Jump Trading
Campus Quantitative Researcher, PhD (Intern)
$300K
Chicago +3 · Internship · Posted Jul 8, 2026
- Location
- Chicago
New York
Chicago, IL, United States
New York, NY, United States - Experience
- Experience conducting an in-depth research project with real-world data; no specific number of years stated.
- Education
- Currently pursuing a PhD in a highly quantitative field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Accepts students eligible for CPT/OPT; sponsors work visas for full-time positions.
About the job
Conduct a 10-week research internship with a Jump Trading team, building and testing quantitative models on real-world data for live trading needs.
What you'll do
- Own an end-to-end research project, such as predictive modeling, alpha research, or improving live trading models and systems.
- Collect, clean, and explore datasets; engineer features; and build, fit, and evaluate models.
- Present research results throughout the summer and in a final presentation.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a PhD in a highly quantitative field, such as Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Physics.
- Experience conducting an in-depth research project with real-world data.
- Programming experience in Python, including reading, understanding, and debugging code.
- Reliable and predictable availability.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in C++ and/or Python.
- Familiarity with financial markets.
Pay
$300,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Python, C++
AI focus
Projects may involve machine learning or deep learning models for predictive trading research.
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