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Campus Quantitative Researcher – Systematic Macro, PhD/Postdoc (Full-Time)

A research role for PhD-level scientists developing models and strategies in systematic macro at Jump. You own projects from idea to live model.

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 many datasets for predictive patterns
Build forecasting models for systematic macro strategies
Own research projects end to end
Improve models behind live trading

What they ask for

Required

PhD in a quantitative field
Hypothesis-driven research
Real-world data research project
Python
Interest in machine learning in trading

Education: PhD (or currently pursuing) in statistics, maths, physics, ML or another highly quantitative field
Experience: PhD or postdoc campus hire
Languages and tools: Python
Markets: multi-asset

How to prepare

Run a macro forecasting study with strict out-of-sample testing
Learn the main macro asset classes and data
Practise ML on small noisy datasets
Keep a clean research log of rejected ideas

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 Jump Trading and doesn’t handle applications.