Research Associate: Economic Policy & Data Analysis

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston seeks a Research Associate for a two-year RA program in the Research Department based in Boston, MA. The RA will work with economists on diverse projects and help analyze regional, national, and global economies and monetary policy.

The positions start in June 2027 and require U.S. citizenship. The on-site role emphasizes rigorous data work, literature reviews, and dissemination of research findings to policy makers and journals.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in economics, math, statistics, computer science, international relations, or related field with concentration in economics.
• Strong analytical, communications, and organization skills.
• Familiarity with programming languages and statistical software packages such as Stata, Python, Matlab, R, and knowledge of statistics and econometrics.
• Prior research or classroom experience analyzing data.

Responsibilities

• Review, organize, and analyze economic and financial data.
• Write programs using statistical software such as Stata, MATLAB, R, SAS or Python.
• Conduct literature reviews, perform thorough data analysis, and prepare written summaries of results for economists.
• Prepare charts and tables using spreadsheet and data visualization software packages.
• Conduct economic research for policy memos and for articles intended for publication by The Boston Fed, academic journals, and business periodicals.
• Design programs to clean data, perform statistical tests, and run regressions. Update and maintain data series regularly used by economists.
• Proofread, edit, and fact-check articles and papers.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communications

Organization

Programming familiarity

Stata

Python

Matlab

R

Statistics & econometrics

Research experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in economics, math, statistics, computer science, international relations, or related field with concentration in economics

Tools

Stata

Python

Matlab

R

Job description

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston seeks a Research Associate for a two-year RA program in the Research Department based in Boston, MA. The RA will work with economists on diverse projects and help analyze regional, national, and global economies and monetary policy.

The positions start in June 2027 and require U.S. citizenship. The on-site role emphasizes rigorous data work, literature reviews, and dissemination of research findings to policy makers and journals.