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Applications are invited for an EPSRC-funded postdoctoral position in quantum information theory at Heriot-Watt University, to work with Dr Erika Andersson on quantum digital signatures. The work concerns investigating the security of novel schemes for quantum digital signatures. The position is fixed-term and for 16 months, possibly 18 months, and the starting date is between 1 April 2013 and 31 September 2013 by mutual agreement.

The successful candidate will be part of a team working on quantum digital signatures; see P. J. Clarke et al., Nature Communications 3, 1174, 2012, or
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v3/n10/full/ncomms2172.html
for an example of our work.

For informal enquiries please contact Dr Erika Andersson at E [dot] Andersson [at] hw [dot] ac [dot] uk .
The official job advert can be found at
http://www.hw.ac.uk/about/careers/job-opportunities/research-associate-in-theoretical-physics.htm?utm_source=vacancies-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=vacancies

(The deadline stated in the advert is 20 Feb; it might be extended to end of Feb, but this is not certain.)