Bank of Italy

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

Banca d’Italia, the Italian central bank, is seeking 4 PhD trained research economists. We offer the opportunity of carrying out your research in a lively, diverse and research-oriented environment heavily engaged in a broad spectrum of topics and of letting your research have an impact on the real world by actively and directly informing policymaking.

Successful candidates will be initially awarded a one-year position as Fellow in the Bank’s Directorate General for Economics, Statistics and Research based in Rome. After one year, fellows will be assessed for hiring as research economist on a permanent basis at the Advisor level and be fully integrated into the research and policy work of the Bank.

Fellows will earn a monthly allowance of € 4,000 before tax during the first year; Advisors can expect an annual entry gross income of around € 85.000 before tax. Foreign residents (including Italian citizens) moving to Italy could be entitled to major tax breaks for a few years.

Applicants must hold or be about to complete a Ph.D degree. They must be EU citizens; non-EU citizens also qualify provided they hold a long-term EC residence permit or refugee status or subsidiary protection status; family members of citizens of a European Union Member State who do not have citizenship of an EU Member state must have the right of residence or the right of permanent residence. Working language is English.

The interviews will be held online from 5 to 15 December 2023; the interviews from 11 to 14 December will be held in conjunction with the European Job Market for Economists.

Further information is available at this link:
https://www.bancaditalia.it/chi-siamo/lavorare-bi/borse-ricerca-economisti/index.html?com.dotmarketing.htmlpage.language=1&dotcache=refresh

For all other specific matters, candidates should refer to the competition notice, which is published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana of 10 October 2023 and available on the Bank’s website as of the same date.

Instructions for applying:
Applications can be made only through the dedicated Bank of Italy’s website.
Uploading of the documentation is possible between 10 October 2023 and 23 November 2023.
Please, during the application process follow carefully and closely all the instructions contained in the competition notice, which is published on the Bank’s website at this link:
https://www.bancaditalia.it/chi-siamo/lavorare-bi/borse-ricerca-economisti/index.html?com.dotmarketing.htmlpage.language=1

Online application URL: http://www.bancaditalia.it/bancaditalia/lavorare/fellowship