About the Role
Join a 10-week summer programme (21st June to 27th August 2027) in Central London, gaining insight into life as a Natural Language Processing (NLP) practitioner at a leading quantitative research firm. You will work on a meaningful research project, be paired with a mentor, and present your findings to senior management. Top performers may be considered for full-time roles.
Responsibilities
- Investigate foundational questions in NLP.
- Uncover market insights.
- Push the boundaries of what's possible in NLP research.
- Work on a meaningful and challenging research project.
- Apply innovative and pragmatic mathematical and computational analysis.
- Present research ideas to senior management.
Requirements
- Post-graduate degree in Natural Language Processing or a related discipline, or equivalent commercial experience developing novel machine learning algorithms.
- Experience working with large-scale, noisy text datasets.
- Experience building models for information extraction, sentiment analysis, or semantic understanding.
- Strong Python programming skills.
- Experience using modern machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- Strong mathematical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to develop novel models where standard approaches are insufficient.
- Interest in finance and a willingness to learn are essential.
Skills
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Machine Learning
- Python
- PyTorch
- TensorFlow
- Information Extraction
- Sentiment Analysis
- Semantic Understanding
- Mathematical Analysis
- Computational Analysis
- Problem-solving
Location
- Central London
Work Type
- Full-time
- Summer Programme
Experience Level
- Post-graduate
- PhD preferred
Education Level
- Post-graduate degree in Natural Language Processing or a related discipline
- PhD preferred
Salary/Compensations
- Highly competitive compensation
Benefits
- Accommodation
- Weekly intern activities
- Lunch provided
- Dedicated barista bar
- 30 days’ annual leave pro-rated
- Informal dress code
- Excellent work/life balance
About the Company
- G-Research tackles complex problems in quantitative finance by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.
- They unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution.
- They are building a world-class platform to amplify the teams’ most powerful ideas.
- They are an ideas-driven business and place great value on diversity of experience and opinions.
Equal Opportunity
- G-Research is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment.
- We want to ensure that applicants receive a recruitment experience that enables them to perform at their best. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know in the relevant section.
