Quantitative Researcher
Experience Required: Entry-level (PhD Program) or Experienced (Postdoc, Faculty, Scientific Lab)
Education: PhD in Math, Science, Engineering and other relevant disciplines
Why join us?
PDT Partners has a 30+ year track record and a reputation for excellence. Our goal is to be the best quantitative investment manager in the world—measured by the quality of our products, not their size. PDT’s very high employee-retention rate speaks for itself. Our people are intellectually extraordinary and our community is close-knit, down-to-earth, and diverse.
- Work closely with senior researchers on a variety of trading strategies and research projects, with the opportunity to conduct independent research and originate research topics over time
- Contribute to the long-term success of our research-driven algorithmic trading business
- Solid mathematical and analytical ability; exceptional problem-solving and modeling ability
- Research intuition
- Experience in programming (Python, R, Matlab, C++)
- Excellent communication and collaborative white board skills
- Meticulous and detail-oriented, and innately driven to understand issues deeply
- Experience with/interested in working with large data sets
- Self-motivated and highly-productive, with a strong sense of ownership and urgency
- Able to work collaboratively and productively with others
- Enjoy solving complex, difficult, real-world problems
- Entrepreneurial and creative
- Finance knowledge is not required or expected
We take research seriously. Beyond your resume, we want to understand your research history and the papers most relevant to evaluating your candidacy. We strongly encourage you to answer all application questions and allow us to understand you as a researcher and determine where you would be the strongest fit in our team.
The salary range for this role is between $190,000 and $250,000. This range is not inclusive of any potential bonus amounts. Factors that may impact the agreed upon salary within the range for a particular candidate include years of experience, level of education obtained, skill set, and other external factors.
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Skills
As published by greenhouse · 16 questions · 8 written answers
Basics
First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Resume/CV, Cover Letter, Location
Short answers (2)
- Website optional
- (Optional) Are you especially proud of any GitHub repositories or personal projects? We’d welcome links. optional
Pick from a list (4)
- Are you legally authorized to work in the United States?
- Do you now, or will you in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status?
- How did you hear about us?
- Are you located in or willing to relocate to the NYC area? optional
Written answers (8)
- In a few sentences, why are you looking for a new opportunity?
- Please provide a list of your publications, ranked (not necessarily chronologically) in order of greatest contribution to the scientific community. Please note which one you think best exemplifies your research style and capabilities and, if possible, link to it or attach it below (if we are going to read one, which would it be?)
- Please provide a brief description (a few sentences or bullets) of a project or two you have worked on that demonstrate(s) your data analysis experience/skills:
- Please provide a brief description (a few sentences or bullets) of a project or two you have worked on that demonstrate(s) your technical (coding) experience/skills:
- Please provide a brief description (a few sentences or bullets) of a project or two you have worked on that demonstrate(s) your experience building and working with models:
- Please describe your ideal job. What would be your responsibilities in that role? optional
- What other companies are you currently or planning to interview with? For what roles? Please note any upcoming deadlines or time constraints. optional
- Anything else you want us to know? optional
Attachments (2)
- Job Market Paper (for Econ & Finance PhDs) optional
- Paper that best exemplifies your research style and capabilities optional