Internship - Resilience Lab Assistant

Paris, 75, FR

Founded in 1991, we are a global quantitative and systematic asset management firm applying a scientific approach to finance to develop alternative investment strategies that create value for our clients.

We value innovation, dedication, collaboration, and the ability to make an impact. Together, we create a stimulating environment for talented and passionate experts in research, technology, and business to explore new ideas and challenge existing assumptions.

Internship – Resilience Lab Assistant

Internship duration : 4 to 6 months

Start of internship: January 2026

Summary

The Resilience Lab is an interdisciplinary research lab on environmental changes. It was established in June 2025 within Capital Fund Management (CFM). Our mission is to produce, synthesize, and disseminate scientific knowledge on the impacts of environmental changes and the resilience strategies of socio-economic systems. Our objective is to inform CFM's medium- and long-term strategy and contribute more broadly to the scientific debate on these critical issues.

Why a Resilience Lab?

Like any company, CFM is already facing the first signs of environmental crises, from heatwaves in Paris to the risk of flooding in London. Through the Resilience Lab, our ambition is to develop expertise on these issues and to critically examine the future of the company's operations, and more broadly, the economy in which we participate. As a financial player in international markets, CFM's scope of interest is both local and global, micro and macro, making it a prime location for observation and analysis.

What is our field of study?

We want to conduct our research on the major contemporary environmental upheavals: climate change, biodiversity loss, resource depletion, and environmental pollution.

Beyond biophysical changes, we want to better understand the impacts of these transformations on socio-economic systems and the possible levers for adaptation available to organizations, starting with our own

Among the themes we will explore in the coming months are:

• Climate projections, their results and limitations, and their uses by private and public actors

• The macroeconomic impacts of global warming, measurement techniques, and potential discrepancies between studies

• Internal and external factors contributing to organizational resilience in the face of environmental crises, such as their risk culture, beyond their mere exposure to hazards

• The state of metal resources under the pressure of increasing demand, and the differences between stock and flow risks in supply

Main Responsibilities

In this role, your main responsibilities will include (an estimated percentage of your time is indicated in parentheses):

• Analyzing articles and academic works on targeted topics (25%)

• Preparing reports, documents, and presentations (25%)

• Producing internal and external communication materials (25%)

• Providing logistical support for the preparation and organization of events (25%)

Candidate's Profile

• You are currently enrolled in or nearing the end of a Master's program in a scientific field or related to environmental issues, where you have received training in reading and analyzing scientific articles.

• You possess excellent written and oral communication skills in both French and English.

• You have at least one internship experience and plan to pursue a career in academia or in knowledge-related jobs.

• You have a solid foundation of knowledge on environmental issues (climate, biodiversity, pollution, etc.) that you would like to expand upon by combining different disciplines (economics, physics, ecology, etc.).

• You enjoy working independently and as part of a team, and you have strong organizational and prioritization skills.

We are continuously striving to be an equal opportunity employer and we prohibit any discrimination based on sex, disability, origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, race, or religion. We believe that our diversity, breadth of experience, and multiple points of view are among the leading factors in our success.

CFM is a signatory of the Women Empowerment Principles.