Intern - Capital Markets, Quantitative Strategies and Research (January 2027 - 4 months)
About The Position
This is an internship opportunity within the Quantitative Strategies and Research (QSR) team, which is part of Capital Markets at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. The QSR team manages a diverse portfolio using quantitative models. The internship is for Winter 2026 and lasts for 4 months, starting in January 2027. The team is composed of individuals with varied educational backgrounds and research interests, all passionate about understanding market drivers and utilizing tools like data science, statistics, and programming to test and run ideas. The role is suitable for both undergraduate students interested in quantitative investing and graduate students with advanced research contributions.
Requirements
- To be enrolled in a Master’s or Ph.D. program or upper-year undergraduate program providing solid quantitative research and/or technology foundations (e.g., math, stats, computer science, engineering, economics, etc.)
- A passion for research, demonstrated through academic work (e.g., papers published, research projects or theses) or personal projects
- Broad programming experience, especially in scientific programming (we tend to work in Matlab and Python)
- Curiosity and interest about applying research and technology in the context of understanding markets and building portfolio systems.
- You should be returning to your studies after the work term is completed
Responsibilities
- Contribute to QSR’s broad research and development initiatives (we tend to work in Matlab and Python)
- Apply a wide array of quantitative techniques (e.g., from statistics, machine learning, optimization, etc.) to explore and test investment and portfolio hypotheses
- Review, critique, and implement research papers from academia or the practitioner community
- Present and discuss your results with the team and gather feedback for improvement
- Work on a variety of datasets, e.g., sourcing, cleaning, visualization, and predictive modelling
- Propose original ideas (e.g., based on personal interests, prior experience, or graduate research) and test them on real-world data
- Gain experience in one or several asset classes, including equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities
- Contribute to the development and optimization of our portfolio implementation infrastructure and analytical tools
Benefits
- Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development, including lunch and learns
- Student led team building events on a monthly basis
- Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis
- Diversity is one of our core strengths. We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create, reflect and embrace diversity of thought, background and experience. Through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development, networking & mentoring. We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
