Advert as posted on 21/05/2007, with new closing date. 
 
CLOSING DATE: 15/06/07


VACANCY: Junior Quantitative Analyst
LOCATION: London, UK
SALARY: Competitive 
REF: QTAJ070517 


ABOUT SMARTODDS:

Smartodds is a privately owned company providing statistical research and football modelling services in the betting sector. We are based in north London, and employ in excess of 20 UK employees together with a larger number of consultants based globally. 

Founded in 2004, Smartodds has a proven record of providing exceptional services to our clients. We are a growing company and work in an exciting and fast-paced industry of which we are a market leader.

Smartodds' people are the key to its success. We have an exceptional team, comprising statistically trained quantitative analysts, innovative software developers, expert football analysts and experienced traders. And as a growing company, we are looking to recruit. We have positions in each of these teams for outstanding individuals who have (or expect to gain) good mathematically based degrees.


JOB DESCRIPTION:

Highly numerate graduate required to work as a Junior Quantitative Analyst for our dynamic football betting consultancy. We expect a self-motivated individual with a thorough understanding of statistical modelling. Your CV should speak for itself.
  
We offer a relaxed, but professional and fast paced working environment and an excellent salary package, depending on experience and qualifications.

As part of the Quantitative Team the role will involve researching and applying innovative new methods to develop and implement predictive statistical models for betting on football matches based upon historical football data. 

The successful candidate will also be involved in the maintenance and continual review of existing models, making improvements wherever possible, in order to provide a basis for our traders to make profitable betting decisions on behalf of our clients.


ESSENTIAL SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS: 
First or upper second class degree in a subject with a high mathematical and / or statistical content 
Understanding of mathematical or statistical models (preferably with experience of developing and applying such models) 
Knowledge and experience of computer programming (preferably in C++, C, ASP, .NET or R) 
Enthusiasm, self-motivation and the ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines with a versatile approach to problem solving 

DESIRABLE SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS: 
An interest in and knowledge of football 
A good record of strong team working skills 
The ability to plan, analyse and evaluate work as required 

NEXT STEPS:

For further information about our roles, please visit our website at www.smartodds.co.uk .

If you are interested in applying for the above role please email your CV and a covering letter (including the job reference number) to [log in to unmask] . 



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David Hastie, Ph.D. 
Head of Quantitative Team 
SmartOdds Ltd 
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NW5 1TL

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