Job Description

The Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) manages benefits for more than 256,000 active employees and retirees of State of Texas agencies and certain higher education institutions. A significant portion of current and future retirement benefits are funded by investment returns from the ERS Trust, which totals more than $44 billion. The Investments Division of ERS allocates these funds across six main asset classes: Public Equity, Private Equity, Fixed Income, Real Estate, Hedge Funds, and Infrastructure.

ERS is seeking highly motivated undergraduate students to join our paid 10-week investment internship program. During that time, you will learn about the key aspects of the ERS investment strategy while completing a highly immersive rotational program across its various asset classes.

Learning Objective:

Intern will learn about the Trust and asset class investment strategies from ERS Investment professional.

Internship responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide written or oral recommendations, analysis, and research to ERS investment staff
• Complete an agreed upon research project to present at the end of the 10-week program
• Collaborate on additional ad-hoc projects to enhance the goals of the ERS investment program
• Evaluate the potential impact of current macroeconomic events on ERS investment strategy
• Monitor market, industry, and asset class trends
• Collaborate with members of various ERS teams to optimize Trust performance and goals
• Attend prospective and current investment manager meetings
• Diligence prospective investments, including quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Assist investment staff as needed

Requirements:

• Active student at an institution of higher learning
• Interest in pursuing a career in finance or investing with a strong desire to learn
• Enthusiasm to learn more about public pension system investing
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Desire to work in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to learn quickly and work independently
• Great work ethic with demonstrated success involving analytical work
• Ability to develop positive working relationships with the highest levels of respect and integrity
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Pay Information: The hourly pay for this internship is $23.00.

Start Date: 6/8/2026

End Date: 8/14/2026

Other Information: This position may require access to privileged, confidential, or sensitive data. ERS will conduct a FBI criminal history check on all selected intern candidates.

Please Note: The selected candidate will be employed by a temporary staffing agency and will fulfill a full-time (40 hours/week) intern assignment at ERS.

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