Dear NBER Researchers -
Olivier Blanchard, the current Director of the Research
Department at the IMF, would like to call your attention to a generous
new faculty fellowship program that the Fund has just introduced. The
first fellows will be appointed for the 2012 academic year. A
description of the program is provided below.
Jim Poterba
The IMF is launching a new Fellowship Program to further policy-relevant
research of interest to the international financial community.
This year-long Fellowship program is aimed at attracting promising
economists with a substantial research record in leading journals and a
strong interest in the policy-relevant work conducted at the IMF.
The IMF provides a unique environment for researchers interested in
working on macroeconomic and financial issues given its close monitoring
of economic developments around the world, its access to information,
and the presence of a large, knowledgeable, professional staff with whom
IMF Fellows will interact. In return, the IMF has a lot to learn from
academic research on these issues.
IMF Fellows will spend the year working on mutually agreed topics that
are relevant to the work of the IMF. While hosted by the Research
Department, Fellows will also be expected to interact with staff in
other departments of the IMF. The work produced over the year can be
disseminated through IMF Working Papers and other channels.
The program, which will start in September 2012, offers up to four
fellowships. Salary and other benefits are competitive, and include
allowances for relocation and conference travel.
Fellows will be chosen through a competitive application process.
Applications should be sent by *December 1, 2011* to
imffellowshipprogram_at_imf.org <mailto:imffellowshipprogram_at_imf.org>.
Applications must include:
* The applicant's /curriculum vitae/
* An outline (1-2 pages) of the proposed research project(s) to be
carried out while at the IMF
* Links to (or copies of) 1-2 research papers authored by the applicant
Questions about the program can be directed to
imffellowshipprogram_at_imf.org <mailto:imffellowshipprogram_at_imf.org>.
Received on Fri Sep 09 2011 - 17:28:02 EDT
