Who we look for
We will be interested in talking to you if you can bring us the following skills, qualifications and attributes:
Fundamental Researcher - Oxford
- PhD in Economics, Finance or Econometrics, or an exceptional Masters
- Relevant experience either in postdoctoral research or in the financial industry
- a demonstrable interest in, and understanding of, the linkages between financial markets and the global economy
- proven independent research ability
- experience with real-world data analysis of financial and/or macroeconomic data
- familiarity with Linux/Unix, R/Splus/MATLAB/Gauss or similar
- excellent verbal and written communication skills (sufficient for delivering high-level presentations and writing papers).
Quantitative Research Analyst – Oxford
- a postgraduate qualification in a numerical, scientific or finance related discipline
- industry or academic experience of analysing large data sets and particularly financial time series, limit order books and market impact data
- practical experience of a wide variety of statistical, mathematical and signal processing methods
- proven independent research and project management abilities
- excellent computer skills (Windows and Unix), scientific computing experience using Splus/R or Matlab, and preferably familiarity with NAG and one or more of C/C++, SQL, Fortran or Perl
- excellent verbal and written communication skills (sufficient for delivering high-level presentations and writing papers)
- able to convey complicated concepts in a straightforward manner
- knowledge of some of the following: futures, options, bond pricing, portfolio optimisation, risk modelling
- prior experience of financial or cross-disciplinary research an advantage.
