Join our research group

This is the application tracking system for internship, master thesis, Ph.D. and Postdoctoral positions in the research group of Filippo Vicentini, at Ecole Polytechnique and College de France.
For a full description of our research directions, open positions, and what we look for in candidates, visit the hiring page on our group website.

We are a theoretical and computational research group at École Polytechnique working at the intersection of quantum physics, condensed matter theory, and machine learning for physics. Our goal is to understand complex quantum systems and develop new computational tools — including neural-network quantum states and variational methods — to study them.

The positions listed below are currently openly advertised. I also welcome spontaneous applications all the time. I sometimes also put interesting applications on hold, meaning that I will get back to you when i have more funding.

I know it's uncommon for single researchers to use such forms, but given the volume of applications i receive, i'm experimenting with this as a mean to handle all applicants and not forget about them.

Have questions before applying?

Please read the enquiries page on our group website before reaching out — it answers most common questions about informal enquiries, what to include in a first email, and what we look for.

Currently open positions

Research Internship

Internship

Short research internship for undergraduate or master's students.

Master's Thesis

Master Thesis

Master's thesis project within the research group.

PhD Position

PhD

Doctoral research position in computational condensed matter and quantum many-body physics.

CIFRE Ph.D. in Computational Physics - ML simulation of strongly correlated matter

PhD
  • Starting date: september-november 2026
  • Type: CIFRE Ph.D. (Ph.D. in a company); The student will be employed by ********, a world-tier AI company* based in Paris. The supervisor will be Filippo Vicentini, both within the company and academically. Applicants will have to go through ********'s hiring process AND be validated by me.
  • Situation: The student will share his time between the co…

Postdoctoral Researcher

Postdoc

Postdoctoral research position for independent and collaborative projects in the group.

General enquiries and applications

Even if no specific position matches your profile, we welcome motivated applications.
Read the hiring page to understand what background
and skills we look for before applying.

Internship

We welcome undergraduate and early-graduate internship students (typically 2-6 months,
full-time). Candidates should have a strong physics or applied mathematics background
and ideally some programming experience.

Apply — Internship
Master Thesis

Master thesis projects (typically 4-6 months) are available for students with a solid
background in quantum mechanics or statistical physics. Computational experience is a plus.

Apply — Master Thesis
PhD

PhD positions (3-4 years) are available for exceptional students. We look for candidates
with a strong theoretical background, curiosity, and motivation to develop new ideas at
the frontier of quantum physics and machine learning.

Apply — PhD
Postdoc

Postdoctoral positions are available for researchers with a PhD in theoretical physics,
computational physics, or related fields, and a track record in quantum many-body physics,
quantum information, or ML for physics.

Apply — Postdoc