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Researcher – WorldQuant BRAIN

A researcher role in WorldQuant's BRAIN crowdsourcing group, mixing alpha research, platform testing and training of outside users. It sits in a consumer-facing arm of the firm rather than a trading desk.

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
Read academic finance papers and turn them into new research areas
Test new datasets and platform features and report issues
Run training sessions and update the curriculum for BRAIN users
Support country teams in recruiting and engaging consultants

What they ask for

Required

Degree in a quantitative field such as engineering, science, maths or finance
Programming in one of Java, C++, C, Python or SQL
Research mindset and persistence
Interest in global financial markets
Ability to teach and present

Preferred

Prior use of BRAIN or work as a BRAIN consultant
UNIX familiarity

Education: Bachelor's degree or above in engineering, science, maths, finance or a similar analytical field
Experience: Not specified; BRAIN consultant experience preferred
Languages and tools: Python
C++
Java
SQL
UNIX

How to prepare

Register on BRAIN and submit several alphas to learn the workflow
Read papers on common equity factors and replicate one
Learn SQL and Python well enough to clean datasets quickly
Practise teaching a quant concept in ten minutes

What to study

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