PhD Traineeship in the International Policy Analysis Division

Frankfurt

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Veröffentlicht am 12.12.2025
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PhD Traineeship in the International Policy Analysis Division

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Your role

As a PhD trainee you will work closely with ECB staff members on one or more of the following tasks:

carrying out a research project;

drafting a paper for publication in the ECB’s Working Paper Series in collaboration with ECB staff members;

presenting the preliminary results at an internal seminar;

participating in internal seminars and contributing to the analytical work of the Division.

The traineeship offers you excellent opportunities to work closely with highly qualified economists on different tasks and projects in the field of international finance and macroeconomics, giving you valuable experience for a successful professional career. You will also be assigned a mentor and will be able to develop your potential and quickly contribute to the work we do. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

a master’s degree and at least two years of PhD studies in economics, finance, statistics, data science or a closely related field;

interest in research in economics, finance or computational methods as well as experience in conducting academic research in those areas;

sound knowledge of advanced econometric techniques and macro-modelling tools;

experience with programming languages or statistical, econometric or numerical computing software packages such as MATLAB, Stata, Python, R, C++ or Julia;

good knowledge of the MS Office package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);

an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the .

Desired:

Expertise in international finance on issues such as exchange rates, global imbalances, commodities, macro-financial spillovers, etc.

You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs, and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

Standort

European Central Bank, Frankfurt

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