PhD traineeship in the Market-based Finance Division at European Central Bank

As a PhD trainee you will:

assess systemic risk in the non-bank financial sector, including risk from asset management and insurance activities;
analyse the role of the non-bank financial sector in funding the real economy;
work empirically with large granular datasets, such as data reports on derivatives or securities financing transactions, portfolio holdings data or commercial data on investment funds and financial markets;
provide analytical input in the wider policy debate on non-bank financial intermediation and systemic risk.

The position offers you an excellent opportunity to work closely with our experts on different tasks and research projects in the area to which you are assigned. You will be able to develop your potential and gain an overview of the activities performed by the Directorate General. You may also have the chance to contribute to its regular work. You will have an assigned supervisor, but will be expected to use your own initiative and work autonomously.