Inside Industry Hiring: The skills that set quantum PhDs apart
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May 12, 2026 • 1:01 am
At an expert panel run exclusively as part of SQA’s PhD Experience Program, candidates from across SQA’s four partner universities gained insider tips on the skills quantum employers are looking for.
This is a rare opportunity to lead the operations and strategic delivery of a nationally recognised quantum computing research training centre (FLiQC), working alongside leading academics, researchers, industry partners, and government stakeholders
Dr Harini Hapuarachchi brings expertise in theoretical and computational approaches to emerging quantum sensing technologies, including diamond-based quantum sensors and Rydberg atom-based receivers
Lead one of CSIRO’s most diverse and strategically critical portfolios spanning technology, national research infrastructure, scientific collections and space and astronomy
