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Federal Reserve Bank of ChicagoAs a Research Assistant at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago you will utilize analytical skills in the areas of Economics Finance Statistics Mathematics and Computer Science to support academic research and policy work by staff economists. Topics of interest to our economists include micro and macroeconomics finance regional economic markets insurance markets and economic inequality and inclusion. Research and policy projects help to inform and direct the Banks efforts to achieve its mission. Specific tasks that research assistants can expect to undertake include quantitative research analyses using economic and financial data; developing code for model estimation; collecting and managing data; and preparation of briefings.This position is structured as part of a twoyear program and requires a twoyear commitment. You will work with a variety of economists on their specified team to acquire skills in how to work with data in order to answer research and policy questions. Such skills are valuable when pursuing graduate studies in economics and related fields as well as for careers in industry policy and /or the nonprofit sector. The level of work required is considered entrylevel and staff work under direct supervision. You will have no direct reports. We offer a very competitive salary and benefits package.
For further information please visit our website: Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct statistical and economic analyses of current macroeconomic microeconomic and regional data and provides support for the economists in their academic research and policy work.
- Support the economists in their basic and applied research by following instructions to perform tasks including collecting data conducting moderately complex statistical analysis writing code for model estimation and organizing the presentation of results.
- Prepare a variety of charts tables and descriptive text for department management or other staff economists to use in their briefings of the President and the Board of Directors.
- Collaborate with economists at all stages of the research process from literature reviews and data analyses to regressions and presentations of results on some occasions efforts will be substantial enough to lead to jointly authored articles with economists
- Recommend initiates plans and executes research projects under the guidance of manager and department researchers.
- Perform other duties as requested.
Your Education and Experience:
- Bachelors degree (at minimum) with a strong quantitative background (econometrics statistics advanced calculus or computer programming)
- Evidence of aptitude for quantitative and analytical skills
- Exposure to and experience using data/programming languages
- Demonstrated interest in economics
Your Knowledge and Skills:
- Knowledge of and experience applying economic theory and quantitative analysis techniques under the supervision of researchers.
- Ability to use PC standard and statistical programs such as but not limited to R Python STATA MATLAB ArcGIS etc. to organize data and to perform advanced statistical and econometric analyses.
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To be considered all applications must include:
- 1Resume
- 2Cover Letter
- 3Undergraduate Transcript (unofficial is acceptable)
- 4At least one letter of recommendation please have your recommender submit a letter directly to: with your LAST NAME FIRST NAME in the subject line of the email.
- 5At least TWO references (name contact information) submitted separately from your resume
IMPORTANT NOTE: When asked to upload your resume on the Workday Portal you must upload all supplementary application documents. There will not be an additional prompt to upload documents 2 3 & 5. You must upload them on the same page where you upload your resume. Failure to do so will result postponing the review of your application.
All applications received after this date will be considered as space is available.
If you have any questions regarding the submission of your application please reach out to
What we offer:
- The expected starting salary for this position is $75000 annually in addition to annual performancebased discretionary bonuses. Final salary and offer will be determined based on the applicants relevant experience skills internal equity and alignment with geographic and other market data.
- The Chicago Fed offers benefits to support overall health and financial security. Learn more about our benefits here: continuous learning environment with opportunities to gain new skills and grow your career.
Additional Requirements:
- This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of two days per week in office.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
- This position has additional screening requirements due to the information accessed while performing the job. These additional screenings would be initiated at the time of offer acceptance and can take approximately two months to be completed. The screening covers areas such as education/employment verification criminal history credit history and reaches out to your references and people that know you well.
- As a condition of employment Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago employees must comply with the Banks ethics rules which generally prohibit employees their spouses/domestic partners and minor children from owning securities such as stock of banks or savings associations or their affiliates such as bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies. If you or your spouse/domestic partner or minor child own such securities and would not be willing or able to divest them if you accepted an offer of Bank employment you should raise this issue with the recruiter for this posting who can provide you contact information for our ethics official if necessary.
- This document indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. An employees responsibilities tasks and duties might differ from those outlined in the job description and other duties as assigned are a part of the job. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reserves the right to modify the elements of this job description as business needs require.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age marital status disability gender gender identity or expression or veteran status.
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