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PhD Quantitative Research Intern at iSAM

Department: Helix Research

Location
London, England
Type
Internship
Level
intern
Posted

Description

iSAM is hiring a PhD Quantitative Research Intern for its London base, with opportunities in Quantitative Trading, the iSAM Options desk, and iSAM Funds. The 12-week internship runs during Winter 2026 and Summer 2027 and involves developing and evaluating systematic investment strategies, analysing financial data, building and testing quantitative models in Python, supporting backtesting and validation, and contributing to research infrastructure. Candidates must be PhD students in a quantitative discipline with expected completion in 2026 or 2027, strong statistics and probability knowledge, familiarity with machine learning, and Python programming skills.

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