JP Morgan - Global Commodities Research Role

J.P. Morgan's Global Research Center (GRC) was set up in Mumbai in August 2003 as an extension of the firm's global equity research teams around the world. GRC has grown steadily and the team of analysts has expanded to provide coverage for the key sectors globally. Besides working with J.P. Morgan's equity research teams, GRC Analysts are now engaged with other areas of public side research including fixed income research, strategy, derivatives, commodities, quant and indices.

To support the continuing growth of the Global Research Center we are seeking to hire a Junior Commodity Analyst. This Analyst will be aligned to J.P Morgan's Global Commodity Research Team and will work with colleagues in the UK and USA, on markets including agriculture, biofuels and carbon but with opportunities to expand into other areas of commodity coverage.

Main responsibilities will include:

1. Gathering and analysing data from a variety of sources, including Bloomberg, government and company reports, the internet, online databases, market consultancies, weather bureaus and J.P. Morgan proprietary content. Summarizing conclusions from data analysis for research colleagues will be critical to this role.

2. Building, maintaining, and analysing models of commodity markets; generating regular and one-off reports, graphs and datasets from these models, using a standard JPMorgan model format.

3. Updating text, tables, and charts in presentations, as well as writing research for reports covering market developments and prospects.

4. Maintaining regular contact with colleagues in the global research team, taking part in conference calls and responding to project requests (often client-generated). Establishing a collaborative, team-focused approach is critical to the success of the role.

Essential skills:

- Keen interest in agricultural, commodity and financial markets

- Strong quantitative, statistical and coding/VBA skills

- Analytical aptitude and ability to learn commodity and financial market concepts

- Good knowledge of Excel, use of internet and standard Office suite

- Good communication and team skills in a multi-location set up

- Close attention to detail and ability to work to very high standards

- A strong motivation to learn and manage projects independently

- Passion for and interest in commodity market analysis

Ideal candidates for this position would be dual-degree engineers/economics postgraduates from an IIT or other reputed institutions

J.P. Morgan's Global Research Center (GRC) provides a challenging work environment and excellent opportunities to learn and grow both at the GRC and in the Firm's global network.