{"id":1696,"date":"2025-10-08T15:27:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T05:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qo.lab.uq.edu.au\/?page_id=1696"},"modified":"2025-10-08T15:29:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T05:29:14","slug":"join-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qo.lab.uq.edu.au\/?page_id=1696","title":{"rendered":"Join Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join the QOL Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:1.25em\">We are actively looking for new members interested in working in all areas of research within the lab. Prospective postdocs and PhD students are encouraged to reach out to us about available positions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"gap: 20px;\" class=\"align-button-center ub-buttons orientation-button-row ub-flex-wrap wp-block-ub-button\" id=\"ub-button-eefc45ef-139d-4618-b7c0-1f012fb778cc\"><div class=\"ub-button-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:w.bowen@uq.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ub-button-block-main   ub-button-flex\" role=\"button\" style=\"--ub-button-background-color: #9362c4; --ub-button-color: #ffffff; --ub-button-border: none; --ub-button-hover-background-color: #633394; --ub-button-hover-color: #ffffff; --ub-button-hover-border: none; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 10px;; border-top-right-radius: 10px;; border-bottom-left-radius: 10px;; border-bottom-right-radius: 10px;; \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ub-button-content-holder\" style=\"flex-direction: row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ub-button-block-btn\">Enquire Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-87cda3cbda81ed1c05ef20370b15532d\" style=\"color:#9362c4\">PhD Scholarship in Quantum Technologies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us to develop quantum technologies and signal processing algorithms for the purposes of biomagnetic monitoring and their potential for concussion diagnostics. This project will have two primary goals: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Development of next-generation quantum sensors<\/strong><br>This project requires designing and fabricating highly sensitive, compact magnetometers capable of detecting weak biomagnetic signals. This will involve integrated photonics, quantum-enhanced measurement techniques, and precision optical readout methods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advanced signal processing for biomagnetic monitoring<\/strong><br>Develop and apply novel algorithms to extract meaningful neurological signals from noisy, real-world measurements, improving the resolution and reliability of MEG data for clinical and research applications. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of topics, from signal processing, simulation and finite element modelling, design, clean-room fabrication, device characterisation, to system integration and deployment.<br>A working knowledge of optics\/photonics, signal processing, electronics, scientific programming (e.g. MATLAB, Python, C++ or similar) for data analysis and, signal processing would be of benefit to someone working on this project. This project is supported by the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qubic.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Biotechnology<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(QUBIC) and will include cross-disciplinary research with The&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qo.lab.uq.edu.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Queensland Quantum Optics Lab<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;at UQ and the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/psychologicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au\/research\/msps-research-groups\/C2NP\/lab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;at the University of Melbourne as well as collaboration with the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qbi.uq.edu.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Queensland Brain Institute<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(QBI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcb2<strong>Stipend: <\/strong>$36,400 p.a. (2025 rate, indexed annually) plus $6,000 p.a. top-up and tuition fee waiver<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccd<strong>Location: <\/strong>The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"gap: 20px;\" class=\"align-button-center ub-buttons orientation-button-row ub-flex-wrap wp-block-ub-button\" id=\"ub-button-a8e26347-2fe1-4333-a943-8745bd99bd6c\"><div class=\"ub-button-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/scholarships.uq.edu.au\/scholarship\/graduate-school-scholarships-uqgss-%E2%80%93-includes-rtp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ub-button-block-main   ub-button-flex\" role=\"button\" style=\"--ub-button-background-color: #9362c4; --ub-button-color: #ffffff; --ub-button-border: none; --ub-button-hover-background-color: #633394; --ub-button-hover-color: #ffffff; --ub-button-hover-border: none; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 10px;; border-top-right-radius: 10px;; border-bottom-left-radius: 10px;; border-bottom-right-radius: 10px;; \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ub-button-content-holder\" style=\"flex-direction: row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ub-button-block-btn\">Apply Now!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:250px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"93\" src=\"https:\/\/qo.lab.uq.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/qqol.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qo.lab.uq.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/qqol.png 352w, https:\/\/qo.lab.uq.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/qqol-300x79.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-vertical\" id=\"ub_divider_f16993e6-b08a-42bd-826a-cfdcf45a9bf7\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; width: 2px; height: 100px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-left: 2px solid #ccc; width: fit-content; height: 100px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 University of Queensland <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uq.edu.au\/legal\/copyright-privacy-disclaimer\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#000000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">UQ Privacy Policy<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join the QOL Team We are actively looking for new members interested in working in all areas of research within the lab. 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