Economic Research Associate Jobs

Research associates (RAs) at the St. Louis Fed are full-time, paid professionals with degrees in economics. Each year, we hire several RAs to work with our economists in producing and communicating economic research.

What You’ll Do

• Perform statistical, econometric, computational, and analytical research that economists can use for publication in academic journals.
• Use Excel and statistical packages such as Stata, R, MATLAB, Julia, Python, and SAS.
• Collect, organize and interpret economic and financial data.
• Review academic journals, market sources and government reports.
• Write short articles or assist economists in developing short articles and presentations on current economic and financial conditions and policy issues.
• Take on additional assignments, including gathering and organizing survey data and anecdotal information and summarizing economic data for the St. Louis Fed’s section of the Federal Reserve System Beige Book.

Qualifications for Economic Research Associates

• GPA of 3.5 or above.
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, econometrics, or quantitative economics.
• Strong background in mathematics and statistics, including coursework in calculus II, econometrics, linear algebra, and differential equations.
• Previous economic research experience, such as undergraduate research assistant, research-related internship or independent research project.

How to Apply

The St. Louis Fed posts economic research associate job opportunities on Econ Job Market, when available. (If no positions are currently available, check back here soon.)

Required for research associate job application:

• Your cover letter.
• Your curriculum vitae or resume.
• A copy of unofficial transcripts from all colleges and universities attended.
• A technical writing sample.
• A completed applicant summary file.

Applications will not be considered without all of these materials.

For questions: RA.Recruiting@stls.frb.org.

Related: Research Associate Internships

Are you an undergraduate studying economics? Our research associate internships offer an opportunity to view the U.S. economy from the perspective of the Federal Reserve System and to work alongside our current RAs and economists.