Research Associate

About us

The Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (NMES) comprises Chemistry, Engineering, Informatics, Mathematics, and Physics – all departments highly rated in research activities and a wide-ranging portfolio of education programmes. Recently re-founded, the Department of Engineering is rapidly expanding into a world-class research and teaching department. Research currently focuses on robotics, telecommunications and biomedical engineering, but we are looking to establish new research themes.

About the role

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research position in the field of quantum privacy. We seek highly talented and motivated researchers to join the exciting quantum networks integration project within the platform driving the ultimate connectivity (TITAN) research hub funded by the EPSRC.

The successful candidate will work on advanced topics on quantum distributed computing and its application to communication-efficient private information retrieval. The successful candidate will have an extensive research foundation and expertise in quantum information science, quantum computing and coding.

The position will be based in the Department of Engineering, King’s College London on the Strand Campus in the heart of central London.

The position is full time and is offered on a fixed-term basis until the end of March 2026.

For an informal discussion about the position, please contact Dr Mohammad Reza Nakhai via email at: reza.nakhai@kcl.ac.uk  .

Key Responsibilities:

• Write technical papers closely related to quantum privacy and publish in referred international journals and conferences.
• Present research findings in regular project meetings and workshops within the TITAN and related research hubs.
• Collaborate with academic and industrial partners within the TITAN project.
• Fulfil the project objectives on quantum distributed function computing with application to quantum privacy.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

* Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. Upon confirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will become Research Associate and the salary will increase to Grade 6.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit ’ pages.

Interviews are due to be held on: TBC

Grade and Salary: £44,355 - £51,735 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Job ID: 113025
Close Date: 04-May-2025
Contact Person: Dr Mohammad Reza Nakhai
Contact Details: Reza.nakhai@kcl.ac.uk