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Internship at the University of Innsbruck’s Quantum Interfaces Group
Open to MSc students and PhD candidates | Internship period: 3 months
The Quantum Interfaces Group at the University of Innsbruck (UIBK) is developing quantum network nodes based on trapped ions and cavity quantum electrodynamics (QED), key components for future quantum networks. In our laboratories, we study the coherent transfer of quantum states between light and matter. In particular, we generate single photons entangled with qubits stored in trapped ions, enabling photons to act as carriers of quantum information across the quantum network.
The intern will focus on characterizing single photons emitted from an ion coupled to a fiber-based cavity. This includes performing Hong–Ou–Mandel interference measurements, setting up and optimizing Single-Photon Counting Modules (SPCMs), developing code for experimental control, and analyzing measurement data.
We welcome creative and motivated students who are eager to contribute to the development of the quantum internet.
Internship Supervisor
Tracy Northup, Professor at Department of Experimental Physics
About the University of Innsbruck
Founded over 350 years ago, the University of Innsbruck today is the most important research and educational institution in western Austria, offering a wide range of programmes across all disciplines. Located in the heart of the Alps, it offers 28,000 students and 5,800 employees the best conditions.
Interested in this internship? Send an application on or before 31 May 2026!
To submit an application, send your CV (max 2 pages) and motivation letter to info@quantuminternetalliance.org on or before 31 May 2026. Kindly write “INTERNSHIP APPLICATION” on the subject line of your email.
*List of eligible countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden
The Quantum Interfaces Group by Prof. Tracy Northup
Founded over 350 years ago, the University of Innsbruck today is the most important research and educational institution in western Austria, offering a wide range of programmes across all disciplines. Located in the heart of the Alps, it offers 28,000 students and 5,800 employees the best conditions.”