Internships – International Policy Analysis – Frankfurt am Main

The European Central Bank is offering a full-time internship in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), aimed at those interested in monetary policy, economics, finance and data analysis.

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They are looking for students or graduates with an interest in international economics, finance, macroeconomics and data analysis, with a particular interest in issues such as global financial markets, exchange rates, commodities, globalisation and the international financial architecture.

Requirements:

• Basic:
  • Be a citizen of a Member State of the European Union.
  • Hold a degree or higher qualification in economics, econometrics, finance, engineering, data science, applied mathematics or a related field.
  • Have a sound knowledge of international finance, monetary economics, international macroeconomics or data science.
  • Experience in collecting and analysing economic or financial data.
  • Intermediate knowledge of programming or econometric software, such as MATLAB, R, Stata, EViews, Python, SQL or Julia.
  • Good command of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
  • English at C1 level and at least B1 level in another official language of the European Union, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

• Desirable:
  • A Master’s degree in a relevant field or be nearing completion of one.
  • Experience of or an interest in applied research and quantitative analysis.
  • Solid knowledge of statistics and econometric techniques.

Your role as an intern:

The successful candidate will be involved in tasks such as:

• Processing and analysing macroeconomic, microeconomic and financial data.
• Developing and automating workflows and data tools.
• Creating charts, visualisations and dashboards.
• Application of econometric and quantitative methods, such as DSGE, VAR, local projections and machine learning.
• Development and maintenance of models and analytical tools.
• Preparation of analyses for monetary policy reports and research papers.
• Collaboration with ECB economists on quantitative and analytical projects.

The placements will take place in one of the following two areas:

• Capital Markets and Financial Structure: analysis of financial markets, interest rates, bonds, equity markets and corporate finance.
• Monetary Policy Strategy: analysis of monetary policy stance, money markets, financial conditions, ECB communication and issues relating to the digital euro.

Benefits:

• Amonthly grant of€1,170.
• Additional assistance with accommodation.
• Professional experience at a European institution.
• Development of skills in programming, data analysis, econometrics and research.
• Experience in a multicultural and international environment.

 

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