Work in quantum in Europe
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Where to find quantum jobs, training and research funding in Europe, with live counts from the portal and official EU links.
Facts and official links only. The portal makes no statement about salaries, visas or residence permits; for those, follow the official EU pages linked here. Compiled 2026-10-27.
Find your path
- Open quantum positions
Jobs, fellowships and internships collected from public job boards, with country, technology and type filters. - Job and fellowship deadlines
Positions and fellowships on this portal with a stated closing date, soonest first, on the deadlines timeline. - Quantum courses, degrees and schools
Master's programmes, courses, certificate courses and summer or winter schools, with the official page of each. - EU skills and training programmes
EU-funded education and training programmes, the competence framework and teaching resources. - The European Competence Framework for Quantum Technologies (documents)
The framework and its certification scheme in the documents library. - European competence framework for quantum technologies (CFQT), DG CNECT, 2024 Official EU or Flagship page
The Commission's reference framework for planning, mapping and comparing quantum education, qualifications and job requirements, published with the Quantum Flagship by the Publications Office of the EU. A newer edition was released on 10 April 2025. - Learn quantum in plain language
Short explanations of the four pillars: quantum computing and simulation, communication, sensing and metrology, and the enabling technologies and supply chain. - Organisations working in quantum
Companies, laboratories and research organisations in the portal's catalogue. - Funding instruments for research and innovation
ERC, MSCA, EIC, EuroHPC, Chips JU and other instruments, with who can apply. - Quantum computers and test facilities
Infrastructure you may be able to use, with access conditions. - Country profiles
Projects, organisations, funding and infrastructure country by country. - MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (European Commission) Official EU or Flagship page
The official page of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellowships. - MSCA Doctoral Networks (European Commission) Official EU or Flagship page
The official page of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie doctoral networks, which recruit doctoral candidates. - EURAXESS (European Commission) Official EU or Flagship page
Researchers in motion: jobs, career and funding opportunities for researchers. - EURAXESS Hosting Offers (European Commission) Official EU or Flagship page
Organisations offering to host researchers who apply for fellowships, such as the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships. - EU Immigration Portal (European Commission) Official EU or Flagship page
Practical information about coming to the EU for work, study or family reunification. The portal itself makes no statement about visas or permits. - Quantum Flagship: education and training Official EU or Flagship page
The Flagship's overview of EU education and training projects.
Why Europe
- The EU's Quantum Technologies Flagship, launched in 2018, is a long-term research and innovation initiative with expected EU funding of EUR 1 billion over 10 years. Source: European Commission, Shaping Europe's digital future: Quantum Technologies Flagship (last update 22 May 2025) (read 2026-10-21)
- The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, part of Horizon Europe, are the EU's flagship funding programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training of researchers. Source: European Commission: About MSCA (read 2026-10-22)
- The Commission's Quantum Europe Strategy of July 2025 announces a European Quantum Skills Academy, a quantum apprenticeship pilot, researchers placed in quantum start-ups and a talent mobility programme. Their progress, as public evidence shows it, is in the strategy tracker below. Source: EUR-Lex: COM(2025) 363 final, Quantum Europe Strategy (read 2026-10-22)
- The European Competence Framework for Quantum Technologies describes quantum competences and proficiency levels, for planning and comparing courses, qualifications and job requirements. Sources: Quantum Flagship: Education and training (read 2026-10-19); Publications Office of the EU: European competence framework for quantum technologies (CFQT), Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, 2024 (read 2026-10-22)
In numbers, live from the portal
Open positions by country
| Country | Count |
|---|---|
| Spain | 6 |
| United Kingdom | 3 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| France | 1 |
Courses and degrees by country
| Country | Count |
|---|---|
| Online | 44 |
| Germany | 13 |
| France | 8 |
| Italy | 5 |
| Spain | 5 |
| Austria | 4 |
| Denmark | 4 |
| Sweden | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Switzerland | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 3 |
| Luxembourg | 2 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Czechia | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
Talent actions of the Quantum Europe Strategy
Status as public evidence shows it, from the strategy implementation tracker.
- Establish the European Quantum Skills Academy In progress (evidence)
- Pilot a Quantum Apprenticeship Programme Announced
- Launch a Researchers-in-Residence pilot in quantum start-ups Announced
- Launch the European Quantum Talent Mobility Programme Announced