2026 ADIA Residency Program

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority • Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi • Posted June 21, 2026

About the Role

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 cur...