CAREERS PORTALS

Quantum careers are not just for those with a STEM background. If you are interested in entering the field but don’t quite know where to start, then the Centre for Quantum Engineering, Science and Technology (QuEST), based at Imperial College London, can help. They have created a great quantum-career finding tool that uses your interests and personal qualities to suggest what kind of quantum careers would suit you. You can find out more at the I’m A Quantum Person online platform.

For those with an interest in joining UK academia – as researchers, professional support staff or lab technicians – then by far the most comprehensive jobs directory is https://www.jobs.ac.uk where one can search using various filters (choosing Quantum as one of the keywords) and, if required, by location as well.

If a role in industry is more suitable, then the Global Talent jobs board is a comprehensive directory of such listings, including for skilled technologists from abroad looking to secure an opportunity in the UK. In cases where a Scottish location is a requirement, Scotland’s Critical Technologies Supercluster is offering a specialist vacancies board for all those seeking employment in any of its critical technologies, including photonics and quantum.

Finally, if you are dreaming of joining the global effort in further developing quantum technologies and are keen to explore positions beyond the UK, then the Quantum Jobs List directory provides listings from across the world for a variety of specialist roles across both academia and industry.