Economist

Position:
Economist

Location:

US-MA-Boston (office presence required at least 4 days per week). Salary: $204,900 – $307,300.

• Advise the Bank president and Board of Directors on monetary policy issues, especially those related to labor markets, inflation dynamics, and public finance.
• Keep abreast of monetary policy‑relevant issues and address them using state‑of‑the‑art professional techniques.
• Produce working papers for publication in high‑quality peer‑reviewed journals and write accessible articles on timely policy questions for department publications.
• Present current research at meetings, conferences, and workshops held by the Bank and by academic, business, and international organizations.
• Help organize workshops, seminars, and conferences as requested.
• Participate in the Bank’s outreach program; deliver talks to the general public on Federal Reserve policy and/or research topics.
• Assist in staff recruitment by reviewing curriculum vitae and dissertation abstracts, conducting interviews, reading and commenting on candidates’ working papers, and speaking with references.

• Ph.D. degree in economics.
• Ability to conduct policy‑relevant research at the frontier of macroeconomics, focused on labor economics, inflation dynamics, and public finance, demonstrated by at least three research papers (published or completed working papers) and at least one example of current work in progress.
• State‑of‑the‑art quantitative and econometric skills demonstrated by academic coursework, papers, or prior experience.
• Proficiency in working with large‑scale datasets demonstrated in working papers or prior experience.
• Willingness to travel domestically and globally, estimated 6‑10 trips per year.

• Submit CV and evidence of research. Recommendation letters may be sent to Patricia Geagan (patricia.geagan.org).
• Employee referral eligible.
• Must be a US citizen, or a lawful permanent resident, or if not, must be willing to sign a declaration of intent to expeditiously become a lawful permanent resident and a US citizen when eligible.
• The offer is contingent upon successfully passing a two‑phase security screening. The first phase includes a satisfactory completion of a physical examination (including a drug screening), reference checks, and a security investigation consisting of credit and criminal history checks. The second phase may include additional risk‑based security screening determined by the risk rating of the position. Depending on the sensitivity of the position, this phase may include, and is not limited to, citizenship status verification, and personal interviews with the candidate, references, and prior employers.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and to provide equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, or military service. All employees assigned to this position will be subject to FBI fingerprint/ criminal background and Patriot Act/ OFAC watch list checks at least once every five years.