Job openings

We are always looking for exceptional and highly motivated postdoctoral researchers and PhD students to join our team. Our research lies at the forefront of theoretical quantum science, and we are deeply committed to tackling some of the most fundamental and technically demanding questions in the field — with the ambition to contribute at the highest international level.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Working in our group means engaging with challenges that require not only outstanding analytical or numerical skills, but also perseverance, creativity, and a strong sense of scientific integrity. We place particular value on excellent interpersonal skills and a genuine team spirit, as we believe that ambitious science can only thrive in a collaborative, respectful, and inclusive environment.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, nationalities, and identities. Admission is based solely on scientific excellence, motivation, and personal maturity.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
If you are eager to work hard, grow beyond your limits, and help shape future directions in quantum science, we warmly encourage you to contact us to discuss research opportunities and available funding.

Open Call – Application Deadline: 20th July 2025:

We are inviting applications from outstanding scientists interested in joining our group as postdoctoral or senior researchers. Depending on fit and available funding, successful applicants may contribute to one or more of the following long-term research programs (see descriptions below), in a high-performing and intellectually vibrant environment:  

• P1: OpenMolcas: Code development for quantum chemistry
• P2: Tensor network methods for quantum chemistry
• P3: Foundations of quantum computing: fermionic systems
• P4: Quantum information theory for fermions
• P5: Foundations of functional theories and the N-representability problem

The offered positions are related to the cluster of excellence ''Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology’’ https://www.mcqst.de/about/members/christian-schilling.html and are funded through the Munich Quantum Valley https://www.munich-quantum-valley.de/ and the German research foundation https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/414324924?language=en

Application deadline: 20th July 2025

Starting date: flexible 

 

Applications as single pdf-document, including

• Cover letter

• CV, list of publications and contact details of two referees
• future research plans (max. 2 pages) and (link to) PhD thesis

shall be send to: c.schilling@lmu.de  

with subject line: "postdoc" + relevant project number(s) P1-P5

Descriptions of our long-term research programs

P1: OpenMolcas: Code development for quantum chemistry 
This project aims to refine our group’s recently developed scheme for active space selection and thoroughly benchmark its performance across a range of challenging molecular systems. A central goal is the integration of this method into the widely used OpenMolcas software package, contributing to its further development and accessibility for the quantum chemistry community.

P2: Tensor network methods for quantum chemistry
We investigate how tools from quantum information theory can uncover and exploit the correlation structure of molecular ground states, with the goal of improving tensor network approaches for quantum chemistry. This includes developing orbital optimization strategies in QC-DMRG to enhance locality, as well as novel hybrid methods to better capture dynamical correlation.

P3: Foundation of quantum computing: fermionic systems
We investigate how tools from quantum information theory can uncover and exploit the correlation structure of molecular ground states, with the goal of improving tensor network approaches for quantum chemistry. This includes developing orbital optimization strategies in QC-DMRG to enhance locality, as well as novel hybrid methods to better capture dynamical correlation.

P4: Quantum information theory for fermions
We pursue a unified framework for fermionic entanglement and correlation, with particular focus on the connection between particle and mode entanglement. A central conjecture, if confirmed, would replace vague notions such as static and dynamic correlation with a precise and operationally meaningful complexity measure. We also explore how ideas from quantum thermodynamics can sharpen our understanding of chemical bonding.

P5: Foundation of functional theories & N-representability problem
We pursue a unified framework for fermionic entanglement and correlation, with particular focus on the connection between particle and mode entanglement. A central conjecture, if confirmed, would replace vague notions such as static and dynamic correlation with a precise and operationally meaningful complexity measure. We also explore how ideas from quantum thermodynamics can sharpen our understanding of chemical bonding.