Research Assistant-1

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.

This role requires an in-person schedule with onsite work expected for intentional collaboration.

Candidates must reside in First District.

The Research Assistant (RA) program at the Boston Fed is a two-year program designed for recent college graduates with a background in economics, math, statistics, or related fields.

RAs work with economists on a variety of research projects and provide support for ongoing analysis of the New England, U.S., and global economies and monetary policy, as well as bank regulation, the payments system and financial markets.

Positions are available in our Research Department starting in June 2026.  The Research Department provides current economic analysis and policy advice to Federal Reserve decision makers and conducts innovative research with the aim of improving our understanding of the regional, U.S.

and global economies and encouraging better policy outcomes.   

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

If you are interested in gaining meaningful work experience, expanding your career options, and serving the public, we encourage you to apply for our Research Assistant Program.

RA Responsibilities


* Review, organize, and analyze economic and financial data.


* Write programs using statistical software such as STATA, MATLAB, R, SAS or Python


* Conduct literature reviews, perform thorough data analysis, and prepare written summaries of results for economists.


* Prepare charts and tables using spreadsheet and data visualization software packages. 


* Conduct economic research for policy memos and for articles intended for publication by The Boston Fed, academic journals, and business periodicals.


* Design programs to clean data, perform statistical tests, and run regressions.

Update and maintain data series regularly used by economists.


* Proofread, edit, and fact-check articles and papers.

Qualifications


* A bachelor’s degree in economics, math, statistics, computer science, international relations, or related field with concentration in economics. 


* Strong analytical, communications, and organization skills. 


* Familiarity with programming languages and statistical software pa...