JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

February 1, 2015 - July 31, 2015

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

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Research Department
Macroeconomic Real-Time Data Specialist

JOE ID Number: 2015-01_111452784
Date Posted: 03/03/2015
Date Inactive: 07/31/2015
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Macroeconomic Real-Time Data Specialist
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
C5 -- Econometric Modeling
C8 -- Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs
M2 -- Business Economics

Status Update: Position is no longer available
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Research Department seeks a specialist to assist the director and assistant director of the Real-Time Data Research Center. The center is part of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Research Department. It is a source of knowledge about real-time macroeconomic data, surveys of macroeconomic forecasts, and macroeconomic modeling.

The specialist will oversee the production of the center’s ongoing projects, suggest new projects and methods for improving existing projects, and manage the related work of assigned staff. Under consultation with the center’s management, the specialist will also initiate and perform policy-oriented research projects using real-time data and time series econometrics and prepare reports on the results.

Qualified candidates will have excellent oral and written communication skills and advanced training in economics such as A.B.D. or Ph.D., with a strong working knowledge of macroeconomic variables and time-series econometrics and at least three years of experience in supervising the activities of economic research assistants and economic research analysts.


Application Requirements:
  • Application Instructions Below
Application deadline: 07/31/2015
Application Instructions:
Applications will be accepted only online. Additional information on the position and the application procedure are available via www.philadelphiafed.org/careers/job-openings.cfm.