<p>Trexquant is excited to offer an opportunity within the Strategy & Product Team for an Academic Partnerships Associate to help expand and execute our outreach efforts with leading STEM universities and professors.</p> <p>This role supports the Trexquant University Partnership Program, which connects professors and students with real-world quantitative research challenges. You will play a key role in building relationships with faculty and departments, coordinating research collaborations, and strengthening Trexquant's early-career recruiting pipeline. A central focus of the position is engaging professors whose research has the potential to translate into practical, alpha-generating strategies.</p> <p>This is a high-visibility, growth-oriented role offering meaningful exposure to recruiting, research teams, and firm leadership.</p> <p>Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Identify and research target universities, STEM departments, and faculty whose work aligns with systematic trading, machine learning, data science, and signal development. </li><li>Support and coordinate faculty outreach initiatives, including research collaborations, alpha-generating strategy development, consulting engagements, and guest lectures. </li><li>Maintain organized tracking of professor engagement, communications, meetings, campus visits, and follow-ups. </li><li>Build structured pathways that enable professors to translate academic research into practical, alpha-generating applications where appropriate. </li><li>Coordinate professor consulting and research collaborations, manage documentation and dashboards, support faculty presentations and co-authored research opportunities, and ensure alignment with compliance, legal, and IP standards. </li><li>Strengthen Trexquant's presence in academia by supporting career fairs, symposia, workshops, guest lectures, capstone sponsorships, competitions, and tailored outreach materials. </li><li>Partner with recruiting to build structured university pipelines, track referrals and competition participants, and measure engagement effectiveness and talent outcomes. </li><li>Collaborate with research and recruiting teams to identify academic areas aligned with firm strategy and evolving talent needs. </li></ul>