Call for applications for the IMF Recruitment: Fund Internship Program 2019 in USA. The Fund Internship Program (FIP) provides an opportunity for Doctoral students to gain an insider experience of the integrated, member country focused, mandate and work of the IMF.
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Internships are offered to about 50 students each year who work at IMF headquarters in Washington D.C., between June and October. Internships are a minimum of 10 weeks duration, and maximum of 12 weeks duration. Fund interns work under the supervision of experienced colleagues to carry out a research project, and prepare a research paper. Papers may be presented to IMF staff at the end of the internship, and those of the highest standard may be published internally to the IMF.
Research topics are derived from the IMF work program—the host department’s needs. A few of the previous FIP research topics included:
- Preferential access to credit: evidence from Brazil
- Credit Demand and Supply during the U.S. Recovery
- Climate change—a contribution to this analytical chapter in the October 2017 WEO
- Impact of commodity price shocks on financial stability in developing countries
- Explore non-linear effects of oil price shocks on growth (Kazakhstan).
- Spillover effects of ECB unconventional monetary policies
- Impact of foreign direct investment and portfolio investment on gender inequality in developing countries
- Systemic risk amplifiers for stress testing based on inferred networks
- Survey literature on public sector BSA
- Spillovers: measuring third party effects
- Technology and income polarization
- Carbon tax, structural transformation and inequality
- Consumption and wealth in Italy
- Debt sustainability, capacity to repay and other risk assessments
- Productivity and volatility in Europe/Euro Area
- Financing costs in sub-Saharan Africa—Overshooting or fundamentals?
- Trade Integration in Latin America
- Macroeconomic and structural policies and gender inequality
- Bond trading: big data analytics
- Evaluating post-implementation effects of the G20 financial regulatory reforms
- Benchmarking policy frameworks in low-income countries
The IMF’s Legal Department is also offering an internship under this program. The successful applicant will be assigned research for the Legal Department and be supervised by a senior member of the department. In past years, the Legal Department’s FIP has had the opportunity to complete:
- Analysis of the legal framework for capital controls under the European Economic Area
- Research on the insolvency of non-bank financial institutions
- Research on the legal mandate of the IMF in financial regulation
- Cross-country comparisons of effectiveness of AML/CFT efforts
Location:
United StatesBenefits
IMF interns receive:
- A competitive salary;
- Round-trip restricted economy class air travel to Washington, D.C. from their university;
- Limited medical insurance coverage;
- Intern’s research paper with highest standards may be published internally to the IMF;
Note: The IMF does not provide housing, nor housing assistance. Interns are responsible for finding and securing their own accommodations.
Eligibilities
To be eligible for the FIP, candidates must meet the following criteria:
PhD Students:
- Must be within one to two years of completing a Ph.D. in macroeconomics or a related field and be in student status (i.e. must be returning to university after the internship). Typically, internships are sought by those who are interested in the IMF’s Economist Program following graduation from the Ph.D;
- Be below the age of 32 at the commencement of the internship;
- Have an excellent command of English, written and oral.
- Possess strong analytical, quantitative and computer skills;
Master’s degree students:
- Must be in student status at the time of application (not yet graduated);
- Be below the age of 28 at the commencement of the internship;
- Have an excellent command of English, written and oral;
- Possess strong analytical, quantitative and computer skills;
Application Process
Please apply through the Apply Now link.
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Application Deadline: January 7, 2019
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