Akuna Capital
Junior Quantitative Researcher, 2027 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Eligibility
- Graduating August 2027 or prior.
- GPA 3.5 or above.
- Legal authorization to work in US on first day including F-1 students using OPT or STEM.
Graduate Junior Quantitative Researcher role at Akuna Capital focused on applying and developing ML algorithms and quantitative market behavior models starting 2027.
Responsibilities
- Develop trading strategies using statistical and machine learning algorithms.
- Design and implement optimization algorithms for portfolio construction.
- Develop quantitative models describing market behavior.
- Advance existing initiatives and explore opportunities for new research topics.
Requirements
- Bachelors, masters, or PhD in Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or related field completed upon employment.
- Expertise in statistics and machine learning.
- Experience building mathematical models for complex real-world problems.
- Intermediate programming skills in Python.
- Ability to respond quickly and accurately to changing market conditions.
Graduation requirements
Graduation year: 2027
Skills
- Statistics
- Machine learning
- Mathematical modeling
- Python programming
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