The Quantum Internet Alliance (QIA) is a consortium of ~40
world-leading institutions working together to build a global
Quantum Internet made in Europe. By combining QIA’s diverse
interdisciplinary team, we will establish an innovative European
platform for Quantum Internet development and build a full-stack
prototype network that has the potential to become the first of its
kind in the world.
Led by QuTech, a collaboration of Delft University of Technology
and TNO, QIA consists of academic institutions, telecom operators,
system integrators and quantum technology start-ups across nine (9)
European countries. It received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
Do you want to be part of our moonshot mission of building the
world’s first Quantum Internet?
Apply in one of the six available internship opportunities in
Europe’s leading academic institutions, and gain first-hand
knowledge and experience in enabling a European Quantum Internet
ecosystem!
If you are a master student, a PhD candidate, a postdoc or a young
professional studying or working at a university, research
institution or a company in one of the eligible countries*, you may
be qualified to apply to any of the opportunities listed below. QIA
will support your internship with a maximum of 5,000 EUR to cover
for travel and accommodation expenses.
This internship program aims to initiate or strengthen
collaboration with universities, research institutes and companies
in the eligible countries through offering internship opportunities
for their students and young professionals.
Available opportunities:
Internship at ICFO
Host: Quantum Photonics with Solids and Atoms at ICFO, located in
Barcelona, Spain
Opportunity open to: Master students active in eligible
countries
Summary: As part of QIA efforts to build a quantum repeater, you
will work in developing a printed-circuit board that contains all
electrical components as plug-and-play solution. You will acquire
hands-on experience with optical elements, radio-frequency
electronics, laser systems, and fibers.
Internship at University of Innsbruck
Host: Quantum Interfaces Group at the University of Innsbruck, in
Innsbruck, Austria.
Opportunity open to: Master students or PhD candidates active in
eligible countries
Summary: As part of QIA efforts to build metropolitan-scale quantum
networks, you will be working in integrating quantum frequency
conversion into the existing two-nodes quantum network at
Innsbruck. You will develop familiarity with a wide range of
techniques in a quantum physics laboratory, including – trapping
ions in ultra-high vacuum, – laser spectroscopy, – coherent control
of quantum interfaces between light and matter among others.
