CareerPlan

Quantitative Research Internship - PhD: Summer 2027

New York, New YorkInternship$9k2026-06-29 → 2026-11-11
On-site

Core

Develop quantitative models and trading strategies using statistical inference, optimization, and large-scale data analysis to inform decision-making in global financial markets.

Role type

PhD-level quantitative research intern (IC)

Builds

Quantitative trading strategies and models

Domain

Financial markets / Quantitative research

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Probability, statistics, optimization, numerical methods, quantitative modeling, Python, large-scale data analysis

Preferred skills

C++, scientific computing, high-performance computing

Technologies

Python, C++, high-end GPUs, large-scale computing infrastructure

Responsibilities

Design experiments, develop quantitative models, evaluate ideas through empirical analysis, research and develop models, turn models into trading strategies, run strategies against historical market data

Seniority

PhD candidate (penultimate/final year) or postdoctoral researcher