Quant jobs / Two Sigma

Quantitative Researcher – Intern [2027 Summer]

A ten-week summer research internship at a quantitative investment firm. Interns work on one project with a mentor and present results at the end.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Own one research project from hypothesis to results
Apply statistics and machine learning to a large dataset
Work with a mentor and engineers to test ideas
Give a final presentation of findings

What they ask for

Required

Student with about a year left in a technical degree
Intermediate skills in a language such as Python or C++
An in-depth research project on real data
Independent, creative data analysis
Clear communication

Education: Pursuing a degree in a technical or quantitative discipline with about a year remaining; bachelor's to doctorate.
Experience: Students; finance background not needed
Languages and tools: Python
C++
Java
C

How to prepare

Complete a data research project with clear hypotheses and honest results
Revise statistics and basic machine learning
Practise Python for analysis and visualisation
Prepare to present results in ten minutes to a mixed audience

What to study

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