Traineeship in the Business Cycle Analysis Division

The European Central Bank has launched: Traineeship in the Business Cycle Analysis Division

As a trainee you will:

• support the Division with policy-relevant assignments, working closely with other members of your team and the Division’s economists;
• prepare tables and charts for internal and external reports, and presentations for Executive Board members and the Directorate General’s senior management in collaboration with other business areas;
• maintain and enhance the Division’s data infrastructure, including processing, consolidating and transforming datasets, maintaining and developing databases and visualisation tools and assisting in automating and adapting regular work processes;
• contribute to the formulation of policy advice to support policymakers and the Division’s broader economic assessments, using data analytics and statistical and econometric tools;
• contribute to the improvement of analytical, econometric and forecasting tools.

Initial traineeship of between 3 and 6 months, with a possible extension to up to 12 months in total.

The starting dates will be from May 2026

Type of contract: Traineeship

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant: The trainee grant is €1,170 per month plus an accommodation allowance (see further information section)

Working time: Full time

Place of work: Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date: 11.02.2026

More information and applications here.