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Summer research graduate programme

This programme is aimed at highly promising PhD students who have completed their coursework and are in the dissertation stage of their studies in economics, finance, statistics, mathematics or another related field.

About the programme

Research graduates will have the opportunity to visit the ECB’s Directorate General Research for three months during the summer, carry out research and learn about the day-to-day work of the Directorate General.

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Tasks

In particular, the participants in this programme are expected to contribute to the work of the Directorate General as follows:

  • carry out research on a topic of relevance for the ECB (as outlined in the research proposal submitted when applying for the programme), under the supervision of a senior economist in the Directorate General;
  • present the results of this research in a seminar at the end of the visit;
  • interact with economists in the Directorate General and from across the ECB;
  • become familiar with the working environment in the Directorate General and, more generally, with the ECB and its policy challenges.

Next recruiting round

The vacancy notice for the forthcoming Summer research graduate programme will be published in Q4 (November), with the closing date of the campaign around mid-January of the following year. Please monitor the ECB’s careers webpage for updates.

Summer research graduates

2024

Name Affiliation

Lukas Boehnert

University of Oxford

Naomi Cohen

Sciences Po

Sabrina Ben Said

University of Wisconsin Madison

2023

Name Affiliation

Giovanni Sciacovelli

Northwestern University

Sofia Semik

Goethe University

2022

Name Affiliation
Chloe Larkou European University Institute
Georgios Nikolakoudis Princeton University

2021

Name Affiliation
Dorisz Albrecht Princeton University
Luca Gemmi Boston College
Ewelina Laskowska ETH Zurich
Stefano Pica Boston University

2020

Name Affiliation
Annika Bacher European University Institute
Lidia Smitkova University of Cambridge

2019

Name Affiliation
Riccardo Bianchi Vimercati Northwestern University
Maarten de Ridder University of Cambridge
Isabel Hanisch Notre Dame
Andreea Rotarescu Johns Hopkins University

2018

Name Affiliation
Bence Bardoczy Northwestern University
Sylverie Herbert Cornell University
Carolina Lopez-Quiles European University Institute
Christian Wolf Princeton University

2017

Name Affiliation
Flora Budianto Freie Universität Berlin
Adriana Grasso LUISS Guido Carli
Christian Höynck Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Yann Koby Princeton University

2016

Name Affiliation
Cesare Buiatti University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Caterina Forti Grazzini Humboldt University and DIW Berlin
Valentina Raponi Imperial College
Donghai Zhang University of Bonn

2015

Name Affiliation
Stefanie Huber Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Florens Odendahl Universitat Pompeu Fabra

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