MAIN TASKS:

• You will become a member of the CEPS team and contribute to the work of the ‘Financial Markets and Institutions’ unit under the supervision of a researcher;


• You will conduct research activities in the field of financial markets particularly in relation to statistics on credit and capital markets;


• You will be part of an international research team that carry out projects for the European Commission and other funding organisations;


• You will assist in data collection, manipulation, analysis and visualisation in particular for the preparation of the statistical packages of the ECMI and ECRI Institutes.

YOUR BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• You are a student who is about to complete a Master in Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, Finance or equivalent. Be aware that being enrolled in a university is a requirement for this position for the full duration of the internship;


• You are interested in EU financial policies and capital and credit markets;


• You have a good command of Python or R. Knowledge of Power BI, Stata and/or Tableau is a plus;


• You have an excellent command of English, both orally and in writing.

YOUR PROFILE:

• You are able to work in a research team comprising junior and senior colleagues and work under the supervision of a senior colleague;


• You enjoy teamwork and are open to giving and receiving feedback;


• You can respect deadlines and juggle multiple tasks and changing priorities;


• You have absolute respect for diversity and an inclusion-oriented mindset;


• You are enthusiastic to contribute towards the success of the whole of CEPS as an organisation;


• You have, or are willing to develop insights into ongoing legislative and policy debates in the field.

WHAT WE OFFER:

We offer a full-time internship for six months. The selected candidate will be eligible to receive expense reimbursement up to 750 EUR/month upon receipt of justifying documents during the internship. We would like the preferred candidate to start their activities in May or early June. The internship can take place either in-person or remotely.

Career development prospects

This position will give you the opportunity to gain the valuable skills, training and experience that could potentially allow you to take on the role of Research Assistant or beyond.

MORE INFORMATION:

Further information about the position can be obtained from Beatriz Pozo at beatriz.pozo@ceps.eu.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

CEPS strongly values and actively pursues diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications especially from female, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with diverse ethnic/national origins that are underrepresented at CEPS.

Applications should include:

• A one-page letter of motivation;


• A detailed curriculum vitae. For the CV, please use the Europass template (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/).

Both documents should be drafted in English and e-mailed to internship.fmi@ceps.eu by 18 April 2025. Shortlisted candidates may be asked to produce one or two letters of recommendation.

Even if you do not strictly have all the necessary competences for this role but you believe your experience and skills could be valuable and enable you to fulfil the tasks required, we would still highly recommend that you submit an application.