The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is looking to solve the problem of promoting a strong financial system and a healthy economy for all by hiring a research analyst to assist economists in their academic research and policy analysis.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with coursework in economics, and knowledge of statistics and/or econometrics tools with mathematical background through multi-variable calculus
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Basic knowledge of economic variables
- Some prior knowledge of the purpose and nature of specific data sets requested by economists
- Understanding of core econometric techniques that encourage interpretation and use of data in economic analysis
- Familiarity with writing programs in an econometric or statistical package such as STATA, R, Python, or EVIEWS
Responsibilities
- Assist economists in their academic research and policy analysis as a member of the energy, financial, international, macroeconomics, or regional group.
- Accessing, organizing, analyzing, and visualizing data
- Conducting background analysis
- Performing statistical and econometric analysis
- Running econometric or quantitative models
Other
- Bachelor’s degree
- Ability to describe economic trends in writing
- U.S. citizenship, U.S. nationality, or U.S. permanent residency
- Must undergo an enhanced background check and comply with all applicable information handling rules
- Must provide transcripts and a writing sample related to economic research
