European Central Bank

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Directorate General Research (DG/R) of the European Central Bank (ECB) is interested in hiring economists with PhDs in economics or finance. DG/R has two main responsibilities: (i) conducting research in macroeconomics, financial economics, monetary and international economics, labour economics and macroeconometrics; and (ii) providing research-based policy advice in the above-mentioned areas, and applying conceptual frameworks and macroeconometric models for policy analysis.

Successful candidates will be expected to conduct and publish high-quality research and actively contribute to DG/R’s policy work.

Information about research at the ECB is available at https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/economic-research/html/index.en.html.

Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

Applicants should submit the following via the American Economic Association’s Job Openings for Economists (JOE) website:
1. a CV;
2. a sample of recent research;
3. at least three references;
4. an application letter indicating whether they will attend the ASSA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia in January 2018.

All documentation must be received by 26 November 2017. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed at the ASSA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. Any other enquiries can be sent to research@ecb.europa.eu. The Directorate General Research may share your candidacy with hiring managers in the ECB’s Directorate General Economics.