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Graduate Quantitative Researcher (PhD)

An entry-level quant researcher role for PhD graduates improving and building models behind a market maker's global trading. Researchers work closely with traders and developers.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Analyse data to find ways to improve existing trading models
Build custom tools for testing research ideas
Turn trading ideas into mathematical models
Deploy models into production with developers

What they ask for

Required

PhD in a highly quantitative field
Graduating Sep 2026 to Jul 2027
Strong analytical and mathematical ability
Rigorous data analysis
Programming (Python, C or C++)
Available for a 2027 start

Education: PhD in maths, engineering, statistics, physics, CS or another highly quantitative field.
Experience: New PhD graduates
Languages and tools: Python
C
C++

How to prepare

Practise probability and statistics problems and mental maths
Turn part of your thesis methods into a small data-to-signal project
Strengthen coding in Python and one of C or C++
Learn the basics of market making and options

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with IMC Trading and doesn’t handle applications.