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BRAIN Researcher

A researcher role on WorldQuant's BRAIN crowdsourcing platform, where outside participants contribute alpha signals. It mixes alpha research, platform testing and training external users.

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.

Create and test alphas on the BRAIN platform
Review quantitative finance literature to find new research areas
Test new platform features and datasets and report issues
Run training sessions and update the curriculum for BRAIN users

What they ask for

Required

Bachelor's or higher in an analytical subject
Programming in one of Java, C++, C, Python or SQL
Research-minded approach
Interest in financial markets
English communication and presentation skills

Preferred

Prior BRAIN usage or research consultant experience
UNIX knowledge

Education: Bachelor's degree or above in engineering, science, maths, finance or a related analytical field
Experience: No fixed years; familiarity with BRAIN preferred
Languages and tools: Python
C++
Java
SQL

How to prepare

Create an account on the BRAIN platform and submit several alphas
Read academic papers on price and fundamental signals
Practise explaining quant concepts to beginners
Learn basic SQL and Python data manipulation

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with WorldQuant and doesn’t handle applications.