It is no secret that banks and financial institutions hire PhDs from quantitative fields to fill their ‘quant’ positions. However pretty much everything else about the job can be a mystery. What do quants do? Why do they need PhDs? What is life like working as a quant? Will I like the role? How do I apply and get the position?

All of the above (and more) were a mystery to me a year ago. I will try to shed some light by drawing from my own experience transitioning from Physics grad student into modeling/data-science role at Goldman Sachs. I will give a short introduction to the Market Risk Modeling team and why we are looking for PhDs (yes, we are hiring*). Following that is a free Q&A sessions where you can ask me anything about working in Finance.

* Candidates interested to apply for intern/full-time are encouraged to bring their resume or find us at the Engineering Career Fair on Wed, Jan 24.