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We're recruiting · Analyst Programme 2026/27

Read the commodity markets with AI

Cover a commodity desk, learn to use AI to interpret market data and bring it into trading decisions, and help build the 1st Commodity Trading & Shipping Emporium at HSG. No trading experience needed: we teach you.

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Apply by 15 November 2026

  • 14 analysts, two per desk
  • 7 commodity desks, each linked to a forum panel
  • 14 desk notes published a month
  • 4–5 May 2027: the Emporium you help build

Seven desks

Two seats each.

  • Oil & Biofuels

    Crude, products, HVO, SAF, ethanol

    2 seats

  • Gas, Power & Carbon

    Gas and LNG, thermal coal, EU power, EU ETS

    2 seats

  • Base Metals & Critical Minerals

    LME metals, lithium, cobalt, rare earths

    2 seats

  • Steel & Ferrous

    Iron ore, coking coal, steel, cement

    2 seats

  • Grains, Oilseeds & Fertilizers

    Wheat, corn, soybeans, vegoils, urea, potash

    2 seats

  • Softs

    Coffee, cocoa, sugar

    2 seats

  • Freight

    Tankers, dry bulk, containers

    2 seats

Each desk is linked to one Emporium panel, from Mine the Future to Ship the Future.

Your three roles

  1. Analyst

    Your desk publishes a note every two weeks. You lead one a month and support your partner on the next.

  2. AI as a complement

    AI does not write the research: it helps you find and interpret data (satellite rainfall, gas storage, ship transits) and turn it into a trading view. The judgement stays yours. Every note carries a “Data edge” chart.

  3. Emporium team

    All analysts support the Events department in building the Emporium: speaker and company research, panel briefing books, logistics, and rapporteurs on 4–5 May 2027.

Plus one club function: Events · Marketing & Communications · Partnerships · Publications · Data & AI Lab

Publication rhythm

  • Per desk: 2 notes a month, 1–2 pages each
  • Club: about 14 notes a month, 3–4 a week
  • Per analyst: lead 1 note a month
  • Per semester: 1 deep dive per desk, plus panel briefings before May

AI bootcamp · December

  1. What AI can and can't do, and how to verify it
  2. Getting data and writing code with AI: a cocoa and rainfall case
  3. From a data signal to a trade thesis: consensus, risk, the counter-case

Who can apply

HSG students who are CTSC members, Bachelor to PhD, any programme. Joining CTSC is free on UniClubs. Curiosity about markets matters more than experience.

About 5–7 hours a week, December 2026 to May 2027.

Apply by 15 November 2026

How to apply

CV, short motivation, first and second desk choice.

Only CTSC members can apply. You sign in with your UniClubs account and fill in a short form. Have your CV ready as a PDF (up to 4 MB); if it's in our CV Book, you can use that one.

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Questions? Write to commodityclub@shsg.ch.

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