Contact Us

Principal Investigator: Michael R. Vanner Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London South Kensington, SW7 2BW, UK Email: m.vanner@imperial.ac.uk Office: Huxley Building, 6m04 South Kensington campus information (maps, etc) Twitter X: @QMeasLab

Join Us

Are you interested in exploring the fundamentals of physics or developing quantum-physics-enhanced technologies? Want to work at the forefront of research in a vibrant international team? We offer a range of opportunities for undergraduates, masters students, PhD students, and postdocs. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss joining our team.

Postdoctoral research: Our team supports postdoc positions via project-specific funding and via externally funded fellowships. Current project funding includes:

• No advertised positions right now - please reach out to Michael if you're interested in postdoctoral research with our team.

And, excellent opportunities for postdoctoral fellowships include:

• Royal Society - Newton International Fellowship (Applications considered annually in Feb-Mar.)
• Royal Society - University Research Fellowship (Applications considered annually in Jul-Sep.)
• Imperial College Research Fellowship (Applications considered annually in Jun-Aug.)
• European Commission Marie Curie Fellowship (Applications considered annually in Jul-Sep.)
• STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship (Applications considered annually in Sep.)
• Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship (Applications considered annually in Sep.)
• Royal Commission 1851 Research Fellowship (Applications considered annually in Oct-Feb.)
• Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship
• EPSRC Doctoral Prize (Applications considered annually in May. For PhD students who received EPSRC funding for their PhD.)
• EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (Mathematical sciences only.)
• UKRI Quantum Technology Career Development Fellowship (Scheme opens in August 2021.)
• The Branco Weiss Fellowship (Applications considered annually in Jan.)

Additionally, there are many county-specific fellowships opportunities to pursue research in the UK including:

• Canada: Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships, and NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Commonwealth countries: The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
• Japan: JSPS Schemes
• The Netherlands: Rubicon Fellowships
• Singapore: A*STAR
• Switzerland: SNSF Postdoc.Mobility
• More to come...

Please get in touch well ahead of the deadline to discuss an application and so we can prepare for Imperial's internal selection process.

PhD Research: General information on postgraduate study at Imperial can be found here. PhD positions can start at any time but usually start in October. There are many different scholarship opportunities available, which can be found using this search tool. Notable scholarship programmes include:

• The highly prestigious President's and Schrödinger Scholarships
• The EPSRC DTP award, see QOLS PhD Opportunities
• The CDT in Controlled Quantum Dynamics (Not currently taking admissions.)
• The Quantum Systems Engineering Skills and Training Hub (Not currently taking admissions.)

We welcome applications from prospective students from all over the world. Some country-specific scholarship opportunities include:

• Australia: John Monash Scholarships
• Brazil: Lideres Estudar, CNPq, CAPES - PrInt
• China: China Scholarship Council
• China and Hong Kong: Lee Family Scholarship. (Applications considered annually in Feb.)
• Commonwealth countries: The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
• Singapore: A*STAR
• United States: Fullbright Commission
• Norway: The Aker Scholarship
• More to come...