{"id":5778,"date":"2025-04-15T07:51:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T07:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/?p=5778"},"modified":"2025-04-15T07:51:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T07:51:26","slug":"opportunities-for-phds-postdocs-quant-research-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2025\/04\/15\/opportunities-for-phds-postdocs-quant-research-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"Opportunities for PhDs\/Postdocs (Quant research roles)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Options Group is hiring in for an important hedge fund client who manage &gt;$10bn in aum.\u00a0 The client is looking to speak with entry level PhDs or Postdocs focusing on Machine Learning\/AI, Math, Stats, Physics, Computer Science for various quant research roles based in London.\u00a0 Additionally, about the client\u2019s search:<\/p>\n<p><em>They are looking for exceptional generalists\u2014either applied researchers or theorists with some coding experience. Historically, statisticians have been the most common hires, but last year they hired more pure math candidates than any other background. They\u2019ve also brought on people with publications in machine learning journals and active GitHub profiles. Their hires include computer scientists, including those focused on theoretical CS. 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