The tasks of the Monetary Policy Section (Referat Geldpolitik) are to provide policy advice to senior management and to conduct applied research. The former includes providing support in the form of monetary policy briefings for the meetings of the ECB Governing Council as well as various ad-hoc requests on monetary and inflation related issues. On the basis of the latest findings in economic theory and its empirical methods, as well as our own research, we monitor, analyze and research monetary and inflation policy issues.
The Monetary Policy Section offers to interested students for a duration of 4-6 months (full or part-time starting from January 1, 2026 or June 1, 2026) an
Internship in the Monetary Policy Section
Full-time or part-time (Fixed term until 30/6/2026 or 30/11/2026)
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Your tasks
- Collaborate with team members on analysis, research, and modeling efforts related to monetary policy and inflation.
- Assist in the development and improvement of data analysis tools in R and MATLAB.
- Support in writing scientific papers related to monetary policy and inflation, including data preparation, literature research, and visualization of results.
- Assist in preparing briefing materials and ad hoc reports for the top management, as well as in preparing and processing data.
Your Background
- You are finalizing or have completed a Master's degree in one of the following fields: (Quantitative) Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, or Finance.
- You have a strong interest in monetary policy and inflation, ideally complemented by initial experience in the field of monetary economics and inflation.
- You are proficient in relevant state-of-the-art software packages (R, MATLAB, EViews, Stata, Python, etc. - preferably R and RShiny) and are skilled in using MS-Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
- You have experience or an interest in empirical work that requires the handling of complex data sets (e.g., with publicly available data from Eurostat, ECB, etc.)
- You are willing to collaborate with and support other team members in achieving common goals.
- You have excellent presentation and communication skills.
- You have strong English language skills (German is an asset but not required).
What we offer
- Challenging tasks in an international environment
- Exciting insights into the work of a central bank
- Friendly and open working atmosphere
- Flexible working hours and the possibility of home office
- Gross monthly salary of EUR 1,999 based on full-time employment (38.5 hours)
In your motivation letter, please indicate your preferred starting date (January or June 2026).
To further enhance diversity, the OeNB particularly encourages applications from female candidates. In case of equal merit, preference will be given to female applicants. Applications from candidates with disabilities are expressly encouraged. If you have any questions regarding the internship or application process, please feel free to contact Shawnee Leeb, MSc (01/404 20-7657).
Location: Wien
Type of position Internship
Starting date: 01/01/2026 or 01/06/2026
Area: Volkswirtschaft
Your contact person
Shawnee Leeb, Bsc
Contact person for Internships
01/404 20-7657
Are you interested in the position and have EU citizenship? Then I look forward to receiving your online application.