JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2015 - January 31, 2016
Nuveen Investments
Position Title/Short Description
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Chicago, Illinois, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: 00 -- Default: Any Field
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Full Text of JOE Listing:
The Quantitative Research Analyst is responsible for developing a multi-asset risk management framework, long-term asset class risk and return expectations, and econometric analyses and modeling to be used in portfolio construction and for tactical asset class decision-making by the Multi-Asset Class Solutions team at Nuveen Investments.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The following duties are generally representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive:
-Implement a multi-asset risk analysis framework
-Develop equilibrium expectations and apply them in portfolio construction
-Apply economic modeling to add value in active decision-making
Qualifications:
-Facility with implementing econometric and other quantitative methods to provide risk and investment insights
-Programming ability in languages or applications used frequently in econometrics and risk management
-Demonstrated knowledge of risk management frameworks and processes as applied to investment portfolio management
-Broad knowledge of financial instruments and the investment environment
Education/Experience:
-Advanced degree in Economics, Statistics, Financial Mathematics or Financial Engineering, or Finance; PhD preferred
-5-7 years' experience applying quantitative methods in an investment analysis experience preferred