Stillingstittel: Forsker/Research economist (Ref.nr. 2981079245)

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
Norges Bank is Norway’s central bank. The Bank shall promote economic stability in Norway. Norges Bank has executive and advisory responsibilities in the area of monetary policy and is responsible for promoting robust and efficient payment systems and financial markets. Norges Bank manages Norway’s foreign exchange reserves and the Government Pension Fund Global. At the end of 2015 there were about 750 employees at Norges Bank.Forsker/Research economist - one year position

There is a one-year temporary position in Norges Bank Research for an experienced or recently educated PhD research economist, specialising in monetary policy and macroeconomics, and financial economics. The start date can be discussed, but preferably before autumn 2016.Norges Bank Research is the research department of Norges Bank, working on issues of relevance for monetary policy and financial stability. Our researchers conduct high-quality research that addresses issues of interest to a central bank and is ultimately published in peer-reviewed international journals. They also provide research-based analyses to Norges Bank’s policy departments on topical issues related to the assessment of current and future economic activity, international economics and finance, monetary policy and macroprudential policy. In addition, researchers disseminate relevant internal and external research to Norges Bank’s staff and liaise with academic and research institutions. Norges Bank Research organises weekly research seminars involving external scholars and several conferences/workshops annually. Norges Bank Research also has active visiting scholar and PhD internship programs.Further information about research at Norges Bank is available at http://www.norges-bank.no/research/ .

Job description

• Publishing in high-quality refereed journals
• Presenting at international conferences and seminars
• Providing research-based analysis to management and policy departments

Qualifications

• We have a three-step career path for research economists. Qualifications for Researcher, Senior Researcher and Principal Researcher positions:
• Researcher:
• PhD economists specialising in monetary policy and macroeconomics, or financial economics
• Interest in policy issues of relevance to a central bank
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Additional qualifications for Senior Researcher:
• An established track record of publications in recognised international journals
• Strong skills in theoretical and/or empirical economic modelling and quantitative analysis
• Additional qualifications for Principal Researcher:
• Excellent record in research publication
• Qualification as a professor at a well-recognised university or business school, or equivalent academic merits
• Strong experience in developing state-of-the-art economic models for use in policy analysis
• Deep and broad understanding of relevant research and policy issues in macro and/or finance
• A proven ability to direct and oversee research activities, including experience of supervising and mentoring researchers
• The working language is English. Proficiency in a Scandinavian language is an advantage, but not a requirement.
• Application procedure:
• All applications must be registrered in Norges Banks electronical database (webcruiter). Letters of recommendation can be sent directly to ida.ulvmoen (at) norges-bank.no. It is common to submit three recommendation letters.
• Interviews will be conducted in Oslo.
• Please note that it is required that the candidate document good repu
  
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  Arbeidsgiver Navn: Norges Bank
  
  Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0107 OSLO
  
  Job kort beskrivelse: Accountants
  
  Land: Norge
  
  Region: Oslo
  
  Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge
  
  Lønn valuta: NOK
  
  Lønn periode: Pr. år
  
  
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