Quantitative Investment Internship Program - Summer 2027

Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The 10-week program runs from June through August 2027 and requires working from the Boston office at least four days per week. Interns relocating to Boston are eligible for a relocation stipend.

Hourly wage: $50.00 for Master's candidates and $65.00 for PhD candidates.

Company

hirify.global is a global, systematic investment manager using advanced technology, datasets, and quantitative research to manage portfolios for institutional clients.

What you will do

• Own one substantial quantitative investment project from an open-ended question through delivery.
• Develop systematic signals, work with new datasets, and test published findings in Acadian's investment environment.
• Analyze the structure and assumptions of risk models used to measure and forecast risk.
• Support portfolio construction, trading, transaction-cost analysis, and implementation across client accounts.
• Build internal investment tools and data pipelines using firm data and generative AI where appropriate.
• Modernize production code and improve the speed and repeatability of research and model updates.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a Master's or PhD program in a quantitative discipline, such as statistics, mathematics, economics, financial engineering, computer science, physics, or operations research.
• Expected degree completion between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Ability to write code independently; Python is used primarily.
• Interest in applying quantitative methods to financial markets.
• Experience taking an empirical or computational project from an open question to a completed result using real data and original code.
• Availability for the full 10-week program and willingness to work from the Boston office at least four days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience with a thesis, dissertation, research paper, research assistantship, or professional project involving original quantitative analysis.
• Experience building a tool or model used by other people.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work environment with a collaborative and intellectually curious office culture.
• Manager and peer support throughout the internship.
• Opportunity to present completed work to investment teams.
• Relocation stipend of $1,000 for interns relocating to Boston.
• Strong-performing interns may be considered for full-time opportunities in the Investment division.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
• Only selected candidates will be contacted.