Would you like to gain experience in economic and financial research at one of Europe’s leading institutions? The European Central Bank (ECB) offers a paid internship programme for student research assistants at its Directorate General for Research in Frankfurt am Main (Germany).
This opportunity is aimed at graduates in Economics, Statistics, Finance, Mathematics or related disciplines who wish to take part in research projects and contribute to the analysis of current economic and financial issues.
During the placement, you will be part of a team of around 25 economists conducting research relevant to economic policy-making. Key areas of work include macro-financial interrelationships, the interaction between monetary and financial stability policies, financial innovations — such as fintech, artificial intelligence and digital currencies — and the financial implications of climate change.
Benefits:
- Remuneration: €1,170 per month plus a housing allowance.
- Professional experience at the European Central Bank alongside specialist economists.
- Practical training in economic and financial research.
- Development of analytical, statistical and econometric skills.
- Professional and academic development for future postgraduate studies or research careers.
- An international and multicultural environment, working alongside professionals from different countries.
- Involvement in innovative projects with an impact on European society.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Creating and maintaining economic, monetary and financial databases.
- Carry out statistical, economic and time-series analyses.
- Apply mathematical, statistical and econometric methods.
- Collaborate on the development and estimation of macroeconomic and financial models.
- Support the maintenance of IT tools used in research.
Requirements:
1. General requirements
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- A university degree in Economics, Statistics, Finance, Mathematics or related disciplines.
- Experience in at least one of the following areas: analysis of large databases, microeconometrics, time series or DSGE models.
- Advanced knowledge of at least one of the following programmes: Stata, MATLAB, Python or R.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- C1 level in English and B1 level in another official EU language.
2. Desirable requirements
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- A Master’s degree or postgraduate studies in a related field.
- Experience with databases and financial providers such as Bloomberg, Orbis or S&P Capital IQ.
- Knowledge of economic and financial statistics from organisations such as the ECB, Eurostat, the BIS or the IMF.
- Experience in artificial intelligence and machine learning applied to economic and financial data.
- Knowledge of MATLAB and Dynare for working with DSGE models.
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