Summer Intern – Supervision & Regulation – Retail Consumer Credit Panel

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is one of the 12 regional Reserve Banks that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System. It helps formulate and implement monetary policy, supervises banks and bank and savings and loan holding companies, and provides financial services to depository institutions and the federal government. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia serves eastern and central Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware.

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Job Summary:

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is seeking a PhD level or graduate student with preferred majors in economics, finance, statistics, or applied mathematics. This opening is hybrid where the intern comes into the office 2-3 times a week to work with the project manager, but working fully remote will also be permissible.

The work schedule is Monday – Friday (40 hour per week). This is a 10-week paid internship. The hourly rate for this position is $26.00-$30.00 per hour depending on the candidate's education. 

What You Will Do

Intern Projects 

The intern will assist on a research project that studies how credit card utilization and revolving behavior can be leading indicators of credit delinquency using the new consumer credit panel (CCP data).  

Project timeline: 

• Phase 1 (Weeks 1-2): Perform a thorough review of relevant literature 

• Phase 2 (Weeks 3-5): Become familiar with the CCP data 

• Phase 3 (Week 6): Perform data queries, data cleaning and merges, regression analysis, and forecasting exercises 

• Phase 4 (Weeks 7-9): Prepare all supporting documents, such as code, procedures and instructions, to ensure full knowledge retention and transfer 

• Phase 5 (Week 10): The intern will prepare a presentation on their findings and present this to the FRB as the capstone to this internship. 

What You Have: 

• Graduate or PhD level professional studying areas in economics, finance, statistics, or applied mathematics majors are preferred 

Required Skills: 

• Familiar with at least one statistical/programming software such as Python, R, SAS, and MATLAB 

Preferred Competencies: 

• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills 

• Strong technical writing skills 

Additional Information:

• The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia takes your information privacy seriously. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia staff will only email you from the “@phil.frb.org” domain or through the Workday system “rb@myworkday.com”.  If you are initially contacted by phone, feel free to request that the caller provide you with their email address to validate their identity.  If you have any questions about the validity of someone who contacts you regarding this position, please email the Talent Acquisition team at TalentAcquisition@phil.frb.org.
• We are an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring the best candidates and to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, military service, or any other basis protected by law.
• We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job responsibilities, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at TalentAcquisition@phil.frb.org.
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