💼 Full-Time Position

Scientist (f/m/x): Quanten Computing for Catchment Hydrology

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Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
📍 Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
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Location
Leipzig, Germany
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Posted
June 03, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

The UFZ

The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) with its 1,100 employees has gained an excellent reputation as an international competence centre for environmental sciences. We are part of the largest scientific organisation in Germany, the Helmholtz association. Our mission: Our research seeks to find a balance between social development and the long-term protection of our natural resources.

The job

The third-party funded project qFLOW harnesses the transformative potential of quantum computing to tackle urgent challenges in climate resilience and water security by advancing the simulation of complex hydrological systems.For this challenging position, we are seeking a

Your tasks

  • Hamiltonian Reformulation of different catchment hydrological systems ranging from simple synthetic to realistic cases
  • Performance tests against classical solvers 
  • Definition and simulation of selec...