International Money Fund (IMF) Economist Program 2022 for PhD Graduates

 

The three-year fully financed career development program is now accepting applications. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is looking for young economists who want to make an impact on the world stage and who can contribute cutting-edge economic thinking and multidisciplinary methods to assist us handle important global economic concerns.

Joining the IMF as part of our Economist Program (EP) will help you get a head start on your career by offering you hands-on experience with a variety of IMF projects and allowing you to apply your research and analytical talents to important policy work that affects the IMF's 190 member nations.

Criteria for Eligibility

1.      A recent PhD graduate or be within one year of completing your PhD in a relevant field of study

2.      A national of one of the IMF member countries

3.      Under age 34 when you join the IMF EP program

Please keep in mind that

Although experience of macroeconomics is not required, the IMF is searching for adaptive candidates who can demonstrate the ability to learn new subjects and contribute a diverse set of talents to our work. EPs come to the IMF from a wide range of economic-related fields, including finance, labor economics, development economics, gender, and more. While you will be expected to have a foundation in macroeconomics and a good understanding of our work, EPs come to the IMF from a wide range of economic-related fields, including finance, labor economics, development economics, gender, and more.

 

Advantages of the Program

During the three-year program, all EPs are expected to have participated in at least one mission to a country. Depending on your assignments and interests, you may participate in multiple country visits. As an EP, you will receive additional training and support along with oversight from a dedicated central team managing the program and senior economists in each EP department. You will also join with a cohort of other EPs.

The EP is designed to provide you with an accelerated start to your career, beginning with a broad foundation of the IMF’s work, and taking advantage of the information available from a strong network of other EPs. Most EP graduates have chosen to stay at the IMF after graduation and many have progressed to senior roles in the organization. Those who have left, have gone on to a wide variety of prominent roles in central banks, governments, academia, and the financial sector.

 

 

Procedures for submitting the application

The application process for the IMF Economist Program opens annually in late September, with a notice on the IMF Career Site. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed between October and January, with offers made in early February. The selection process consists of multiple stages, which may run in parallel to one another.

For more information visit the official website https://www.imf.org/en/About/Recruitment/working-at-the-imf/economist-program

Deadline: January Annually