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Virtual Global Internship Program - Summer 2021

Posted: 10 Feb 2021 08:11 AM PST

This summer, take advantage of growing virtual connections to gain real-world, professional experience. UMD's new Virtual Global Internship Program empowers you to collaborate with colleagues across cultures, life experiences and time zones, adding global skills to your resume and earning academic credit from wherever you are. 

Applications for this program are now open!


An Internship Placement to Match your Goals

Whether you are…

  • Managing social media for a dance company in London that supports people with disabilities

  • Creating original designs for an Italian company's global marketing campaign

  • Or collaborating with a Sydney-based company on diversity workshops to educate students

...this virtual internship will teach you to excel in a global environment with international colleagues. 


You will work with UMD's partner, CAPA, to land an internship placement that directly connects to your interests and career goals with high-profile organizations and businesses in Barcelona, Dublin, Florence, London, and Sydney. Check out sample placements here


Earning Credit

You will earn three academic credits for ARHU286 or ARHU486. Through a series of activities such as mock interviews, discussions, and workshops, this course will help you translate your internship experience for future employers or graduate schools.


Now accepting applications! 

Learn more and apply now.


Questions? Contact International Education Advisor, Conrad Zeutenhorst, at czeut@umd.edu  


Looking for more information? Attend one of our upcoming Virtual Information Sessions and hear from one of our representatives at CAPA about this great opportunity.


Virtual Informations Sessions

Wednesday, February 10th: 12:00-12:30pm 

Register now!


Thursday, February 11th: 5:00-5:30pm 

Register now!


Tuesday, February 16th: 5:00-5:30pm 

Register now!


Thursday, February 18th: 12:00-12:30pm

Register now! 


Monday, February 22nd: 12:00-12:30pm 

Register now!


Wednesday, February 24th: 5:00-5:30pm 

Register now!

Summer Internship at Graham Capital Management

Posted: 10 Feb 2021 07:56 AM PST

 

Graham Capital Management, L.P. ("GCM") manages assets on behalf of global pensions, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations, investment management advisors and qualified individual investors. GCM manages quantitative and discretionary trading portfolios with a variety of return and volatility objectives, as well as blended portfolios that include a combination of quantitative and discretionary strategies. Strategies trade a broad range of markets spanning global interest rates, currencies, commodities and equities and are designed to produce attractive absolute and risk-adjusted returns with low correlation to traditional assets and other alternative strategies.

The Internship Program

GCM's 2021 Internship will be a fully remote, yet structured program consisting of educational, skill-building and independent project work. Learning is the cornerstone of our culture and plays an active role in the internship experience through daily collaboration and virtual interaction with employees at all levels, and, most significantly, by working on projects that matter to the fundamentals of our business.

For the summer of 2021 we will have internship opportunities in the following departments:

  1. Technology
  2. Discretionary Trading
  3. Quantitative Strategies
  4. Investor Relations

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