Matt Leifer » funding http://mattleifer.info Mathematics -- Physics -- Quantum Theory Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:38:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Get paid to do quantum foundations http://mattleifer.info/2007/10/13/get-paid-to-do-quantum-foundations/ http://mattleifer.info/2007/10/13/get-paid-to-do-quantum-foundations/#comments Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:16:27 +0000 mleifer http://mattleifer.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/get-paid-to-do-quantum-foundations/
  • What is the point of Quantum Foundations?
  • Foundations Spring/Summer 2006
  • Conferences
    • ]]>     It’s not often that I get to write a post with a title like this, but right now there are two opportunities worth mentioning. Firstly, if you are a student looking for a Ph.D. position in foundations then Caslav Brukner has one available in Vienna. The advert is attached below.

    Secondly, the application process for the next round of fqxi grants now appears to be open. I haven’t received an email from them about this yet, but I just noticed that the form was up on their website. They have funded quantum foundations projects in the previous round, along with projects on many other foundational questions in physics.

    OK, here is the Vienna advert:

    PhD position in the group “Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics, Quantum
    Information” (www.quantum.at) at the Faculty of Physics, University of
    Vienna is available immediately. The student will undertake research on
    the foundations of quantum physics and theoretical quantum information
    in collaboration with Prof. Caslav Brukner
    (http://homepage.univie.ac.at/Caslav.Brukner/).

    Candidate is expected to have an undergraduate degree in Physics, Maths,
    Computer Science or Engineering. She/he will be able to work
    independently and collaboratively. Interest to work on foundations of
    physics and experience in quantum theory and/or information theory will
    be advantageous. Enthusiasm will be essential.

    The position is supposed to be fully integrated into the Doctoral
    Program “Complex Quantum Systems” (www.coqus.at). Applications, prepared
    to meet the standards (http://www.coqus.at/index.php?id=333) of the
    application to the CoQus Doctoral Program, should be sent to Canan
    Goeser (Secretary) (canan.goeser@univie.ac.at).

    The position is funded by the FWF-Project “Quantum Information:
    Foundations and Transition to Classicality” of the Austrian Science Fund
    (FWF).

    Related posts:

    1. What is the point of Quantum Foundations?
    2. Foundations Spring/Summer 2006
    3. Conferences

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