Quantitative Researcher - Internship

About the Internship

A New York based Hedge Fund is seeking an Undergraduate Quantitative Research Intern to join their quantitative research team. This internship is designed for undergraduate students interested in applying mathematics, statistics, programming, and data analysis to financial markets.

You will work alongside experienced researchers and traders to explore market data, test research ideas, and help evaluate systematic trading strategies. This is a hands-on opportunity to gain exposure to quantitative finance in a collaborative and intellectually challenging environment.

Requirements

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial and market datasets using statistical methods.
• Assist with research on systematic trading strategies.
• Clean, organize, and validate large datasets.
• Build simple models and backtests under researcher supervision.
• Write Python code for data analysis, visualization, and research workflows.
• Summarize findings clearly through charts, reports, or presentations.
• Collaborate with researchers, traders, and engineers on research projects.
• Learn how quantitative research ideas are developed, tested, and evaluated.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Economics, Finance, or a related quantitative field. </