Joint Research Center of the European Commission

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The Financial and Economic Analysis Unit supports EU policies in the domains of economics, financial markets and financial stability. The unit produces background papers and scientific reports contributing to policy debates within the Commission. Results are published in JRC reports, while research output is submitted to peer-reviewed journals.

With an increased emphasis on key policy questions relating to macroeconomic imbalances, debt sustainability, financial markets, financial stability, taxation, growth, inequality and capital markets union, we are looking for two senior researchers with a macroeconomics/macro-finance and one with a finance profile.

Qualifications:

Background in Finance/Economics with experience in finance, econometrics and macroeconomic modeling;
Ph.D. and 10 years of research experience, or 15 years of research experience;
Experience with one or more of the following: Matlab, Stata, R, EViews, SPSS, C, Fortran, Eviews;
Knowledge of spoken and written English and excellent drafting abilities;
Interest in working at the core of European institutions on research in areas of high policy-relevance;
Self-motivation, team spirit, ability to be proactive and work independently.

Experience in economic policy analysis, in micro-macro or macro-financial modelling or in panel data analysis would be an asset.

For more information, see http://recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/showprj.php?type=G&id=3002 (finance), http://recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/showprj.php?type=G&id=3003 (macro I) and http://recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/showprj.php?type=G&id=3004 (macro II).