Research Engineer (18-month contract or till 14 Jan 2027), SCIS

Singapore Management University

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Job Description

The candidate will be responsible for conducting research on non-universal quantum computers in finance. Successful candidate will be part of an active research team led by Prof Paul Griffin from School of Computing and Information Systems, Singapore Management University.

Candidate's core responsibilities are:

  • Review classical and quantum approaches to stochastic Asset-Liability Management and Risk Parity Portfolio Construction
  • Design the hybrid quantum/classical process flow
  • Setup the development environment
  • Develop and test the code
  • Report on the results
  • Other Duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Finance with strong computational focus
  • Proficiency in programming software/languages such as Python is required
  • Proven track record and professional experience with classical optimization frameworks (e.g., CVXPY, Gurobi)
  • Ability to break down complex problems and design effective solutions
  • Familiarity with benchmarking experiments
  • Innovating new approaches and thinking outside the box
  • Applicants with research publications in computational science will be advantageous
  • Ability to work cooperatively as part of a small, agile academic research team is essential
  • Self-motivated individual who can work independently and collaboratively with team members

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