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Research Analyst Program (RAP), two-year contract

International Monetary Fund

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Open. No closing date published. No fee to apply Last checked 21 Oct

At a glance

Deadline
Open. No closing date published.
Fee
No fee to apply
Who may apply
  • a recent bachelor's degree in economics, finance, statistics, maths, computer science or a related quantitative field
  • working use of Excel, and Stata, EViews or MATLAB; strong written English
  • a GPA of at least 3.5 out of 4.0 or equivalent
Where
Washington, DC

Gives a strong quantitative graduate a paid two-year analyst job at the IMF, hired from anywhere.

The facts

What you get
Paid two-year IMF contract; salary not shown on the page
Where
Washington, DC
How long
Two years
What it costs you
Nothing to apply

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