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JAE Intro 2026 Fellowship – JAEINT26_EX_0481: Monitoring the contemporary biodiversity crisis in the Mediterranean Sea using digital data from recreational fishing

€600 monthly
Field work 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 biodiversity conservation, digital ecology and human–nature interactions. The project applies emerging approaches such as conservation culturomics and iEcology to improve monitoring of recreational fisheries, a key but under‑quantified component of Mediterranean marine ecosystems.

The study will use digital data to explore ecological and social dimensions of recreational fishing, helping to assess its ecological impact and its potential as a large‑scale, cost‑effective monitoring tool. The student will work with R‑based digital data mining workflows, analyse ecological and socio‑ecological datasets, interpret results and contribute to written outputs.

The internship offers training in data mining, quantitative analysis, reproducible workflows, R programming and interdisciplinary conservation science within an international 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
  • Basic knowledge of R programming (highly valued).
  • Interest in conservation science, digital data analysis or socio‑ecological systems.

What We Offer:

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

The principal investigator (IP) will be Valerio Sbragaglia

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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