2027 Summer Internship - Research

About the role

Our summer internships provide talented students an opportunity to gain valuable experience by working on projects that support our business areas; and ultimately impact the national economy. Our intern program also allows insight into the possible future entry-level positions and be exposed to several areas across the division and bank.

• Networking within the Bank and across the Federal Reserve System
• Various events ranging from Leadership Q&As to development-oriented sessions and much more
• Dedicated intern mentor program
• Exposure to Bank operations and mission driven work

About the Research Division

The Research Division conducts economic research and provides information and economic education services, all of which are used by policymakers, other researchers, teachers, students and the public. The division also supports the St. Louis Fed president in his role as a member of the Federal Open Market Committee. The Research Division’s primary goal is to provide world-class monetary policy leadership, economic research and trusted tools for economic knowledge.

About the Positions

• RESEARCH: Research data sources and methodologies of macroeconomic data series. Compile anecdotal information from business contacts in the 8th district. Create charts and tables of economic indicators. Conduct statistical and econometric data analysis in programs such as STATA, Matlab, and R. Write summary reports on methodology and results.
• ECONOMIC EDUCATION: Work with staff to produce and update economic education content. Work with staff to align content with national and state standards. Work with staff to update the zone’s e-mail database of educators. Work with staff to host educator professional development workshops. Support various website development initiatives. This position provides you with an opportunity to work with economic education professionals to test and develop industry-leading K-12 curriculum materials.
• DIGITAL HISTORY & ARCHIVES: Gain experience in historical document research, evaluation of online resources, and professional writing, as well as library and metadata skills. Produce content to add to the FRASER collection. Develop research guides for various topics related to economics and finance. Learn basics of automating tasks with Python and Microsoft Power Apps.

Qualifications

• Must have a 3.5+ overall GPA
• Undergraduate Student
• Rising college junior or senior preferred
• Candidate for bachelor’s degree in economics, business (finance), education, library and information science, or related field
• Demonstrated interest and strong proficiency in (a) math/statistics or (b) education
• Excellent Excel, Word, and Adobe Acrobat skills (additional software requirements are