Summer 2024 Research Graduate Programme in Directorate General Research at European Central Bank

You will participate in the summer 2024 Research Graduate Programme within the Directorate General Research. The programme is intended for PhD students who have completed their coursework and are at the dissertation stage of their studies in economics, finance, statistics, mathematics or a related discipline. The successful candidates will work in one of the Directorate General’s two divisions – Monetary Policy Research or Financial Research.

You will spend around three months conducting research on the project you outlined when applying for this programme. You will be expected to present your research plans in a seminar at the beginning of the programme and your progress in another seminar at the end of the programme. An ECB economist from the Directorate General Research will serve as a contact person for you.

As a summer Research Graduate trainee you will:

carry out research on a topic of relevance for the ECB (as outlined in the research proposal you submitted when applying for the programme);
present your research in seminars at the beginning and end of the programme; d72MvWb BIpnb
engage and collaborate with economists from across the ECB;
become familiar with the working environment in the Directorate General and with the ECB and its policy challenges more generally.