Job Description: Research position working with quantitative multi-factor equity models used for systematic trading.

Reporting to: Portfolio Model Manager

Duties:

• Collaborate with lead researcher developing quantitative and systematic solutions for alpha extraction from worldwide equity markets
• Work with large financial databases using statistical tools and in-house C++ programs
• Research financial and technical factors
• Work with linear and non-linear algorithms
• Design experiments, run backtests and evaluate results
• Carry out and support the coding of these solutions onto computer platforms

Qualifications:

• Higher degree required - Masters or Ph.D. in Finance, Financial Accounting or Econometrics
• Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or Physics undergraduate degree is desirable
• Intermediate level C++ and SQL knowledge
• Experience using econometric methods and financial databases
• Experience with quantitative models, financial markets and building algorithmic models
• Hard working team player
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without a Visa

Hours: 40+ hour work week
Typical hours for the Research Production team are 8-5, Monday through Friday.  The hours may and do vary depending on the projects, their urgency or their operation.  Hours can run late requiring a team member to work 8 am - 8/9 pm Monday through Friday with possible weekend work on Saturday and Sunday, directed and requested by the team manager.  Although working extended hours and weekends is not the norm and indeed rare (once or twice a year) it does occur; and when it does each team member is require to participate. 

To apply: Send cover letter and resumes to kathy.ford@campbell.com

Campbell & Company is an investment management company based in Towson, Maryland.  The firm has been in business since 1972, and currently manages approximately $7 billion in assets for a large number of institutional and private clients.  Campbell & Company applies systematic trading strategies to diverse portfolios of equities and global futures and forwards markets, with the primary objective of achieving attractive risk-adjusted returns.

Campbell & Company is seeking critical team members for research roles to develop quantitative models used for systematic trading.  Researchers work directly with Traders, Operations Associates, Research Analysts and Quantitative Researchers to design proprietary applications used for trading. Campbell's Research Teams fosters collaboration with the exchange of ideas and synergistic relationships throughout the organization. If you are a motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individual you will work alongside some of the brightest and most innovative minds in the industry in a casual and collegial environment.

We're looking for people who thrive in intellectually challenging and high-energy environments, who enjoy solving problems and are passionate about innovating solutions.

Towson, Maryland, is minutes north of Baltimore in a small community with sophistication and beauty.  Typical commute is 15-20 minutes to surrounding neighborhoods or the heart of Baltimore city.