At the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), your work directly supports our core mission of maintaining stability and public confidence in the nation’s financial system. Deposit insurance protects everyone with a bank deposit account. It also protects the entire nation’s financial stability. The professional staff of the Division of Insurance and Research (DIR) carries out this essential mission by managing a risk-based deposit insurance system and identifying, monitoring, and addressing risks to the Deposit Insurance Fund.
As an Economic Assistant (Research) you use and develop a wide range of valuable skills. Foremost, you are a critical thinker who asks questions and actively seeks answers. You may be asked to learn a statistical programming language to analyze trends in bank financial data, develop analytical tools to improve our team’s ability to evaluate bank insurance assessments, or explore financial innovations and their potential impact on bank safety and soundness. Every day, you will find opportunities to learn and grow.
DIR hiring managers will host a 30-minute informational virtual Q&A session about the Economic Assistant (Research) position on **Wednesday, May 6, 2026** at 7:00 p.m. EDT. Join the event [HERE](https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/296764597372926?p=jkkxWSmsaaii37pZU9 ).
