Quant Researcher at Startup — Data-Driven Finance

Eka Finance; Paris; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eka Finance in Paris seeks researchers to independently conduct quantitative finance research focusing on statistical and predictive models. You will manage the full research lifecycle from methodology selection to backtesting and performance monitoring.

Candidates should be pursuing undergrad/masters/phD in quantitative fields, be fluent in French, and able to work with large data sets using languages such as Python, C++, or MATLAB.

Qualifications

• Independent quantitative research using large data sets.
• Experience developing or implementing quantitative models for equities, futures and/or FX.
• Junior PhD with internship experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quantitative finance research with statistical/predictive models.
• Manage data collection, testing, prototyping, backtesting, and performance monitoring.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Quantitative skills

Detail-oriented

Fluent in French

Education

Undergrad/MS/PhD candidate

Tools

C++

Java

C#

MATLAB

R

Python

Perl

Job description

Eka Finance in Paris seeks researchers to independently conduct quantitative finance research focusing on statistical and predictive models. You will manage the full research lifecycle from methodology selection to backtesting and performance monitoring.

Candidates should be pursuing undergrad/masters/phD in quantitative fields, be fluent in French, and able to work with large data sets using languages such as Python, C++, or MATLAB.