Summer Intern Research Fellow (PhD)

Federal Reserve System•Philadelphia, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is one of the 12 regional Reserve Banks that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System. It helps formulate and implement monetary policy, supervises banks and bank and savings and loan holding companies, and provides financial services to depository institutions and the federal government. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia serves eastern and central Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware. This is an on-site opportunity. The Philadelphia Fed’s Research Department is sponsoring a summer internship program for Ph.D. students, to enable participants to conduct research, present results, and engage with experienced economists. The Research Department seeks Ph.D. students in macroeconomics, applied microeconomics, financial economics, or related areas of study who are actively working on their dissertation. The program is designed to provide you with the opportunity to advance your research project and participate in the intellectual life of the department. You will be mentored by experienced economists on their research program as well as on a variety of potential career concerns. You will also have the opportunity to present your work in our seminar series and interact with staff and visiting economists. The intern program is 10 weeks. This is a paid internship opportunity. The salary grade for this position is 9. Final salary and offer will be determined by the applicant’s background, experience, and skills, and internal equity and alignment with market data.

Requirements

CV, ideally with links to available research papers
A one-page description of the research project you will work on during the summer
One letter of reference from an advisor
Actively working on their dissertation