The Board of
Governors and the 12 Federal Reserve Banks throughout the country are currently
recruiting recent graduates to fill a number of Research Assistant positions. The positions are full-time, salaried, and
offer full benefits, including tuition assistance.
The Federal
Reserve System is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse
workforce. We recognize the benefit derived from different perspectives and
experiences and we look carefully at candidates’ applications to identify
individuals whose perspectives could benefit our work. As such, we especially
encourage submissions from individuals of groups traditionally less represented
in economics.
Research
Assistants work closely with economists at the top of their fields on a variety
of research questions and real-world policy issues while developing a toolkit
beneficial for graduate study and future career paths. Research Assistants
typically work for two to three years, before going on to competitive graduate
programs or pursuing other careers.
We seek
individuals with strong academic records and excellent written and oral
communication skills. Competitive candidates should have intermediate
coursework in economics and a strong foundation in mathematics and statistics.
We also look for prior research experience, demonstrated interest in economics,
programming experience, and familiarity with statistical programming packages
such as STATA, MATLAB, and R. Most position require US citizenship, but some
Reserve Banks consider non-U.S. citizen candidates.
We are also
soliciting applications for summer intern positions.
Interested
students will find general information about our Research Assistant program at www.fedeconjobs.org. This site also directs candidates to
specific information and application instructions at each of the Federal
Reserve Banks and the Board. Candidates must submit separation applications to
each Bank of interest.
