Traineeship in Statistics and Data Science

Essential:

• a bachelor's degree or higher in statistics, data science, economics, finance, mathematics, computer science, operational research or another relevant field;
• experience in using at least one of the following programming languages/statistical packages/visualisation tools: C/C++/C#, Java, JavaScript, Mathematica, MATLAB, Perl, Python, R, R Shiny, SAS, Scala, SQL, Stata, VB/VB.Net/VBA, Tableau, Power BI;
• experience in data and metadata management, including collection, cleaning, validation, aggregation, visualisation and analysis;
• a good knowledge of the MS Office package (in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint);
• experience in using complex datasets, interpreting the data and presenting results;
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

• experience in programming with at least one of the following languages: C/C++/C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, R, R Shiny, SAS, Scala, SQL, VB/VB.Net/VBA;
• familiarity with monetary and financial statistics, macroeconomic statistics (such as financial accounts, balance of payments or price statistics), supervisory data, micro/granular financial data, household or corporate surveys, or the governance and management of integrated data and metadata;
• familiarity with international standards for macroeconomic statistics, accounting or banking supervision;
• knowledge of financial concepts and the functioning of financial markets;
• knowledge of the techniques used in the development of applications and tools for data management, visualisation or machine learning;
• knowledge of web development, content creation, digital communication and graphics.

You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people's diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs, and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.
You are motivated to contribute to the ECB's mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.