Moody's Analytics

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Moody’s Analytics helps capital markets and risk management professionals worldwide respond to an evolving marketplace with confidence. The company offers unique tools and best practices for measuring and managing risk through expertise and experience in climate, credit analysis, economic research and financial risk management. By providing leading-edge software, advisory services, and research, including the proprietary analysis of Moody’s Investors Service, Moody’s Analytics integrates and customizes its offerings to address specific business challenges. Moody's Analytics is a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO), which reported revenue of over $4.2 billion in 2017 employs approximately 11,900 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 41 countries. Further information is available at www.moodysanalytics.com.

Moody’s Analytics traces its roots to Moody’s KMV Research group, a pioneer in quantification of credit risk. We construct quantitative models that estimate default and recovery risk, price credit instruments, enable credit portfolio management, assess commercial real estate risk, and facilitate asset and liability management. Our objective is to create models that are accurate and forward-looking, yet practical, robust, and transparent.

As a Climate Research Associate, you will collaborate with organizations such as Four Twenty Seven, Vigeo Eiris, as you join our Quantitative Research team which has a rich history of providing forward-looking research and thought leadership in risk measurement and management. The team comprises of members with diverse backgrounds in fields such as finance, economics, econometrics, statistics, engineering, real estate, geography, accounting, climate and mathematics. As a part of this team, you will leverage your skills and expertise and support our continued innovation climate research.

Specific responsibilities may include:
• Conducting sophisticated theoretical and empirical research measuring credit risk, fixed income valuation, commercial real estate research, and enterprise risk management in the face of climate change;
• Collaborate with financial researchers and data analysts on research projects;
• Partner with engineering teams to deploy completed research through various technology channels’;
• Partner with marketing, sales, product management, client service teams, and clients on the education and implementation of risk management technology;
• Present research findings to technical and non-technical audiences internally and externally.

Qualifications:
• Ph. D., or have completed all coursework required by a Ph.D. program, in climate economics, with areas an of focus that covers the measurement of climate effects on economic systems, economic development, modeling economic damage of warming, or closely related areas;
• Research experience in econometric and statistical modeling;
• Experience with programming tools such as Python, SAS, R, or Matlab;
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Other desirable qualifications:
• Research experience in financial accounting, actuarial science, asset pricing and/or corporate finance;
• Experience leveraging techniques in machine learning and artificial intelligence.

For more information on Moody’s Analytics:
Company: http://www.moodysanalytics.com
Research Group: http://www.moodysanalytics.com/Insight/Quantitative-Research.aspx

We will be conducting interviews at the AEA/ASSA meetings in San Diego, CA – January 3-5, 2020

Interested applicants should submit the following:
1. Curriculum vitae
2. Cover letter
3. Copy of dissertation proposal or a completed dissertation
4. Copies of relevant research papers (optional)
5. Reference letters

Deadline: Dec 1, 2019

We are an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V.

For over 100 years, Moody’s success has been built on diversity of thought and differing perspectives. We foster an inclusive work environment where all views matter and we proactively promote a culture where all employees can achieve their career goals. Moody's takes pride in maintaining a balanced and diverse workforce and actively seeks out people who enrich our talent pool.