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Research Assistant

Chicago, IL, US💼 Full-time💰 $75,000–$75,000🗓 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Conduct econometric analysis, manage economic/financial data, and support policy research for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Role type

Research Assistant (Economics/Policy)

Builds

Research papers, publications, and time-sensitive policy analysis

Domain

Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Finance, Regional Economics

Deliverable

production ML models | dashboards & analysis | research

Required skills

Econometric analysis, statistical programming, data cleaning, literature review, written analysis, presentation skills

Preferred skills

Previous research experience, graduate study interest

Technologies

Stata, R, Python, MATLAB

Responsibilities

Collecting, cleaning, managing, and analyzing economic and financial data; Conducting statistical and econometric analysis and developing research code; Conducting literature reviews and synthesizing academic and policy research; Preparing charts, tables, written analysis, presentations, and briefing materials; Supporting research papers, publications, and time-sensitive policy analysis

Seniority

Entry-level, recent graduate

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