Summer 2027 Quantitative Research Intern - PhD/Postdoctoral

The role

Research Interns will work closely with senior researchers on trading strategies and models. Projects span statistical modeling, new signal research, and the development and optimization of trading strategies using large-scale datasets.

What you will do

• Work closely with senior researchers on trading strategies and models
• Engage with large-scale datasets and state-of-the-art technology
• Perform statistical modeling
• Conduct new signal research
• Develop and optimize trading strategies

Required qualifications

• Current PhD or Postdoc in Math, Science, Engineering and other relevant disciplines
• Eligible for full-time roles starting in 2027 - 2029
• Strong mathematical and analytical foundation
• Strong exceptional problem-solving and modeling ability
• Technically strong
• Programming experience in Python, R, Matlab, C++
• Experience in working with technology and large data sets
• Exceptional communicator
• Comfortable presenting complex ideas and collaborating in whiteboard-style settings
• Meticulous and detail-oriented
• Self-motivated and highly productive
• Strong sense of ownership and urgency

Nice to have

• Entrepreneurial and creative
• Enjoy solving complex, difficult, real-world problems

About the company

PDT Partners is a quantitative investment manager. The company aims to be the best quantitative investment manager in the world measured by the quality of its products.