Computational Economist & ML Modeling Expert

International Monetary Fund; Washington; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The IMF's Information Technology Department seeks a Computational Economics Expert to build and optimize economic and econometric models, apply machine learning, and scale simulations using Matlab, Python, and R.

The role includes developing reusable code, training staff in econometric techniques, and advancing data platforms to support IMF business capabilities in surveillance, lending, and capacity development.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in CS, Economics, Eng, or Applied Math with 4+ years post-grad experience or a bachelor with 10+ years.
• Experience with time series, cross-section, panel data econometrics, and macro models (DSGE, HANK, ABM).
• Proficiency in Matlab, Python, and R; distributed and parallel computing; ML algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement advanced economic and econometric models.
• Research and craft solutions for econometric modeling challenges.
• Write reusable libraries and data processing programs; enable reproducible workflows.
• Provide training on econometric modeling techniques and software.

Skills

Econometric modeling

Advanced programming

Machine learning

Parallel computing

Education

Advanced degree in Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Applied Mathematics

Bachelor's degree + 10 years experience

Tools

MATLAB

Python

R

EViews

Stata

Julia

Job description

The IMF's Information Technology Department seeks a Computational Economics Expert to build and optimize economic and econometric models, apply machine learning, and scale simulations using Matlab, Python, and R.

The role includes developing reusable code, training staff in econometric techniques, and advancing data platforms to support IMF business capabilities in surveillance, lending, and capacity development.