JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2020 - January 31, 2021
PDT Partners
Position Title/Short Description
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: New York City, New York, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
B0 -- General
00 -- 00 - Default: Any Field
Keywords:
Full Text of JOE Listing:
Responsibilities:
Work closely with senior researchers on a variety of trading strategies and research projects, with the opportunity to conduct independent research and originate research topics over time
Contribute to the long-term success of our research-driven algorithmic trading business
Skills & Qualities:
Solid mathematical and analytical ability
Exceptional problem-solving and modeling ability
Strong research intuition
Excellent communication and collaborative white board skills
Strong programming skills (Matlab, S Plus/R, C/C++, or Perl/Python)
Experience with/interested in working with large data sets
Finance knowledge is not required or expected
Requirements:
Upcoming or recent PhD graduates and postdocs from math, statistics, physics, computer science, electrical engineering, operations research and other highly-quantitative and analytical disciplines
Meticulous and detail-oriented, and innately driven to understand issues deeply
Self-motivated, highly-productive with a strong sense of ownership and urgency
Able to work collaboratively and productively with others
Enjoy solving complex, difficult, real-world problems
Interested in contributing to a fun and lively work culture and environment
Entrepreneurial and creative