Summer Intern - Research Department

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

As an employee of the Boston Fed, you will work to promote sound growth and financial stability in New England and the nation.

You will contribute to communities, the region, and the nation by conducting economic research, participating in monetary policy-making, supervising certain financial institutions, providing financial services and payments, playing a leadership role in the payments industry, and supporting economic well-being in communities through a variety of efforts.

The Boston Fed is one of 12 Reserve Banks and we serve all or parts of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Our mission is accomplished through our Bank's values: diversity, equity and inclusion, innovation, integrity, and leadership.

This job will be an onsite role.

This position is part of the Bank's Internship/ Co-op Program which is offered to students who are currently enrolled in graduate and undergraduate studies.

This Program identifies talented and qualified candidates who could potentially fill professional job openings in the Bank.

Research Department Internships: Summer 2025
The Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is offering a limited number of exciting internships to qualified college students.

Summer internships are full-time paid positions that start in May/June and typically last 10 to 12 weeks.

Summer interns can expect to work on one or more projects with the Bank's economists and research analysts to conduct research in various areas of economics and will develop valuable data analysis and programming skills.

The Federal Reserve is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to supporting and fostering diversity within the broader economics research community.

Requirements


* Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree with emphasis in economics or a closely related field, such as finance, statistics, mathematics, or computer science.


* Working knowledge of econometrics and/or statistics packages such as Stata, MATLAB, R, or Python. 


* Excellent oral and written communication skills


* Must be authorized to work in the United States.

All employees assigned to this position will be subject to FBI fingerprint/ criminal background and Patriot Act/ Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) watch list checks at least once every five years.

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.

As a condition of employment, all Federal Reserve Bank of Boston employees must comply with the Bank's ethics rules, which generally prohibit employees, the...