Opportunities for researchers
The Directorate General Research (DG/R) offers exciting and challenging employment opportunities for research economists, traineeships for students, and fellowships for promising young researchers as well as prominent scholars.
Research economists interested in employment at the ECB are invited to respond to vacancy notices that appear regularly on the ECB's careers pages. DG/R also recruits for entry-level positions on the job markets organised by the American Economic Association and the European Economic Association.
Wim Duisenberg Fellowship
Fellowships for prominent economists in academia, central banks and research institutions.
Wim Duisenberg Fellowship
Regular Research Visitors
Visiting programme for leading academic senior economists.
Regular Research Visitors
Lamfalussy Fellowship
Fellowships for promising young economists in academia, central banks and research institutions.
Lamfalussy Fellowship
Summer Research Graduate Programme
Summer traineeships for promising PhD students in their second or third year of studies.
Summer Research Graduate Programme
Student Research Traineeship Programme
Research assistant positions for Bachelor’s or Master’s degree candidates, or PhD students.
Student Research Traineeship Programme