IMC - Graduate Machine Learning Researcher
Requirements
• Currently in your final year of study, graduating in 2027 • A minimum of an MSc (PhD preferred) in Machine Learning, Statistics, Deep Learning, Probabilistic Programming, or a related quantitative field • Strong foundations in statistics and machine learning, with a demonstrated research track record in ML, deep learning, or another quantitative field • Proficiency in fundamental ML frameworks like Pytorch and experience in Python • Solid understanding of statistics • Desirable: publications in respected journals covering deep learning or time-series modeling • No prior finance knowledge or experience required • Ability to commence full-time employment in February or August 2027 • You may submit one application per role each year. We strongly encourage you to focus on applying to a single role that best matches your skills and interests. Though you may apply to multiple roles, please note that each application will be evaluated based on the specific criteria established for that particular role. If you have already applied for this position during the current recruitment season and were not selected, you may reapply when the next recruitment season begins in August 2027. We encourage you to focus on enhancing your skillset before reapplying. • Please note that, due to current regulations with the Immigratie en Naturalisatiedienst (IND), IMC is unable to obtain immigration sponsorship for candidates who currently have citizenship from Russia, Belarus or Iran, and attend university in one of the aforementioned countries. We greatly appreciate your understanding and hope to consider you for future opportunities. • If you have citizenship from Ukraine, you will need to confirm that you currently hold a biometric passport so that IMC can obtain the correct immigration sponsorship for you. Please confirm by emailing [email protected]. If you are currently residing or attending university outside of Russia, Belarus, or Iran, and have existing work authorisation in the Netherlands or are eligible to work without sponsorship, we encourage you to apply and inform our campus recruitment team of your situation: [email protected]. • IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.
Responsibilities
• Build and improve deep learning models to enhance trading performance across multiple asset classes, working under the guidance of senior researchers • Contribute to research in areas such as representation learning, transformers, foundation models, generative AI, reinforcement learning, and other emerging deep learning techniques • Support large-scale data curation, feature representation, and self-supervised and multimodal learning from structured and unstructured datasets • Contribute to shared training infrastructure and deployment pipelines • Stay current with academic and industry developments in deep learning and share relevant research with the team
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