2026 Summer Internship - Housing Research Assistant

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2026 Summer Internship - Housing Research Assistant

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2026 Summer Student Research Assistant - Housing

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is a leading provider of wholesale funding for housing and community finance in New England serving more than 420 financial institutions across the region. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is committed to making New England a better place to live and do business, and our employees are integral to our success. As a cooperative, we are owned by more than 420 banks, credit unions, insurance companies, and community development financial institutions that access tens of billions of dollars of our reliable, wholesale funding each year. Our funds are a vital resource that helps our members succeed, provide families with safe, decent affordable housing, and generate economic development that creates jobs in communities throughout our region.

Our highly skilled team of 225 is innovative, collaborative, and passionate about the work we do. We seek other professionals excited to share their knowledge, talent, and passion for our mission to join our team. We offer opportunities for career development, robust benefits, and a work-life balance.

Bank Interns are expected to work in our Prudential Tower office in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood as often as possible. The Bank does offer full-time employees a hybrid work model that does require weekly in-office time.

The Bank does not offer remote internships.

The Bank is not able to sponsor work authorization for Interns.

Internship Summary

This intern will work within the Housing and Community Investment (HCI) department to conduct essential research for the Bank’s 2027 Targeted Community Lending Plan and the 2027 Affordable Housing Program Implementation Plan. These plans set the direction of the Bank’s eight community investment programs. The Student Research Assistant will work independently and guide much of the research’s direction and outcomes with the support of staff in the Bank’s HCI department.

In prior years, student-led research has helped FHLBank Boston expand its knowledge and outreach on systematic housing challenges and opportunities, including cost burdens, homeownership gaps, shared equity homeownership and resident-owned communities, and innovative land-use policies to help increase housing production and housing choice.

The pay for the internship is $35/hour. This is a full-time internship for eligible students working towards a relevant master's degree, anticipated to require 40 hours a week, and will run from mid-May to mid-August 2026.

Specific Responsibilities

• Conduct primary and secondary research; a list of public policy research topics initially expected to focus on will be provided.
• Present findings to Bank’s staff, expert officials, and practitioners who serve the Bank’s 15-member Advisory Council.
• Develop materials, analyze data, conduct/participate in stakeholder interviews, and work on background memos.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits for the Intern

• Expand network and establish relationships with and receive hands-on guidance from HCI team to ensure a successful internship experience.
• Gain real world experience in a professional office setting.
• Exposure to community investment programs.
• Monthly commuter support, up to $100 a month.

Qualifications

Education

• Progress towards a public policy or relevant master’s degree is the minimum requirement. This internship is intended to enhance the educational experience or to support someone’s exploration of a career in public policy, housing finance, community development, and/or environmental policy.

Experience

• Some prior work experience in an office setting is preferred.
• Familiar with planning and housing policy knowledge as well as economic growth priorities facing New England’s communities, including systemic disparities in housing opportunity, income, wealth, and homeownership.

Knowledge/Skills

• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to analyze and present data/conclusions in writing and visually.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is committed to building and sustaining a workforce that reflects the communities that we serve. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage applicants from every ethnicity, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, veteran or parental status and sexual orientation.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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