Deadline: December 30, 2026
Applications are open for the IMF Research Analyst Program (RAP) 2026. As a Research Analyst Program (RAP) participant, you will have a unique opportunity to acquire valuable real-world work experience in the IMF’s operational and policy work, use and improve your quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, increase your knowledge of technology, information systems, and the Web, as well as your research abilities.
The program lasts for two years and they hire RAPs from around the world. Former RAPs have gone on to successful careers in a wide variety of analytical roles, many securing places in top academic institutions.
Responsibilities
As a RAP, you will typically support the work of IMF economists. Duties may include:
- Researching, collecting, and compiling information
- Maintaining and updating quantitative and qualitative economic, financial, or statistical databases
- Processing, consolidating, and transforming data sets within and between databases using statistical and/or econometric techniques
- Evaluating economic, financial, or statistical relationships in databases
- Analyzing economic time series data
- Designing systems to facilitate interfaces or to transfer data between external and in-house databases
Eligibility
You must have:
- Recently completed a bachelor’s degree in economics, computer science, statistics, math, or business administration. (Candidates with advanced degrees in the same relevant field may be considered with limited combined professional experience).
- At least a 3.5 GPA (cumulative) in both your principal field of study and in your overall academic program. Final academic transcripts verifying the required GPA must be submitted prior to appointment.
Application
RAP Participants are hired on a wide geographical basis. All positions are located at the IMF Headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C.
For more information, visit IMF Research Analyst Program.
