Research Assistant

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Research Assistant

The Supervisory Research and Analysis Unit (SRA) is an interdisciplinary group of professionals (economists, financial market analysts and specialists, accountants, and research assistants) that conduct research and analysis aimed at supporting the Bank’s supervision and regulation efforts.

SRA staff produce research on the banking industry and broader credit markets, the impact of micro- and macroprudential policy on financial markets, and developments that could raise financial stability issues.

SRA also contributes to the Federal Reserve System's efforts to identify and monitor potential financial stability risks, and routinely advises senior Bank leadership on related matters.

Finally, SRA supports the Bank’s participation in several System initiatives, including the Quantitative Surveillance Group, the Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests, and the Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee.

SRA has an opening for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Research Assistant.

This position is responsible for providing high quality technical and analytical support in the form of data acquisition and analysis to one or more research economists.

The position and job description posted is for a Research Assistant; however, candidates will be placed into an appropriate level within the Research Assistant job family (including Research Assistant or Senior Research Assistant) based on the extent of their experience.

Principal Accountabilities:


* Search for and summarize literature.

Keep track of sources and assess their reliability.


* Obtain data from internal and external sources and ensure the data's reliability.


* Set up data processing pipelines to facilitate regular updating and reproducibility of analyses and results.


* Manipulate data and perform statistical tests, statistical estimates, and apply other machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques as needed.


* Organize results in a form that can be easily interpreted by the team.


* Prepare charts and tables for publications, presentations, and briefings to Bank and System leadership.


* Learn to use tools such as spreadsheets, statistical analysis packages, graphics libraries, and remote computing environments as needed to perform duties.


* Proofread, edit, fact-check, and comment on work products.


* Liaise with data providers, department and Bank staff, and the public as needed.

Knowledge and Experience:

Knowledge and experience normally acquired through, or equivalent to, the completion of a bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, mathematics, computer science, physics, or related field.


* Strong understanding of statistics, econometrics, causal inference, and ML techniques.


* Demonstrable experience in coding for data analysis/management.

One language among Stata, R, or Python required plus willingness to learn the other two on the job.


* Prior work ...