Researcher/analyst at the Center for Development of Economic Modeling, NAC Analytica Corporate Fund
NAC Analytica Corporate Fund | ||
1 | Position | Researcher/analyst at the Center for Development of Economic Modeling (in quantitative finance) |
2 | Key and functional objectives of the unit | · Conduct research, provide information and advisory services in macroeconomic and monetary policy as well as financial sector; · Prepare analytical materials, reports, references and public information and analytical bulletins as part of the Center’s tasks; · Establish interaction and cooperation with local and foreign research centers, as well as international organizations and public authorities in macroeconomic and monetary policy as well as financial sector; · Participate in designing and delivering research programs of the Fund in macroeconomic and monetary policy as well as in financial sector. |
3 | Key and functional objectives of the position | · Gathering/structuring financial time series data; · Extracting data from Bloomberg and other public sources; · Building empirical finance models in coordination with academics; · Simulation of the models; · Forecasting main financial variables; · Generating newer and progressive ideas for research in empirical finance; · Keeping updated all the existing models and adapting them to newer methods of analysis. |
4 | Educational background | · Master’s degree in Economics/Finance or other finance related area from recognized western universities and well-standing universities from Australia, Singapore, Russia; · If master’s degree in Mathematics, undergraduate degree in Economics/Finance is a must |
5 | Professional experience sought (duration, field, industry, etc.) | · Working experience is optional. |
6 | Professional knowledge and personal qualities | · Knowledge of at least one econometrics package is a must (Eviews, Stata, RATS, Matlab); · Knowledge of LaTeX is a plus; · Advanced knowledge of finance theory and financial econometrics; · Good knowledge of financial market instruments; · Experience in working with financial time-series data (regular and irregular); · Desire to work in research is a must; · Strong and confident communicator; · Punctuality, Accuracy, Attention to details. |
7 | Command of languages including Kazakh (specify) | · Russian (speaking/writing) – fluent (must); · English (speaking/writing) – fluent (must); · Kazakh (speaking/writing) – fluent (preferably).
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8 | PC skills (software, how good at using PC) | · High command of PC (Microsoft Office); |
9 | CV submission deadline | · Until an applicant meeting the above requirements is selected. |