Mathematicians, Physicists and Computer Scientists

We are eMarkets GLobal Services LLC, a leading, capital markets focused executive search and placement firm.


Our clients, leading and prestigious prop trading firms and hedge funds, are involved in various statistic arbitrage, event driven, and predictive trading strategies across all asset classes,and are looking for experienced mathematicians, physicists, engineers, and computer scientists to join the New York, Charlotte, San Francisco, Chicago, London, Dublin, & Sydney groups supporting this interesting and aggressive segment of the global capital markets and trading world..
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For these positions, our clients are looking for exceptionally bright, technology astute professionals with raw talents more than specific industry experience....
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However, if you are an industry professional with 1 - 5 years experience or more, currently in a quantitative role or a quantitative-developer/computer scientist role please also consider these positions, albeit, with higher requirements..
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Mathematician/Statistician/Physicist
In this role you will perform research and analysis of financial and mathematical theories, create research strategies and plans, obtain and process data, model, back test, evaluate, simulate, revise/retest, implement and write research reports and documentation.
You will work with exceptional management, trading and technology personnel.
Computer Scientists and Engineers
In this role, you will be responsible for the production of analysis software (both general tools or programs for specific analyses), development of trading and routing software, and testing of both research and production software.
Production work includes both off-line analyses (often under extreme time constraints) of production trading, portfolio management and real-time operations work to keep the production trading systems running and provide the platform for analytics and models to run.This position may also involve office and computer support work, since this, like most, hedge funds runs a lean, flat organization.For both types of positions, you will work DIRECTLY with leading thinkers, managers, traders, quants, modelers, scientists technologists and developers.
REQUIREMENTS
PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Operations Research, Econometrics, Engineering or Computer Science from a top 25 US or European school with demonstrated high academic achievement (in combination with strong athletic or extra-curricular achievement would be a plus)
Please submit a brief "cover letter" to introduce yourself and to outline your interests
Strong desire and aptitude for working on and supporting the global implementation of technologies to solve trading business problemsGood knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel, Perl/Python, Unix and C++
Strong work ethicClear thinker and communicatorExcellent communications skills, both oraland writtenSystem knowledge/work flow knowledgeTeam player with independent contributorcapabilitiesOutgoing, friendly and professional personalityExcellent verbal and written communication skillsStrong work ethic and professional postureIf you are qualified, we promptly respond within 24 - 48 hour to your submission...
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