Senior Economic Research Associate

Federal Reserve System; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k/Thrift Plan with employer match

Employer-funded Pension Plan

Paid Vacation/Sick Time & Holidays

Monthly $200 Commuter Allowance

Tuition Reimbursement

Parental Leave

Onsite Fitness Center

Job summary

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is seeking Research Assistants (RAs) for the Economic Research Department. The two-year program supports economists with data analysis, forecasts, and policy briefs, feeding into graduate programs and other economics careers.

Employment is at-will. RAs gain experience across macroeconomics, banking, consumer finance, and regional economics while enhancing skills in statistics, econometrics, and programming.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in economics, mathematics, or statistics.
• Coursework in econometrics or advanced statistics.
• Programming experience in Stata, R, Python and/or Matlab.

Responsibilities

• Assisting economists with statistical and econometric analysis for long-term, academically oriented research projects.
• Assisting economists with reports and presentations on current economic and financial conditions for pre‑FOMC briefings
• Producing various Bank publications for public consumption
• On a day‑to‑day basis, RAs are expected to: Identify and collect data or other information from academic journals, market sources, and government reports
• Write computer programs using statistical software such as Stata, R, Python, Matlab, and/or SAS
• Review, organize, and analyze economic and financial data
• Write or help prepare reports and presentations in the form of graphs or tables

Skills

Data analysis

Programming

Econometrics

Education

Economics/Math/Statistics degree

Tools

Stata

R

Python

Matlab

Job description

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is seeking Research Assistants (RAs) for the Economic Research Department. The two-year program supports economists with data analysis, forecasts, and policy briefs, feeding into graduate programs and other economics careers.

Employment is at-will. RAs gain experience across macroeconomics, banking, consumer finance, and regional economics while enhancing skills in statistics, econometrics, and programming.