Economist

Position:
Economist

Location:

Boston, Massachusetts (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 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 candidate's working papers, and speaking with references.

• Ph.D. degree in economics.
• Must have ability to conduct policy‑relevant research at the frontier of macroeconomics, with a focus on labor economics, inflation dynamics, and public finance, as demonstrated by at least three research papers (published or completed working papers) and at least one example of current work in progress.
• Must have state‑of‑the‑art quantitative and econometric skills as demonstrated by academic coursework, papers, or prior experience.
• Must have proficiency in working with large‑scale datasets as demonstrated in working papers or prior experience.

Must be willing 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, Research Department (patricia.geagan.org).

All candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent resident aliens with at least three years of U.S. residency from the date of legal entry to the U.S.

For this job, any offer of employment is contingent upon successfully passing a two‑phase security screening. The first phase consists of the 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, which might not be complete until after you begin working at the Reserve Bank, is an additional risk‑based security screening determined by the risk rating of the position.

Depending upon 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.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work required of this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or skills associated with this position or the personnel so classified. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of this position, management reserves the right to revise this or any job description at its discretion at any time.