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JAE Intro 2026 Fellowship – JAEINT26_EX_0256: Forecasting Climate Impacts on a Warming Hotspot: The Bass Strait (Australia)

€600 monthly
Office work Conservation and ecology Marine research

Job Description

At iMARES (ICM‑CSIC), we offer a research internship for bachelor’s or master’s students interested in ecosystem modelling, climate‑change impacts and marine ecology. The project uses mechanistic Marine Ecosystem Models (MEMs) to investigate how ocean warming and extreme events shape food‑web dynamics in Bass Strait (southeastern Australia), a well‑known climate‑change hotspot.

The study focuses on the little penguin (Eudyptula minor), a key mid‑trophic predator, and evaluates how rising temperatures and marine heatwaves cascade through the food web to influence penguin populations. The student will update and apply an existing MEM to assess historical trends and explore future climate scenarios, helping to distinguish long‑term environmental effects from acute extreme‑event impacts.

The internship provides hands‑on training in process‑based ecosystem modelling, R‑based analysis, climate‑scenario evaluation and quantitative ecological interpretation within a collaborative research environment.

Requirements:

  • University students in the final year of a bachelor’s degree or enrolled in an official master’s degree during the 2025–2026 or 2026–2027 academic year.
  • Bachelor’s degree GPA: 7.5 or higher

Preferred qualifications:

  • Fluency in English
  • Knowledge of a R programming, ecological modelling or climate‑impact analysis.
  • Interest in ecosystem dynamics and quantitative approaches.

What We Offer:

  • Duration & Weekly Hours: 7 months, 20 h/week
  • Fellowship: 4,200€ (600€/month)

The principal investigator (IP) will be Francisco Ramírez

Requests: https://sede.csic.gob.es/tramites/programa-jae/jae-intro-2026

Career level

Internship

Career options

Academic, research and sciences
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