JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2020 - January 31, 2021
Norges Bank
Position Title/Short Description
Section: Other Nonacademic (Temporary, Part-Time, Non-Salaried, Consulting, Etc.)
Location: Oslo, NORWAY
JEL Classification: 00 -- 00 - Default: Any Field
Full Text of JOE Listing:
The research department of Norges Bank, the Central Bank of Norway, has an opening for a research economist. Candidates should have obtained or be about to obtain their PhD in economics, financial economics or a related field, preferably with a specialization in a topic related to macroeconomics, monetary economics, labor economics, financial intermediation or financial stability. The working language in the research department is English.
The research department works on issues of relevance for monetary policy, financial stability and financial markets. Research economists spend half their time conducting high-quality research that addresses issues of interest to a central bank aimed at publication in international peer-reviewed academic journals. In the other half, they provide research-based analyses to policy departments on topical issues related to monetary policy, financial stability, macroprudential policy and financial markets. Research economists disseminate relevant internal and external research to the Bank’s staff and liaison with academic and research institutions.
The bank offers an excellent research infrastructure (IT resources, data access, research assistance) and a generous travel budget. We encourage participation in international conferences/workshops and collaboration with external researchers. Salary is competitive, working terms are flexible.
Applications must be registered through econjobmarket.org.
Deadline: 23:59 CET, November 8, 2020.
Application Requirements:
- External Application URL and Instructions Below
- Letters of Reference Link
Application Instructions:
Submission materials required:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Photo of applicant (optional)
- Job market paper
- Video presentation of job market paper (optional)
- Transcript of grades
- Graduation certificate (optional)
- Second paper (optional)
- Third paper (optional)
- Research statement (optional)
- Other material (in one file) (optional)
- Letters of reference: 3
Interviews will primarily be conducted through Zoom, starting in November. Fly-outs will take place in Oslo to the extent conditions permit.
For questions about the position, contact:
Drago Bergholt, research economist (recruitment chair), drago.bergholt@norges-bank.no
Kasper Roszbach, research director, kasper.roszbach@norges-bank.no
Knut Are Aastveit, deputy research director, knut-are.aastveit@norges-bank.no