Research Analyst under the Research Analyst Program (RAP)
Core
Entry-level research support for IMF economists, focusing on macroeconomic data collection, database management, and quantitative analysis.
Role type
Junior Research Analyst (Entry-level)
Builds
Economic, financial, and statistical databases; data analysis systems.
Domain
International Economics / Macroeconomics
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis | research
Required skills
Econometric analysis, statistical data manipulation, database maintenance, time series analysis, Python, R, STATA, EViews, MATLAB, Microsoft Excel, Tableau, PowerBI
Preferred skills
Data visualization, web design
Responsibilities
Collect and compile macroeconomic data, maintain and update economic/financial/statistical databases, conduct quantitative data analysis using econometric tools, evaluate economic/financial/statistical relationships, analyze economic time series data, design systems for data transfer between external and in-house databases, collaborate with economists on projects.
Seniority
Entry-level, recent graduate