Join Moody’s KMV, the world’s leading provider of market-based quantitative credit risk products for credit risk investors.  Moody’s KMV’s products are widely used around the globe by credit risk investors to assess the risk and return characteristics of portfolios of corporate bonds, commercial and industrial loans, and credit derivatives. 

Position	
Research Intern - Credit Risk
(paid internship)

Internship Overview

We are looking for an Intern to work within the Research and Analytics Group located in San Francisco. This is an entry level research position offering excellent opportunity to participate in cutting edge research in Finance, with a focus on Credit Risk. The areas of focus would include default risk modeling, valuation of credit risky claims, portfolio risk management techniques and fixed income finance. The main responsibilities will be to assist senior researchers in analytical and empirical research and data manipulation, conduct and present independent, sometimes unstructured research, and maintain various analytical programs built with SAS, MATLAB, C/C++ and database programming techniques. 

We are looking for dynamic, quantitative oriented candidates who like a challenging research environment in a leading company. This is an excellent opportunity to conduct financial research and build substantial human capital in a nurturing environment. 

Minimum Qualifications

•A Master’s degree in a Quantitative field like Finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics or related field is required.  Candidates working on their PhDs or who have recently completed their PhDs are also welcome to apply. 
•A solid understanding of Financial Economics is required. 
•Knowledge and experience of SAS, MATLAB or other programming languages (such as Splus) is a basic requirement. Knowledge of Excel, Visual Basic, SQL, C/C++ or other programming languages is a plus.
•Experience in the banking industry or other financial industry, particularly in quantitative financial research is a plus.
•Good presentation and communication skills are a big plus.
•Successful candidates should be flexible in their workflow, comfortable in a dynamic work environment and highly motivated to work as part of a team.

To Apply
Please submit your resume, cover letter and an explanation of your work availability to:
HR Job Code:  12030
resumes@mkmv.com