This is a bit late being posted, but the Santa Fe Institute is running their postdoc search this year. SFI has always had a running interesting the border between physics and computer science and was even crazy enough to hire a crazy theorist like me as a postdoc. Oh, how I miss those green chiles. Here is the information for the positions, which I highly recommend quantum computing people to consider as an option. Plus you’ll get to live in New Mexico and eat lots of awesome New Mexican food and go skiing at the ever awesome Taos ski area (not to mention that the UNM and Los Alamos quantum computing groups are but a short drive away):
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) anticipates offering several Postdoctoral Fellowships to begin in September 2007.
The Postdoctoral Fellowship program provides up to three years of support for independent research at SFI. Postdoctoral Fellows are encouraged to engage research questions of their own design, and to form collaborations with members of the faculty, other SFI postdocs, and researchers from around the world. Fellows pursue research that lies at the boundaries of the traditional academic disciplines, and that creates new fields of inquiry.
In addition to salary, health benefits, and retirement contributions, Fellows have access to funds to support travel to meetings, to visit collaborators at other institutions, and to bring collaborators to visit SFI. Fellows are encouraged to participate in all SFI activities, to invite speakers for the colloquium series, and to organize workshops and working groups.
Research at SFI is integrative, and there are no formal programs or departments. Individual research projects draw input from a variety of fields, including biology, chemistry, computer science, physics, mathematics, economics, sociology, anthropology, and political science. We welcome applications from any of these fields, as well as others not listed here. Descriptions of the research interests of the faculty and current Postdoctoral Fellows can be found at http://www.santafe.edu/research/researchers.php. Most research at SFI focuses on theoretical and computational approaches, although applicants whose research includes an experimental or data-collection component in collaboration with off-site colleagues are also encouraged to apply.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. (or expect to receive one by September 2007), a strong academic record, and a proven ability to work independently. We are particularly favorable toward applicants with an interest in trans-disciplinary interactions and collaboration, and who have demonstrated the potential to think outside traditional paradigms.
Applications are welcome from candidates in any country. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply. Successful foreign applicants must acquire an acceptable visa (usually a J-1) as a condition of employment
TO APPLY: Please view the full position announcement and application instructions at http://www.santafe.edu/education/postdocinst07.php. For full consideration, please submit all application materials, including three letters of recommendation, by November 15, 2006. For further information, please e-mail postdocinfo[at]santafe.edu.
