography.
• Quantum error correction and fault-tolerant quantum computing.
• Quantum algorithms and complexity theory.
• Quantum optimization and quantum machine learning.
• Quantum programming languages, compilers, architectures, and verification.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD in computer science or a related field.
• Commitment to excellence in scholarship and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Tenure Appointment Qualifications

• Candidates for a tenured appointment must demonstrate a scholarly record appropriate for tenure.
• Tenure candidates must have extramurally funded research as a corresponding principal investigator, current funding or strong funding potential, an established publication record, and experience leading sizeable research initiatives.

Work Location

• The position is located on the Indiana University Bloomington campus in Bloomington, Indiana.
• Successful candidates are expected to work on campus for full engagement with the department, school, campus, and community.

Salary and Rank

• Salary is commensurate with experience.

Application Materials

• Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, teaching statement, and up to three optional representative scholarly publications.
• Applications received by November 1, 2026 will receive full consideration, and applications remain open until the positions are filled.