Lietuvos Bankas (Central Bank of Lithuania)

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The Bank of Lithuania is inviting applications for two Senior Research Economist positions at the Center for Excellence in Finance and Economic Research (CEFER). CEFER is an independent structural unit of the Bank of Lithuania, whose academic partners are the two largest public universities in Lithuania. CEFER conducts a wide range of research in economics and finance that contributes to the quality of decision-making necessary for the Bank of Lithuania's core functions and publishes its outcomes in international scientific journals of the highest repute. The mission of CEFER includes promoting high-level discussions on topical academic issues in economics and finance, enhancing the quality of economics education in Lithuania, and educating the public.
The positions entail double-appointment -- one with the central bank and another with a partner university.
They are centered on research with a small teaching load and some involvement in policy work.

We are looking for candidates:
1) Working in the areas of Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics or International Trade;
2) Working in the broad areas of Finance, including various sub-fields in financial economics: general financial markets, securities, financial institutions and services, or payment systems, covering card-based payments, online banking, digital wallets, mobile payments, as well as digital payment systems.