General information
Offer title : Postdocttroal position in quantum communication (M/F) (H/F)
Reference : UMR7010-OLIALI-003
Number of position : 1
Workplace : NICE
Date of publication : 26 February 2025
Type of Contract : Researcher in FTC
Contract Period : 24 months
Expected date of employment : 2 June 2025
Proportion of work : Full Time
Remuneration : Between 3021,50€ and 4208.37€ per month depending your experience
Desired level of education : Doctorate
Experience required : 1 to 4 years
Section(s) CN : 04 - Atoms and molecules, optics and lasers, hot plasmas
Missions
Design and production of entanglement sources for quantum communications in fibres and in free space
Implementation and optimisation of quantum key distribution protocols
Deployment of a remote time synchronisation solution
Preparation of QKD mission with satellites
Activities
Fabrication of photonic entanglement sources
Measurement and characterisation of the performance of these sources
Setting up the logistics for deployment on a deployed network
Long-term and/or long-distance measurement campaigns
Study of open-air propagation channels at the Calern observatory (06)
Deployment of time synchronisation system on network
Conferences, setting up and monitoring collaborations with academic or industrial partners
Skills
Quantum optics
Quantum information
Quantum Key Distribution
Work Context
The candidate will be based at the Institut de Physique de Nice, rue Julien Lauprêtre, to work in the Photonics and Quantum Information team.
His or her work will be carried out in the context of a PEPR QCOMMTESTBED contract, which focuses on the deployment of a quantum communication network in real conditions and the implementation of an encryption solution based on keys derived from the laws of quantum physics.
The position is in a sector covered by the protection of scientific and technical potential (PPST), and therefore requires, in accordance with the regulations, that your arrival be authorised by the competent authority of the MESR.
The position is located in a sector under the protection of scientific and technical potential (PPST), and therefore requires, in accordance with the regulations, that your arrival is authorized by the competent authority of the MESR.
Constraints and risks
N/A