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Postdoctoral research associate

We have an open position!! NSF funded open position in developing quantum methods and algorithms for chemistry. Send an email to the PI for more information.

Undergraduate students

If you are an undergraduate student in any STEM department at the University of North Dakota and interested in exploring new avenues in computational chemistry or quantum computing, please connect with us.

Graduate students

We have openings for 1-2 graduate students! If you are interested in developing new methods and algorithms at the exciting intersection of quantum chemistry, quantum computing, and machine learning, please apply.


Students can expect to learn skills of high demand in industry and academia - quantum algorithms, computational chemistry, software engineering, etc. - in a collaborative supportive atmosphere. Grand Forks is friendly, has a nice hockey culture, has beautiful summers and all in all a great city for students! UND pays competitive salary and we regularly go to leading conferences around the nation.

We are hiring in all roles. Please connect with the PI to discuss collaborations or open positions ( or ).