Banque de France - Paris (France)

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The Banque de France is planning to recruit several experienced or new Ph.D.s in economics, econometrics and finance for its headquarters in Paris. The areas of interest include Financial economics (banking, financial stability, and asset pricing), International Economics (trade and international finance), Macroeconomics (monetary macroeconomics and monetary policy, growth, forecasting and modelling), and Microeconomics (labour economics, micro-econometrics and corporate finance).

The Banque de France provides an excellent work and research environment. The main tasks of the potential candidates will be to conduct high-quality policy-oriented research, publishable in international refereed journals, to produce reports and briefings for the Banque's senior management, and to contribute to the Banque's publications.

Candidates will be expected to travel and participate in meetings organized by international institutions as well as interact with the academic community in their field of expertise. Three-year fixed-term, full-time contracts could be offered. Knowledge of French as a working language would be an asset. Salary and benefits vary with experience and are competitive on a European scale.

Applicants should e-mail a CV, a sample of recent research and arrange for at least two reference letters to be sent to 1476-UT@banque-france.fr. Review of applications will begin on 15 October, and will continue until 30 November.

Candidates should indicate whether they will be available for interviews at the AEA job market in Boston, 3-5 January 2015. We also plan to conduct interviews in Paris and on the phone for Europe based applicants who do not attend the AEA congress.