ADIA is pleased to announce its new 2026 Quantitative Residency Program, designed for exceptional PhD researchers and advanced doctoral candidates across a range of quantitative disciplines.

This program provides a unique opportunity to tackle complex, real-world challenges at the intersection of:

Quantitative Research
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Data Science
Systematic Investing

Participants will collaborate closely with our senior researchers, engineers, and scientific investment professionals, contributing to high-impact research in areas such as:

Uncertainty modeling
Robust portfolio optimization
Estimation of large‑scale covariance matrices
Agent‑based and agentic systems
Predictive modeling in low signal‑to‑noise environments
Modeling of social and economic network

Requirements

We are looking for intellectually curious individuals with a strong passion for solving challenging, research-driven quantitative problems.

Our highly selective program is open to:

PhD students in their third year or beyond
Recent PhD graduates seeking research-focused industry experience
Candidates from relevant disciplines, including (but not limited to): Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Data Science, Computational Finance, Engineering, and related quantitative fields.

Residency durations range from 3 to 18 months and will be based at our headquarter in Abu Dhabi.

Selected candidates will receive visa, relocation, accommodation support, as well as a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Applications will be open for three months, from 15 June to 15 September.

2026 ADIA Residency Program

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