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2027 Summer Intern – PhD Quant Research Analyst, Client Solutions & Analytics

A summer internship for PhD candidates in PIMCO's client analytics team, producing research and bespoke investment solutions for clients. Start dates after study fall in 2028.

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.

Research market themes for client-facing papers
Build bespoke investment solutions
Develop platforms to analyse client portfolios
Present findings to portfolio and client teams

What they ask for

Required

PhD candidate in finance, economics, statistics, physics or maths
Asset pricing and optimisation knowledge
Time series and panel econometrics
Python, MATLAB or C++
Presentation skills
Enrolled in Fall 2027

Preferred

Large dataset analysis
Use of AI tools in projects

Education: PhD candidate from a strong quantitative programme.
Experience: Students; no prior experience stated
Languages and tools: Python
MATLAB
C++
Markets: multi-asset, fixed-income

How to prepare

Replicate a published asset pricing result with panel regressions
Revise time series and panel data econometrics
Practise optimisation methods for portfolios
Prepare a short research talk on a market theme

What to study

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