Faculty Fellow

Overview

At Susquehanna, we approach quantitative finance with a deep commitment to scientific rigor and innovation. Our research leverages vast and diverse datasets, applying cutting-edge machine learning at scale to uncover actionable insights—driving data-informed decisions from predictive modeling to strategic execution.

We are launching a 12–18 month fully funded faculty fellowship. This is a unique opportunity to pursue advanced machine learning research in a fast-paced, real-world environment—collaborating with teams at the frontier of quantitative trading.

What You'll Do

     • Conduct applied machine learning research using large-scale, real-world financial datasets

     • Develop novel modeling techniques and adapt state-of-the-art algorithms to unique challenges in quantitative finance

     • Collaborate with researchers and engineers to translate theoretical insights into production-scale systems.

     • Contribute to the design of robust, high-performance ML infrastructure

     • Explore research directions aligned with your interests, with flexibility in scope and duration

     • Evaluate ideas in an industrial setting, generating insights that may inform future academic or applied work

     • Help grow our research community by fostering collaboration and leveraging your network within the ML and academic ecosystems

What we’re looking for

     • Exceptional faculty (tenured or tenure-track) with expertise in machine learning, deep learning, LLM, statistics, computer science, physics, applied mathematics, or related fields

     • Exceptional newly minted PhDs or postdocs developing a research agenda in machine learning, deep learning, LLM,  statistics, computer science, physics, applied mathematics, or related fields

     • A strong theoretical foundation in ML and a passion for solving practical, open-ended problems

     • Strong programming skills (Python preferred); experience with ML frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow or Jax

     • Intellectual curiosity, adaptability, and a collaborative mindset

Note: This fellowship is ideal for faculty seeking to broaden their applied research portfolio, explore new domains, or engage in sabbatical collaborations. The faculty fellowship is also appropriate for exceptional newly minted PhD and postdocs who want to develop a research agenda (involving, but not limited to, modeling, inference, and prediction tasks in complex systems), as they prepare to transition into a faculty position. While research outputs cannot be published due to the proprietary nature of our work, we aim for each faculty fellow to publish technical research papers collaboratively with their research hosts, to showcase some of the machine learning and AI innovations that they developed while in residence at Susquehanna.

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