Senior Postdoc / Research Associate in Experimental Quantum Optics at CEQT, IISc Bengaluru
Job Description
This research associate quantum optics post at IISc is a senior postdoctoral position at the Centre for Excellence in Quantum Technology (CEQT), in the experimental quantum optics and quantum information processing laboratory of the Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, Bengaluru.
At a glance
- Position: Senior Postdoc / Research Associate (one post)
- Where: Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, IISc, Bengaluru
- Field: Experimental optics, quantum optics, optical quantum information processing or optoelectronics
- Pay: Rs 1,00,000 a month, consolidated and including HRA
- Duration: Extendable up to three years
- Apply by: Open until filled
About this quantum optics research associate post
The CEQT openings page advertises Scientist D, Research Associate and Project Assistant positions in the same laboratory. This listing covers the senior postdoctoral or research associate post on the optics side; a second senior post on the condensed-matter and microwave side, and a junior postdoctoral post, are listed separately on ResearchJobs.in.
The laboratory works on experimental quantum optics and optical quantum information processing at the Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics. The announcement is made by Dr. C. M. Chandrashekar, an adjunct faculty member at the department, together with Dr. Baladitya Suri.
Who can apply
- A PhD with at least three years of experience in experimental optics, quantum optics, optical quantum information processing or optoelectronics.
- The notice says the experience requirement can be relaxed.
- Other conditions are as stated on the CEQT openings page.
Why this role matters
Senior postdocs are the people who hold an optical quantum experiment together: aligning and stabilising the set-up, training the students who will run it next, and deciding which measurement is worth the cryostat time. A three-year appointment at a national centre of excellence gives that work room to produce something more than a single result.
Pay and duration
The notice states Rs 1,00,000 a month, consolidated and inclusive of HRA, with a tenure extendable up to three years.
One post is advertised at this level on the optics side.
How to apply
Applications go directly to the laboratory: the notice asks candidates to send a CV to chandracm@iisc.ac.in (Dr. C. M. Chandrashekar) and surib@iisc.ac.in (Dr. Baladitya Suri) at the Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics. There is no online form and no application fee is mentioned.
The notice states that the positions remain open until they are filled, so there is no published closing date. ResearchJobs.in has set a provisional date of 16 October 2026 and will re-check the page then.
Read the official CEQT openings page at IISc in full before applying. You can also browse research associate positions and more research jobs on ResearchJobs.in.
Hiring institution: Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
Official advertisement: ceqt.iisc.ac.in
How to prepare for this application
- Open with the optical platform you know best — entangled photon sources, quantum walks, integrated optics, single-photon detection — and the measurement you are proudest of.
- If your post-PhD experience is under three years, say so plainly and make the case on the strength of the work; the notice allows the requirement to be relaxed.
- Include a short list of techniques you can set up unaided: mode matching, interferometer locking, coincidence counting, tomography of optical states.
- Mention code you have written for data acquisition and analysis; experimental quantum optics groups usually need both hands and scripts.
- Say in your covering email which of the advertised positions you are applying for, because several posts with different eligibility are listed on the same page.
- Give a short, concrete account of the optical or cryogenic set-ups you have built or run yourself, not only the results you published.
About CEQT and IISc
The Centre for Excellence in Quantum Technology (CEQT) at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, is part of the institute's initiative on quantum technology and is hosted with the Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics.
IISc is a public institute of higher learning in Bengaluru, established in 1909, and runs research and postgraduate programmes across the physical, biological, mathematical and engineering sciences. The quantum work advertised here sits in an experimental quantum optics and quantum information processing laboratory on the main campus.
