Pre-doc in the Macro-Financial Division of the Research Department at the IMF

The Macro-Financial Division of the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund conducts research on macroeconomic and financial issues critical to the Fund including macro-financial linkages, financial flows, financial systems, monetary policy, macroprudential policies, financial inclusion, climate finance, fintech and digital money. The division is looking for a full-time pre-doctoral research assistant who could start after graduation. The contract will be for one year with the expectation to extend it for a second year, conditional on performance.


The selected candidate should have at least an undergraduate in economics with a strong GPA. S/he should have some prior academic research experience and demonstrate excellent data management skills (significant programming experience in standard econometric software such as Stata, R, Python, etc., familiarity with computer systems, and the ability to handle large databases) and a good understanding of basic macroeconomics and finance. The RA should already have or be able to quickly develop the ability to work with the various sources of financial information and data used in the IMF, such as Worldscope, Datastream, Orbis, Fitch Connect, and Bloomberg.


Past candidates selected for this position have gone on to pursue graduate programs in prestigious universities in the U.S. including MIT, Stanford, Chicago, Brown, NYU, Georgetown, and Tufts. The IMF offers G4 visa status to all non-U.S. citizens as well as very generous remuneration and benefits.


If interested in the position, please send your CV and transcript as soon as possible to resmfexternal@imf.org, the latest by November 15th. We will review applications on a rolling basis. Also, it is mandatory that two references send us a letter of recommendation to the same email and by the same date. Recommenders should be able to assess candidates’ ability to assist with empirical analysis in economics, finance, or related quantitative sciences. All applicants will be expected to complete a STATA task within a few days after their application.

 

2026 Orientation Advisor Applications Now Open!

We are excited to share that the 2026 Orientation Advisor application is now open! To learn more, see details about upcoming information sessions, and apply visit our website: orientation.umd.edu/apply. 

The application will close on November 3rd. 

Pilot Test a Public Speaking App Developed by the Snider Consulting Group

The Snider Consulting Group is developing SpeechPundit, a public speaking app designed to help students prepare for interviews and presentations. We are looking for students to test the app and share feedback to improve the user experience.


Why Participate:

* Quick - Less than 10 minutes of your time
* Free access to the app
* A chance to add web/app testing experience to your resume
* Entry into a $50 gift card to Amazon raffle!


Testing begins in the next two weeks! sign up here: SpeechPundit Interest Form

Exploring a Career in Finance

Join EAM to explore a career in finance with Brady Bassford the Regional Director for Prudential Advisors. Learn how Brady leads their team to support clients, specializing in high-net work individuals through personal investment, insurance, taxes, and charitble giving. Brady is the host of the Advisor's District podcast where they discuss how financial planners grow their professional identity.


Event: Exploring a Career in Finance
When: 5:30 PM, Thursday, October 16
Where: Tydings 0102
Speaker: Brady Bassford, Regional Director for Prudential Advisors
Overview: Explore how a career in finance involves navigating personal investment, insurance, taxes, charitable contributions, and much more.

BSOS DSAC Textbook Recycling Interest Form

The BSOS Dean's Student Advisory Council (DSAC) is seeking input from undergraduates regarding a college wide textbook recycling initiative. This program would help alleviate financial burden by  allowing students to borrow textbooks that are required for their classes for free.

Please fill out this google form to help DSAC determine interest in such a program.

BSOS Ambassador Applications Open

Do you want to represent your school while gaining valuable leadership, public speaking, and teaching skills?

Apply to be a BSOS Ambassador!

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences offers students an opportunity to become involved in our college while earning two elective credits. This experience will teach you skills that will ultimately make you more marketable to employers and graduate programs. Additionally, being a BSOS Ambassador provides excellent leadership, public speaking, and teaching experience, as well as networking opportunities with faculty, staff, alumni, university administrators, and prospective students.

The required seminar course meets once a week, in-person on Thursdays from 4:00-4:50 pm. Students are required to complete three service events (1.5-3 hours each) over the course of the semester.

Applications for spring 2026 are open now through October 31.

U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of International Affairs Junior Fellowship

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of International Affairs (IA) seeks outstanding recent college graduates to help advance IA’s mission to support U.S. economic prosperity by strengthening the external environment for U.S. growth, preventing and mitigating global financial instability, and managing key global challenges.


About the Program:

The Junior Fellowship program is a highly selective, fixed two-year program for new college graduates to work shaping international economic policy for the United States in Treasury’s Office of International Affairs. Throughout the Fellowship, junior fellows perform a variety of tasks that include developing policy proposals and conducting research and analysis on pressing international economic and financial developments. Fellows also support bilateral and multilateral meetings for senior Treasury officials engaging counterparts at the IMF, World Bank, G7, and G20 – to name a few. Junior fellows often participate in such meetings and may have opportunities to travel abroad. The program exposes fellows to multiple policy issues and provides opportunities to enhance their knowledge and skills including in writing, research, oral briefing, and economic policy and statecraft.

Junior fellows will be placed in either a regional or functional office. Regional offices oversee Treasury’s engagement with counterpart finance ministries and treasuries across the world. Functional offices oversee Treasury’s engagement with international financial institutions and structure broader Treasury policy on issues ranging from trade, to export credits, to foreign exchange.

Junior fellows are usually hired at the GS-9 level and receive standard Treasury benefits.

Fall 2025 Sustainability Internship Scholarships

Sustainability Internship Scholarship

Application Opens: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Application Closes: Friday, October 31, 2025

The Sustainability Internship Scholarship will help offset expenses associated with an unpaid internship. Scholarship awards ranging from $500-$1,500 are available to help offset expenses.

The internship must be related to sustainability or with an organization that aligns with the UN’s organization aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

A secured unpaid internship with a nonprofit or government agency supervised by a professional in the field is required.

This scholarship is made possible through a partnership between UMD's Student Government Association, Office of Sustainability and University Career Center & The President’s Promise.

Scholarship Application can be found here.

 

BSOS Majors: Need professional clothing for an upcoming fair, interview, internship, or networking event?

The BSOS Feller Center for Advising & Career Planning is sponsoring the Suit Yourself Professional Clothing Award, which supports BSOS undergraduate students who need financial assistance topurchase professional clothing for an upcoming interview, networking event, or professional conference. This is a one-time $200 award to current BSOS undergraduate students.


Complete the very short application before October 10, 2025 at 5 pm. Questions? Contact the Feller Center's Career Planning team via email, bsoscareers@umd.edu.
Read more and apply

 

UMD CCJS Graduate Programs Information Session

Students can learn about the MA and PhD programs in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJS) at a special in-person event on campus. 

• Date: October 16th 
• Time: 5pm
• Location: Samuel J Lefrak Hall, Room 2205

**A virtual session is available October 17th at 3pm. 

Find more information about this event, including the link to RSVP here: https://ccjs.umd.edu/event/ccjs-graduate-programs-person-and-virtual-information-sessions.