Internships for PhD students

Sveriges Riksbank, located in Stockholm, is the central bank of Sweden. The Riksbank’s main tasks are to ensure that inflation is low and stable over time, contribute to the stability and efficiency of the financial system, and make sure that payments can be made. Economists at the Riksbank’s Research Division conduct research in areas of importance to the Riksbank. The Division also organises academic conferences, hosts an international seminar series, and has an active visitors program.

The Research Division invites applications for our internship program for PhD students in Economics, Finance or Statistics at Swedish or foreign universities. The selected interns will spend a period of two to three months at the Riksbank – either at the Research Division or at a policy department – during the period April to June or the period September to November 2025. The monthly salary offered is SEK 33,000. The Riksbank will cover expenses for economy-class travel, but not expenses for housing.

The purpose of the internship program is to give PhD students an opportunity to interact with Riksbank researchers and other staff, and potentially initiate collaborations, while conducting research into issues broadly relevant to the Riksbank. Students should therefore have finished the first-year course work of their PhD programs and started working on their dissertation. Interns placed in the Research Division will work on their dissertation projects, while interns placed in a policy department may also be involved in directed research projects. Interns are expected to present their achievements in a seminar towards the end of their stay.

More information about the Research Division and research activities at the Riksbank is available at our website: https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/about-the-riksbank/the-tasks-of-the-riksbank/research. Applications should be submitted online at: https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/about-the-riksbank/come-work-with-us/available-vacancies.

Applications should arrive no later than 7 February 2025. Please indicate in a cover letter: (a) the preferred starting date (April or September) and the preferred duration (two or three months); and (b) if you are interested primarily in the Research Division or in joining one of the policy departments (monetary policy, financial stability, markets or payments). Include also a curriculum vitae, a document from your university department listing completed courses in the PhD program, as well as a brief description of the project(s) that you propose to work on. A finished paper is considered an extra qualification. One letter of recommendation from a supervisor or other person at your department familiar with your studies should be sent directly to research@riksbank.se no later than 7 February 2025. Successful candidates will be notified by the end of February 2025.

Further information can be obtained from Christoph Bertsch christoph.bertsch@riksbank.se (Banking, Finance and Payments) or Roberto Billi roberto.billi@riksbank.se (Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics).