Postdoctoral Researcher in Marine Ecosystem Modelling and Fisheries (FRB-CESAB / FishMIP)

Job title

Postdoctoral Researcher - Ocean System Pathways (OSPs): A new scenario and simulation framework to investigate the future of the world fisheries.

Company

Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB) – Centre for Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity (CESAB).

Description of the job

The Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB) was launched in 2008 by the Ministries for Research and for Ecology. The Centre for Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity (CESAB) is FRB's main programme and a leading research organization in Europe that is renowned internationally. It aims to implement innovative syntheses and analyses of existing data in the field of biodiversity.

Projecting the future trajectories of marine social-ecological systems is highly challenging, with many sources of uncertainty. The international Fisheries and Marine Ecosystem Model Intercomparison Project (FishMIP) produces multi-model ensemble projections of climate change impacts on marine ecosystems at global and regional scales. Since its inception in 2013, FishMIP has made substantial contributions to major science-policy processes, including the IPCC, the IPBES, and policy-oriented analyses for the FAO.

FishMIP is now launching the Ocean System Pathways (OSPs), a new scenario framework that extends the IPCC's Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) into the domains of fisheries, marine biodiversity conservation, and aquaculture. We are looking for a talented postdoctoral researcher to drive the analysis and publication of social-ecological simulation results from the FishMIP-OSP project, to evaluate the future of marine ecosystems and fisheries under various climate and socio-economic changes.

Key responsibilities:

• Contributing to the analyses of the ensemble ecosystem model simulations to explore how ecosystems and fisheries might change in the future, focusing on key issues such as climate justice, food security, equitable fisheries management, and biodiversity conservation.
• Analysing and publishing collective simulation results to inform ongoing policy processes within the FAO and developing contributions with the goal of informing the synthesis work of the IPCC, IPBES, and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
• Helping to develop targeted scenarios and simulation protocols and working with marine ecosystem modellers to coordinate model runs of those scenarios.
• Participate in all FishMIP OSP meetings and workshops, and be involved in the collaborative teamwork and environment of the project.
• Contribute to the assessment of the historical simulations, including harmonising historical data to evaluate ecosystem models against observations using appropriate statistical methods.

What we offer:

• Opportunity to collaborate with an international network of marine ecosystem researchers and modellers across the FishMIP community.
• Engage in high-impact, policy-relevant science at the science–policy interface.
• Work at CESAB, an international hub for biodiversity and climate research located in the beautiful city center of Montpellier.
• Social security and paid leave according to French legislation.

Requirements

Required skills and experience:

• PhD in Fisheries Science/Ecology, Oceanography, Numerical Modelling, Economy, Statistics, Mathematics, Marine Ecology/Biology, or related scientific fields.
• Strong quantitative skills and proficiency in R and/or Python for data analysis and visualization of large data sets.
• Proven ability to write and lead peer-reviewed publications.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and project management skills.

Desirable skills and experience:

• Experience with modelling approaches and/or the use of ecosystem/ocean models.
• Familiarity with large-scale collaborative science projects.
• Interest in interdisciplinary and policy-relevant research, and/or experience in multiple relevant disciplines.

Location

Montpellier, France.

Salary

Starting from €2,822 gross per month (according to the FRB salary scale).

How to apply

Applications must be sent as soon as possible and no later than 31 December 2025 to Olivier Maury (olivier.maury@ird.fr) and Derek Tittensor (Derek.Tittensor@Dal.Ca). Applications must include:

• A cover letter motivating your interest for this position (no more than 500 words).
• Your curriculum vitae with publication record.
• The contact details of 2 references.
• University transcripts.

Deadline

31/12/2025.

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