Student Research Assistant Traineeship Programme Financial Research at European Central Bank

You will be part of the Financial Research Division in the Directorate General Research. Our Division’s roughly 25 economists conduct policy-relevant research on financial and monetary economics. We cover topical issues such as macro-financial linkages, the interaction between monetary and financial stability policies, financial innovations like fintech and digital currencies, and the financial implications of climate change. We publish articles in leading academic journals and the ECB’s own publications, such as its Working Paper Series and Research Bulletin, in addition to preparing policy notes and reports for internal and external use.

In your role as a trainee Student Research Assistant, you will support our economists in their research projects. Your tasks will typically consist of compiling and analysing cross-sectional, time-series and panel datasets. Depending on your specific skill set, you may also be involved in modelling, solving and estimating macro-financial dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models.