About OMI
Join the OMI team and explore the latest breakthroughs at the intersection of quantitative finance, machine learning, and data science.
Current Vacancies
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Research Topic
Large Language Models, Artificial Intelligence, and Financial Economics
This post is fixed-term for up to 3 years.
The post-holders will engage in advanced study and academic research on large language models, artificial intelligence, and their applications to economic and financial problems. The successful candidate will contribute to the full range of research and academic life within the Oxford-Man Institute (OMI).
Reporting to the Director of the OMI, the post-holder will help ensure a healthy and vibrant research environment within the Institute. This will involve leading, devising, coordinating, and contributing to research projects involving LLMs and related AI systems, including collaborations with project partners, guidance to students, participation in and organisation of seminars and conferences, and development of further research funding. If appropriate, the role may involve acting as a formal co-supervisor for research students.
All applications must be received by 12.00 noon on Thursday, 19th November 2026.
More details can be found on the following link:
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Research Topic
Financial Economics: Asset Pricing and Portfolio Theory
This post is fixed-term for up to 3 years.
The post-holders will engage in advanced study and academic research and will contribute to the full range of research and academic life within the Oxford-Man Institute (OMI).
The post holders will hold a relevant PhD/DPhil or be near completion* in one of the following: Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, or a closely related subject (preference will be given to those with a strong focus on data driven models), they will also possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to work within established research programmes. Experience of supervising academic work is a desirable.
All applications must be received by 12.00 noon on Thursday, 19th November 2026.
More details can be found on the following link:
Application Pathways
Applications must be submitted via the University application website. The OMI cannot accept direct applications, nor can the individual faculty members in the OMI.
The following Centres for Doctoral Training offer four-year programmes (one taught and DPhil).
StatML
StatML at the Department of Statistics, Oxford.
Mathematics of Random Systems
Mathematics of Random Systems at the Mathematical Institute, Oxford and the Mathematical and Computational Finance Group.
DPhil (PhD)
- Statistics, DPhil admissions.
- Mathematical Institute, DPhil admissions
See also: The Grand Union doctorial training partnership: Excellence and Innovation in Social Science Research Training.
Scholarships for Graduate Studies
Aim
OMI aims at sponsoring students to do research in various fields of quantitative finance.
The OMI offers a very limited number of scholarships for graduate study at various departments of the University of Oxford (e.g. Statistics, Information Engineering, Mathematics).
Self-funding
Self-funded students are welcome and encouraged to apply.
Funding
Most faculty have a very limited budget for postgraduate student funding, but some departmental and university funding is available. The OMI itself also offers a small number of funded studentships each year (typically two).
Please note that the award of any funding is not decided by individual faculty. Please also note that even if you have your own funding the procedure for application is the same. Acceptance and funding are separated and funding alone will not guarantee acceptance.
For more information email: adminteam@omi.ox.ac.uk