Machine Learning Researcher — PhD Graduate

## About the Role Citadel is hiring PhD graduates as Machine Learning Researchers to join its quantitative research teams. You will work alongside top investment professionals, researchers, and engineers in a culture of learning, developing commercial ML solutions for systematic trading strategies. ## Responsibilities - Develop and test machine learning models for alpha generation and portfolio construction - Apply advanced statistical techniques to large financial and alternative datasets - Build end-to-end ML pipelines from research to production deployment - Collaborate with portfolio managers on signal research and strategy development - Stay current with ML research and identify applications to quantitative finance ## Requirements - PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, or related field - Strong publication record or demonstrated research excellence - Expert Python programming with production software engineering skills - Experience with deep learning frameworks and large-scale computation - Intellectual curiosity and passion for solving complex problems