Summer Quantitative Investment & Strategy Research Intern

Dimensional Fund Advisors; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Educational initiatives

Company celebrations

Job summary

Dimensional Fund Advisors' Research Department invites talented undergraduates and master’s students to join a nine-week summer internship in Charlotte, NC. The program emphasizes rigorous, data-driven research on investments and markets, with exposure to portfolio analysis, asset pricing simulations, and empirical studies.

Participants will work closely with analysts, present findings, and gain practical experience across research, portfolio management, and client-facing discussions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3.2 GPA and pursuing an undergraduate or specialized Master’s degree with an expected graduation date of December 2027 – June 2028.
• Preferred fields of study include finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, computer science, physics, engineering, or other related quantitative fields.
• Excellent quantitative problem-solving and analytic skills.
• Ability to communicate financial and economic concepts, in both oral and written form.
• Self-starter who can manage multiple projects and meeting deadlines.
• Strong programming skills in one or more languages, such as C#, C++, Fortran, R, Python, or Stata.
• Experience doing empirical research with large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a nine-week, in-person internship with the Research team.
• Apply quantitative reasoning and computational skills to real investment research projects.
• Work on portfolio analysis, simulations, and empirical studies related to asset pricing.
• Review academic papers and present findings to the research teams.
• Collaborate with investment and client services to address questions.

Skills

Quantitative problem-solving

Communication skills

Self-starter

Project management

Programming skills

Education

GPA 3.2

Finance

Economics

Mathematics

Statistics

Computer Science

Tools

C#

C++

Fortran

R

Python

Stata

Job description

Dimensional Fund Advisors' Research Department invites talented undergraduates and master’s students to join a nine-week summer internship in Charlotte, NC. The program emphasizes rigorous, data-driven research on investments and markets, with exposure to portfolio analysis, asset pricing simulations, and empirical studies.

Participants will work closely with analysts, present findings, and gain practical experience across research, portfolio management, and client-facing discussions.