Economic Research Analyst (RA) - Summer 2027

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia • Atlanta, GA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

As an employee of the Atlanta Fed, you will help support our mission of promoting the stability and efficiency of the U.S. economy and financial system. Your work will affect the economy of the Southeast, the United States, and the world. The work we do here is important, and how we do it is just as important as what we do. We live our values of integrity, excellence, and respect every day. We do the right thing, we do things right, and we treat people right. A career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta gives you the chance to do work that touches lives and helps communities prosper. The Bank believes in flexibility to balance the demand of work and life while also recognizing the necessity of connecting and collaborating with our colleagues in person. Onsite work is an essential function of this position, and you are required to be onsite according to the schedule set by your management. As a Research Analyst (RA) at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta you will play a critical role in our economic research and policy projects. Candidates for RA positions should have a strong background in advance economic and mathematic courses during their studies. The staff of the Economics Research Department at the Atlanta Fed advises on monetary policy and conducts innovative analysis and research on a variety of topics, including macroeconomics and monetary policy, applied microeconomics and finance.

Requirements

• Motivated and exceptional college graduates with a strong academic record in economics, mathematics, finance, statistics, computer science, or in related fields.
• Proficiency with at least one statistical software package or programming language (e.g. Stata, R, Python, SQL, Julia or Matlab).
• Strong communication skills and extensive experience working collaboratively.
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States on a continuous basis for other than practical training purposes.
• Basic proficiency in at least one programming language or statistical package is required.
• Candidates must be able and willing to learn new languages quickly depending on the requirements of their specific position.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in working with micro data is a plus.

Responsibilities

• RAs assist staff economists in the analysis of current public policy issues and events including topics such as monetary policy, the state of the US and global economy, development in financial and housing markets, etc.
• This may include running and maintaining financial, banking and macroeconomic forecasting models or preparing background material for briefings with the Atlanta Fed president.
• RAs assist staff economists in their research activity, allowing them to work on a broad array of applied and theoretical topics.
• Most RAs will provide statistical and computational analysis to support staff economists.

Benefits

• employer-matching 401(k) savings plan
• commuter subsidy program
• health, dental and vision insurance
• tuition reimbursement for individual courses, certificate programs, and graduate programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level