PhD Internship Programme

Interns are expected to collaborate closely with other researchers at the DNB, with the explicit aim to pursue a project until publication in an international academic journal. Co-authorship with DNB staff is strongly encouraged.

In principle only EU-citizens will be considered for the PhD Internship Programme. Candidates should be advanced into their PhD-studies (ideally, third year onwards) and beyond the stage of PhD-courses. Selection for internship positions will be based on a research statement (max 2 pages), as well as CV and drafts of ongoing research. The research statement is important to evaluate that the research interests and the technical skills of the candidates are consistent with the research agenda of the DNB. The current DNB research agenda identifies the following themes: (1) Monetary policy; (2) Financial stability & regulation; (3) Climate; (4) Wages and prices; (5) Housing market; (6) Payments & market infrastructure.

The research page of the DNB is here: 
https://www.dnb.nl/en/research/

Working papers and other publications from the DNB economists can be found here: 
https://www.dnb.nl/en/publications/publicatieoverzicht/?p=1&l=10

DNB will reimburse travel expenses and offer a compensation that covers accommodation and other costs of living in Amsterdam. Internships will normally last between 3 to 6 months and the starting date is flexible. Note that this is a non-summer internship: We expect interns to be employed over either the spring or fall period.

The call for applications is advertised on the European Job Market. For the 2026 cohort, you find the position information here:

https://econjobmarket.org/positions/12116

Deadline: 30 Nov 2025 midnight UTC 

Contacting Us

If you would like more information about the internship program, please contact us at: ebo-sollicitaties@dnb.nl