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If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity. 

The Role:

Work closely in a small team to source, organise and analyse macroeconomic and financial data, build simple statistical models, contribute to company publications and write topical analysis.

Responsibilities:

• Structure datasets on specific topics. This could involve either finding data from public sources and creating datasets for internal use, or querying existing internal databases to produce data sets for specific research projects.
• Undertake analysis of custom datasets and produce short written commentaries on specific topics. Thorough analysis of the data is required, with a view to producing high quality ‘financial journalism’ that sheds light on a specific economic question.
• Potential for building simple economic models to contribute to larger econometric projects. Depending on interest, responsibilities could include contributing to larger econometric projects by building simple models, testing data properties and finding solutions to estimation problems. Also potential for programming in statistical software such as Eviews, R or Python.

Requirements:

• Either final year of a Bachelor’s degree or in the first year of a Master’s degree in Economics or related field.
• High standard of written English, and an interest in communicating the results of data analysis to a non-technical audience.
• Strong data analysis skills and with some experience of working with statistical programs.
• Must be a motivated, responsible person who can work well with others independently of daily supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills
• You must be in Prague from the 16th June to the 22nd August.

The Department / Team

Moody's Analytics provides comprehensive economic data and research to help meet the diverse needs of governments, financial institutions, investors, corporates, and other firms worldwide. Our standardized and integrated modelling approach allows clients to readily compare and evaluate the health and outlook of economies across all geographic levels. We provide real-time monitoring of economic indicators and analysis on the key events and trends. Our economic research is based on the highest quality data and our deep understanding of the global economy. Our analysts publish articles, appear on TV, write articles in newspapers and are known for the quality of their analysis. Our analysis of data points and economic developments informs the forecasts we produce in the Moody’s Analytics global model which leverages the most accurate, timely and highest quality information available from original sources to produce forecasts for over 100 countries and more than 12,000 economic and financial variables.

The EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Economics Research Team provides forecasts, scenarios and thematic research for the region. Country analysts are responsible for producing forecasts and alternative scenarios on a monthly basis. They cover topical economic issues, comment on data releases, frequently present to clients and develop their own thematic research.

Working at Moody’s

Our views matter. So will yours.

The views of each Moody’s employee matter and, collectively, those views contribute to our ability to serve credit-sensitive markets worldwide. Diverse opinions are encouraged and leverage the depth and breadth of experiences that our employees bring to work each day. We expect Moody’s employees to be accessible and collaborative and, in return, Moody’s offers a work environment that promotes intellectual curiosity, analytical rigor and collegiality. Our people and our environment uphold our core values of integrity, insight, intellectual leadership, inclusion and independence.

Moody's is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the parent company of Moody's Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, and Moody's Analytics, which offers leading-edge software, advisory services and research for credit and economic analysis and financial risk management. The Corporation, which reported revenue of $2.3 billion in 2011, employs approximately 6,100 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 28 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.