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Solar Digital Agro LLC · 1 day ago

Quant Strategy Research Intern

Chicago, IL

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Solar Digital Agro LLC is offering an immersive internship for candidates interested in agricultural operations and quantitative strategies. Interns will support traders, perform market analysis, and document research findings while living near Princeton, IL.

Oil & Energy

Responsibilities

Support traders by validating ideas: translate hypotheses into testable questions, define metrics, run controlled experiments, and summarize results

Maintain and improve the research pipeline: data cleaning/validation, feature tables, reusable analysis notebooks, and automated reporting templates

Perform data-driven market analysis: trend/regime diagnostics, volatility & correlation monitoring, event/seasonality analysis, and simple risk attribution

Prepare concise daily/weekly briefs: key observations, what changed, and what it could imply for positioning and risk (research-focused)

Ensure research is well-documented and reproducible (clear notes, versioned code, consistent outputs)

Observe farm operations and capture structured notes on seasonality, supply/logistics, and operational changes

Translate observations into market-relevant research angles (e.g., “what might matter for pricing behavior and why”)

Qualification

PythonQuantitative analysisResearch writingSQLGitSelf-disciplineMandarin

Required

Python (pandas/numpy), basic visualization; comfort with CSV/Excel

Strong quantitative foundation (math/stats/econ/finance/engineering/CS or equivalent majors). Master's degree required; PhD strongly preferred (or PhD candidate with demonstrated research capability)

Ability to write clearly: research notes, experiment logs, and concise summaries

Self-discipline and reliability for on-site residency living near Princeton