2026 SF Fed Research Associate

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Are you a motivated college graduate looking for a chance to make a difference? The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is hiring Economic Research Associates to join our Economic Research team.

We welcome applications for multiple positions that start in the Summer of 2026.

We are the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco — public servants with a mission to advance the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems to build a stronger economy for all Americans.

As part of the nation’s central bank, we are committed to understanding and serving the vibrant, expansive communities of the Twelfth District, which covers the nine western states of the U.S.

That means we seek and appreciate new perspectives and build opportunities to learn and grow.

At the SF Fed, we approach our work with integrity and a commitment to service.

The Economic Research department is a center for innovative thinking about all aspects of the domestic and global economy.

We conduct high-caliber research and provide in-depth and independent analysis to support monetary policy, supervision, and public information.

We strive to conduct frontier research that informs policy.

We cover a broad set of topics: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, International, Finance, Macro Analysis and Economic Geography, and Policy.

About the Opportunity:


* Use analytical and computer programming skills in the areas of economics, finance, and statistics to support work by staff economists in areas such as academic research, monetary policy, and macroeconomic forecasting.


* There are two positions: Research Associates and a Policy Associate position.

Applicants will be reviewed with both positions in mind.


* Research Associates support research and policy by staff economists.

They conduct research with multiple staff economists across all topics, providing exposure to different areas of economics and a wide range of methods.


* Policy Associates support the Research Director and other department management by helping to prepare tables, charts, and other data visualizations for presentations, while working with staff economists to distribute and compile responses for surveys about the state of the economy that support policymaking.


* Co-author and support academic research for the San Francisco Fed Economic Letters.


* Since 2020, our Research Associates have joined PhD programs at Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, Michigan, NYU, Boston University, Maryland, UT Austin, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Davis, and UC Irvine, among others.

Seven of those were awarded National Science Foundation Fellowships.

They have also gone to complete their graduate studies at top law, business, and public policy programs or join other prestigious research and policy institutions.


* This program requires a two-year commitment and is ideal for those considering graduate studies in economics, finance, public policy, sta...