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Gen-Q call for PhD students in quantum science and technology

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Gen-Q is a doctoral training programme established by the European groupings of territorial cooperation (EGTCs) Eucor - The European Campus. It offers 51 doctoral positions with an international, interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral focus. Each doctoral project lasts 48 months and culminates in the award of a doctoral degree.

PhD research is conducted at Gen-Q partner institutions:

  • University of Basel, Switzerland (12 positions).
  • Albert Ludwig University, Freiburg, Germany (2 positions).
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany (11 positions)
  • University of Upper Alsace, France (3 posts).
  • University of Strasbourg, France (14 posts)
  • University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (6 posts)
  • Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland (3 posts).

The scientific focus of the programme centres on four main challenges:

  • Overcoming quantum device noise.
  • Scaling complexity in so-called qubits and sensors.
  • Developing quantum hardware
  • Quantum software development and hybrid computing

The call for applications runs until August 31, 2025.

Apply here!

More information can be found here: https://www.eucor-uni.org/en/doctorates/gen-q

MSCA COFUND project
The Gen-Q programme has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe
research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement
number 101217386.