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Your role and responsibilities
Are you passionate about quantum computing and eager to work on cutting-edge research with real-world impact?
Join us at IBM Research – Israel as a Student Researcher in a newly formed team dedicated to tackling one of the most exciting challenges in quantum science: achieving quantum advantage.
You will be part of a pioneering team with access to IBM’s most advanced quantum hardware, including the world’s largest quantum computer. Our mission is to explore and solve real-world problems where quantum computing can offer a clear advantage over classical methods.
Research areas may include:
  • Quantum simulation of molecular structures and properties
  • Identifying and formulating problems that can demonstrate quantum advantage
  • Benchmarking quantum solutions against strong classical approaches to rigorously validate any claimed quantum advantage
 Location: IBM Research – Israel (Tel Aviv)
  • Option 1: Full-time for 3 at least months
  • Option 2: Part-time (2–3 days/week) for at least 1 year
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
We are seeking highly motivated students (currently pursuing a master's or PhD degree) with a strong background in quantum computing, physics, chemistry, or related fields.
You should have at least one of the following:
  • Working knowledge of Qiskit, including the ability to translate a Hamiltonian into quantum circuits
  • The ability to formulate Hamiltonians for chemical systems or quantum problems
  • Working knowledge in quantum machine learning and its comparisons with classical methods


Please add your grade sheet to your application

Preferred technical and professional experience
  • Experience with quantum algorithms or variational methods
  • Familiarity with quantum chemistry or condensed matter physics
  • Strong programming skills in Python

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IBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines 'What's Next in Computing' to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners and customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large-scale quantum computing. Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid cloud.

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