Research Associate — Economics, Data & Policy Modeling

Federal Reserve Bank (FRB); Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is seeking a Research Associate in the Economic Research Department to support analytical work, data analysis, and policy discussions. You will work with PhD economists on research projects and prepare charts for presentations.

Applicants should hold a bachelor’s or master’s in economics or related fields, with coursework in econometrics and statistics, and strong programming skills in Stata, R, Python, or Matlab.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in economics or related field.
• Coursework or experience in economics required; econometrics, math, statistics and CS desirable.
• Proficiency in Stata, R, Python or Matlab is highly desirable.
• Strong academic record with empirical data analysis experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with PhD economists on policy briefs and research projects.
• Gather, analyze data, program economic models, and create charts for presentations.
• Engage in econometric or theoretical research and contribute to Bank publications.

Skills

Economics coursework

Econometrics

Statistics

Computer science

Programming (Stata/R/Python/Matlab)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Economics

Quant/Math emphasis

Tools

Stata

R

Python

Matlab

Job description

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is seeking a Research Associate in the Economic Research Department to support analytical work, data analysis, and policy discussions. You will work with PhD economists on research projects and prepare charts for presentations.

Applicants should hold a bachelor’s or master’s in economics or related fields, with coursework in econometrics and statistics, and strong programming skills in Stata, R, Python, or Matlab.