Overview
A four-year employed PhD developing quantum algorithms and software for numerical simulation and computational fluid dynamics in aerospace engineering.
Complete research opportunity details
The project sits in TU Delft's Quantum-CFD Lab and combines numerical analysis, scientific computing, quantum computing and aerospace engineering. The researcher will develop and evaluate quantum algorithms for fluid-dynamics simulation, including work on simulators and potentially real quantum hardware, in collaboration with IHI Corporation. TU Delft states a gross monthly PhD salary rising from EUR 3,059 to EUR 3,881 on a full-time basis, plus 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus. The doctoral employment is structured as an initial 1.5-year contract followed, after a positive progress assessment, by a further 2.5 years.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants should hold, or be close to completing, a master's degree in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Computational Science or a closely related field. Strong numerical/scientific computing skills, Python and/or C++, analytical ability and excellent English are required; quantum-computing experience is relevant.
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Verified open on the official TU Delft Careers vacancy page. The source states submission is possible until 31 August 2026 and identifies the vacancy as job ID 3667. No exact closing clock time is stated, so deadline is kept as date text rather than an invented timestamp.
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