Research Economist

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Apply locations Montreal time type Full time posted on Posted 8 Days Ago job requisition id JR100237 Fednav, headquartered in Montreal, is the largest international dry bulk shipping group in Canada engaged in worldwide ocean transportation. Fednav has five international offices established on four continents. We are currently seeking an Economist/Head of Research to provide global macro-economic insight to support our commercial dry bulk shipping team and Fednav’s Family Office Investments team. The ideal candidate will have a deep interest in thinking critically and creatively about macro trends, especially related to the international shipping industry, more specifically to maritime dry bulk shipping and commodities markets to assist with commercial strategy development.
Commercial (dry bulk shipping)
Conducting research in the geo-political and macro-economical environment impacting the dry bulk shipping and commodities markets
Formulating Fednav’s view on the long-term supply and demand developments including generating scenarios through data analytics and dynamic modelling
Conduct literature and data review to provide interpretation and explanation of economic data to support decision making
Interpreting both short and long-term changes to the macro world and determine impact to the dry bulk and commodities markets
Building and managing relationships with global providers of research and supply/demand data
Investments (Family Office)
Enhancing and maintaining an economic framework to capture and analyze global economies, conduct research, effectively share key findings and insights with the Investment team
Your analysis will play an integral role, helping inform investment decisions and providing our team with key insights
Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Economics or any other related discipline.
A minimum of three year's experience in a similar Economist role or as an Economy Analyst covering macro-economics, global trading, and commodities markets
Strong problem-solving skills including the ability to analyze and interpret complicated research data and to formulate business recommendations and investment convictions
Identifying and evaluating the implications of major trends and developments in the commodity and shipping markets as well as changing market conditions and inputs for business opportunities
The ability to create new insights, devise novel approaches through research information using empirical and/or modelling skills
Confidence working in an international multi-continent organization with diverse cultures
Fluency in English is required
corporate responsibility define our values.

Together, we help create a great place to work that fosters the sharing of ideas and collaboration . Our work experience is a combination of everything that makes us unique: a rich culture that reflects our core values and diversity that spans across continents, our commitment to sustainability , our recognition programs and events that bring us closer, but first and foremost, our people .
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