CareerPlan

Quantitative Systematic Trading Internship - PhD: Summer 2027

New York, New YorkInternship$9k2026-06-29 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Develop quantitative models and trading strategies using large-scale data analysis, simulation, and machine learning for live financial markets.

Role type

PhD-level quantitative systematic trading intern

Builds

Proprietary trading strategies and models

Domain

Financial markets / Quantitative trading

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

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

Preferred skills

C++, scientific computing, high-performance computing

Responsibilities

Design experiments, develop quantitative models, evaluate ideas through empirical analysis and backtesting, run strategies against historical market data, collaborate with researchers and traders

Seniority

PhD candidate (penultimate/final year) or postdoctoral researcher