Quant jobs / Schonfeld

2027 Quantitative Research Intern

A 3–6 month internship in Schonfeld's Hong Kong quant research group, with a project of your own on live strategies. Mentors are senior researchers and portfolio managers.

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 a new predictive signal from alternative data or a better ML model
Work with the research platform, data pipelines and backtest tools
Present results to researchers, traders and developers

What they ask for

Required

Master's or PhD in progress in a quantitative field
Strong coding
Databases
Probability and statistics
Time-series analysis
Clear communication

Education: Pursuing a Master's or PhD in a quantitative field.
Experience: Current students

How to prepare

Build a signal from alternative-style data and backtest it carefully
Revise time-series modelling and statistical testing
Practise SQL on large tables
Prepare to explain what could invalidate your own results

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 Schonfeld and doesn’t handle applications.