The European Central Bank has launched: Traineeship in the Information Governance Division

General Information

Type of contract: Traineeship

Who can apply?: EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant: The trainee grant is €1,170 per month plus an accommodation allowance (see further information section)

Working time: Full time

Place of work: Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date: 07.01.2026

Your team

You will be part of the Information Governance Division in the Directorate General Secretariat. Our Division has 60 members of staff providing the framework, policies, procedures and tools to ensure that ECB staff and European citizens can access and use the information and knowledge available at the ECB. You will be joining the Division at an interesting time. Our knowledge and information management programme includes automating and digitalising business processes, engaging in artificial intelligence activities and exploring new technologies to enhance productivity and innovation by leveraging ECB knowledge assets.

In your role as a trainee, you will be part of a dynamic team responsible for advising and supporting ECB users on standard information management, functional issues and the streamlining of processes. You will also be involved in knowledge management initiatives and other tasks aimed at bringing added value to the ECB. You will work closely with the Division’s staff and with key contact persons for all the ECB’s functions and operations.

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.

Your role

As a trainee you will:

• provide ECB users with knowledge management support, including functional support for the ECB’s information management systems;
• contribute to a wide range of operational information management support tasks related to the creation, processing, storage and preservation of information in a highly specialised environment;
• contribute to the monitoring of and reporting on information management practices, as well as the implementation of the ECB’s retention policy for paper and digital records;
• contribute to the Division’s innovative information and knowledgemanagement projects;
• to the design and development of business configurations in the ECB’s information management systems by performing business analysis, collecting requirements, testing and carrying out change management activities;
• this may involve programming, depending on the skills of the successful candidate;
• support and maintain the ECB’s information management policies and procedures, as well as internal knowledge bases and training material.

This traineeship offers you an excellent opportunity to obtain experience in providing information services at a major institution and to gain insight into the ECB’s activities. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

• a bachelor’s degree or higher in information science, computer science, knowledge, archives and/or records management, librarianship or business administration; alternatively, if your first degree is not in one of these fields, a postgraduate diploma, master’s degree or higher qualification – or enrolment in a postgraduate course – in any of these areas; 
• awareness of, and an interest in, the role and functioning of the ECB;
• a good knowledge of the MS Office package, in particular Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook;
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages...

Desired:

• a sound understanding or working knowledge of (i) enterprise content management systems, such as OpenText Content Server and Microsoft SharePoint, and (ii) collaboration tools, such as Microsoft 365, especially Microsoft Teams and OneDrive, and wiki tools;
• a basic understanding of (i) web technologies, such as HTML and CSS, and/or (ii) online public access catalogues and/or digital preservation software, such as Preservica.

You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs, and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.

You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

Further information

Initial traineeship of six months, with a possible extension to up to 12 months in total.

Other details on the conditions applicable to traineeships at the ECB can be found on our website: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-we-offer/traineeship/html/index.e...

Application and selection process

The recruitment process for this position will include an online interview.

Further information on how to apply is available on our website: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/before-you-apply/how-to-apply/html/ind...

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months from the closing date for applications, from which you might be considered for other traineeship positions within the ECB.

 

The European Central Bank has launched: Student Research Assistant Traineeship Programme – Monetary Policy Research/Senior Management/Research Task Force on Artificial Intelligence 

General Information

Type of contract: Traineeship

Who can apply?: EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant: The trainee grant is €1,170 per month plus an accommodation allowance (see further information section)

Working time: Full time

Place of work: Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date: 12.01.2026

Your team

You will be part of either the Monetary Policy Research Division or the senior management team in the Directorate General Research. The Division comprises about 40 economists and ten Student Research Assistant Trainees.

We carry out high-quality research and research-based policy analysis on cutting-edge issues related to monetary policy transmission and strategy; global and euro area macroeconomic dynamics and micro-foundations; and macro-financial linkages. Our economists regularly publish in leading academic journals, coordinate research networks and prepare policy notes and presentations for the Executive Board and Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB).

In your role as Student Research Assistant Trainee, you will be part of a team that works with a wide range of datasets and applies state-of-the-art modelling and data visualisation techniques. This includes conducting micro-econometric analysis on granular data as well as developing macroeconomic models based on aggregate data, capturing key macro-financial linkages.

Throughout your traineeship you will have the opportunity to contribute to different projects and work closely with researchers from different areas of expertise.

In addition, we are looking for several Student Research Assistant Trainees to support the Research Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI RTF). The mandate of the task force is to coordinate research across the ECB into the effects of AI on the macro-financial environment, and the implications for monetary policy and financial stability.

Our research projects and research-based policy analysis use at least one of the following tools:

• Quantitative macroeconomic models

Developing and solving general equilibrium models, including Heterogeneous Agent New Keynesian (HANK) models, to advance our understanding of optimal monetary policy, the transmission of standard and non-standard monetary policy; the interactions between monetary, fiscal and macroprudential policies; macro-financial linkages; and distributional effects.

• Macro-econometric models

Developing existing tools, such as structural vector autoregressions, unobserved components models and non-linear time-series models, to advance our understanding of macroeconomic dynamics, including the impact of monetary policy and financial shocks as well as inflation dynamics and the global financial cycle.

• Micro panel data and cross-sectional data

Analysing granular-level data (e.g. product-level price data, firm balance sheet data, supervisory banking data and new survey data, and household survey data) to gain insights into (i) the transmission of monetary policy via firms and banks, as well as via households’ expectations; (ii) the distributional effects of monetary and macroprudential policies; and (iii) the effects of digitalisation on households and firms.

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.

Your role

As a Student Research Assistant Trainee you will:

• work with datasets, including macroeconomic data and granular firm-, bank- and household-level data;
• work with macroeconomic models, including developing and solving New-Keynesian models, HANK models and models with financial frictions;
• work with macro-econometric models, including developing and estimating structural vector autoregression models and non-linear time-series models;
• work closely with the Division’s economists and research analysts, supporting the team in daily tasks and analytical projects;
• contribute to the Division’s research-based policy advice by using data analysis and econometric and macroeconomic modelling tools to help with empirical and quantitative assessments.

The traineeship offers you excellent opportunities to enhance your quantitative skills and work with experienced economists while gaining insight into analysis and policy within a central bank. It will expose you to ideas, debates and challenges that will provide a useful foundation for your future career and/or postgraduate studies. You will have access to internal seminars and conferences organised by the ECB. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

• a bachelor’s degree or higher in economics, statistics, finance, data science, mathematics, engineering or a related field;
• practical knowledge of one or more of the following programming languages: Python, R, Stata or MATLAB;
• knowledge of econometrics (time series econometrics, econometrics of panel data and micro-econometrics), statistics and data science (webscraping, text analysis and other advanced machine learning techniques), and model solution methods (e.g. perturbation methods and global methods);
• a good knowledge of the MS Office package, especially Excel and PowerPoint;
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages...

Desired:

• a master’s degree or completion of at least one year of study towards obtaining a PhD degree in economics, statistics, finance, computer science, mathematics, engineering or a related field;
• experience in at least one of the following areas: econometrics (e.g. time series econometrics, econometrics of panel data and micro-econometrics), statistics and data science (e.g. web scraping, text analysis and other advanced machine learning techniques), and model solution methods (e.g. perturbation methods and global methods);
• experience with web-based tools for the LaTeX typesetting system (e.g. overleaf);
• experience of cloud computing (e.g. Amazon AWS); 
• experience with supporting research, such as providing data support for research projects or papers;
• experience with one or more of the following: macroeconomic data, firm-level data, accounting data, supervisory banking data, financial market data, other microdata, survey data analysis (e.g. using national surveys, the Eurosystem’s Household Finance and Consumption Survey, the EU Labour Force Survey or others) or large datasets;
• experience using market data services, such as Bloomberg, LSEG Workspace (previously Refinitiv Eikon and/or Datastream), Haver Analytics, SNL Financial, Moody’s Analytics BankFocus (formerly Bureau van Dijk’s Orbis BankFocus) and Moody’s Orbis Europe.

You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs, and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.

You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

Further information

Initial traineeship of six months, with a possible extension to up to 12 months in total. Some positions will start before and some after summer 2026.

Other details on the conditions applicable to traineeships at the ECB can be found on our website: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-we-offer/traineeship/html/index.e...

Application and selection process

The recruitment process for this position will include an online interview. Further information on how to apply is available on our website: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/before-you-apply/how-to-apply/html/ind...

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months from the closing date for applications, from which you might be considered for other traineeship positions within the ECB.

 

The European Central Bank has launched: Traineeship in the Macroprudential Policy Division

General Information

Type of contract: Traineeship

Who can apply?: EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant: The trainee grant is €1,170 per month plus an accommodation allowance (see further information section)

Working time: Full time

Place of work: Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date: 05.01.2026

Your team

You will be part of the Macroprudential Policy Division in the Directorate General Macroprudential Policy and Financial Stability. Our Directorate General provides analysis and policy advice on issues relating to financial stability, non-bank financial intermediation, financial regulation and macroprudential policy.

In the Macroprudential Policy Division, we assess country-specific systemic risks within the financial sector and beyond, including the household, corporate and real estate sectors. We assess macroprudential policy measures taken by national authorities to address identified risks, and carry out analyses that help the ECB implement the macroprudential measures it is responsible for under Article 5 of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) Regulation.

In your role as a trainee, you will be part of a Division made up of approximately 30 staff who are responsible for analysing macroprudential risk and policy, developing tools and models and communicating the ECB’s views on these issues. You will work closely with our experts, contributing to regular tasks and key analytical projects. The precise nature of the traineeship will depend on the team you join and your personal skill set.

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.

Your role

As a trainee you will:

• maintain, update and further develop large and complex data infrastructures used to identify systemic risk, analyse macroprudential policy and monitor developments in the financial sector and the real economy;
• develop tools for data processing and analysis, along with visualisations, to ensure users can efficiently access and interpret complex datasets;
• participate actively in the general work of the Division, for example by (i) contributing to analyses for inclusion in regular internal reports and external publications, such as the ECB’s Macroprudential Bulletin and Financial Stability Review, (ii) contributing – through data collection, research assistance and programming – to analytical projects focused on issues of current interest to the Directorate General, and (iii) helping the Division’s management and staff to prepare presentations and notes.

The traineeship offers you excellent opportunities to familiarise yourself with macroprudential policy and financial stability in the euro area and to develop your technical skills. You will be able to develop your potential and will quickly make a real difference to the work of the Division. As a trainee, you will have the opportunity to work in a team of committed and highly qualified colleagues and leaders in the field of financial stability and macroprudential policy.

You will be able to attend a wide range of seminars and will have access to the ECB’s library as well as its computing, programming and statistical resources. You will have the opportunity to network and engage with other employees, grow personally and expand your business knowledge. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

• a bachelor’s degree or higher in finance, economics, statistics, mathematics, engineering, business administration, physics, computer science, data science or a related discipline;
• a good understanding of, and practical experience of working with, one or more programming languages and econometric software packages (e.g. R, Stata, MATLAB, Python, SQL);
• a sound knowledge of statistical and econometric methods;
• experience in preparing, handling and analysing datasets from a variety of data sources;
• an advanced knowledge of the MS Office suite, in particular Excel and PowerPoint;
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages...

Desired:

• a master’s degree, or studies towards a master’s degree that are close to completion, in finance, economics, statistics, mathematics, engineering, business administration, physics, computer science, data science or a related discipline;
• experience in one or more of the following fields: econometrics (e.g. macroeconometrics, microeconometrics, time series analysis, financial and panel data), economic modelling and machine learning;
• knowledge of financial stability analysis and banking sector regulation, and/or knowledge of macroeconomics;
• knowledge of bank balance sheets and bank-level data analysis;
• experience of working with a broad range of standard macroeconomic and financial databases (e.g. ECB Data Portal, Bloomberg, Credit register data, Orbis and MSCI Real Capital Analytics).

You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs, and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.

You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

Further information

Initial traineeship of between three and six months, with a possible extension to up to 12 months in total. The earliest starting date will be mid-May 2026 and additional starting dates will be available throughout summer 2026.

Other details on the conditions applicable to traineeships at the ECB can be found on our website: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-we-offer/traineeship/html/index.e...

Application and selection process

The recruitment process for this position will include an online interview.

Further information on how to apply is available on our website: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/before-you-apply/how-to-apply/html/ind...

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months from the closing date for applications, from which you might be considered for other traineeship positions within the ECB.