Research Assistant at the International Monetary Fund

The Macro-Financial Division of the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund conducts research on macroeconomic and financial issues critical to the Fund including macro-financial linkages, financial flows, financial systems, monetary policy, macroprudential policies, financial inclusion, climate finance, fintech and digital money. The division is looking for a full-time research assistant who could start after graduation. The contract will be for one year with the possibility of extending it for a second year.

The selected candidate should have an undergraduate in economics with a strong GPA. S/he should have some prior academic research experience and demonstrate excellent data management skills (significant programming experience in standard econometric software such as Stata, R, Python, etc., familiarity with computer systems, and the ability to handle large databases) and a good understanding of basic macroeconomics and finance. The RA should already have or be able to quickly develop the ability to work with the various sources of financial information and data used in the IMF, such as Worldscope, Datastream, Orbis, Fitch Connect, and Bloomberg.

Past candidates selected for this position have gone on to pursue graduate programs in prestigious universities in the U.S. including MIT, Stanford, Chicago, Brown, NYU, Georgetown, and Tufts. The IMF offers G4 visa status to all non-U.S. citizens as well as very generous remuneration and benefits.