About this role
The research department of Norges Bank, the Central Bank of Norway has an opening for a permanent (i.e., tenured) position as a research economist. Candidates should hold or complete a PhD by mid-2027 with research specialization in macroeconomics, monetary economics, or banking/financial intermediation. Experience as a researcher, for example from working in a central bank, is an advantage but not necessary. The working language in the research department is English.
The research department works on issues of relevance for monetary policy, financial stability, and financial markets. Research economists spend half their time conducting high-quality research that addresses issues of interest to a central bank aimed at ultimately being published in international peer-reviewed academic journals. In the other half, they provide research-based analyses to policy departments on topical issues related to monetary policy, financial stability, macroprudential policy, and financial markets.
Researchers have the potential to work with rich administrative data on households, firms, and banks. Research economists disseminate relevant internal and external research to the Bank’s staff and liaison with academic and research institutions. The research department consists of 12 full-time research economists as well as research assistants who support the economists.