JPMorgan Senior Research Associate - Quantum-safe Cryptography 

United States, New York, New York 

902058863

Job responsibilities

• Advance quantum cryptography research beyond quantum key distribution (QKD) at JPMC
• Design and develop novel quantum-safe protocols for financial use cases
• Contribute to intellectual property disclosures and publish in international peer-review journals
• Contribute to establishing JPMC’s reputation in the scientific field via publication of select results in prestigious venues
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Ph.D. degree in Quantum Cryptography or Quantum Information Theory
• Proven track record in research (e.g., publications in high-impact factor journals and active participation in leading conferences like QCRYPT)
• Working knowledge of semi-definite programming and numerical optimization techniques

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Expertise in Cryptography from relativistic constraints like secure position verification, relativistic zero-knowledge proofs, relativistic bit-commitment, quantum money from the relativistic constraints
• Familiarity with post-quantum cryptography assumptions and their applications to quantum cryptography