Get involved in marine research and gain experience at the IIM-CSIC. Our institute offers opportunities to complement your academic studies, acquire new skills and gain an insight into the work of a public research centre.
If you are a student on a vocational training course or a university degree programme, you can undertake work placements, final-year projects (TFG), final-year master’s projects (TFM) and other placements linked to our scientific and technical activities.
These experiences can take place in various areas of the institute, ranging from research and technical support to scientific communication and outreach, project management and other areas related to the running of a research centre, depending on the opportunities available.
Whether you’re looking to complete your studies or discover new career opportunities in the field of science, the IIM-CSIC offers you an environment in which to learn, collaborate and gain an insight into marine research.
Check the calls for applications and available opportunities to find out about their terms and conditions and requirements. If you need further information, please contact us at info@iim.csic.es.
*Figures for the period 2016–2021. **For both vocational training programmes (formerly known as FP) and university degrees.
Take your research career to the next level at the IIM-CSIC. Our institute offers opportunities to embark on and develop a scientific career in the field of marine research, through calls for doctoral training, research contracts and programmes to recruit research staff.
Pre-doctoral opportunities are aimed at those wishing to undertake a doctoral thesis and gain specialised training in research. Postdoctoral opportunities enable those who have already obtained a doctorate to continue developing their scientific career, broaden their research experience and contribute to new projects and lines of research.
Calls for applications may be linked to research projects, CSIC’s own programmes or initiatives funded by other organisations and institutions. The requirements, conditions and deadlines vary depending on each call.
Please check the relevant section for available opportunities and their eligibility criteria. For information on previous calls for applications, please contact us at info@iim.csic.es.
Join the IIM-CSIC! Whether you are an undergraduate student, a research professional or technical staff member, take a look at the latest external calls, past calls and other ways to join our institute.
As a public research institute belonging to CSIC, the IIM offers very good conditions and benefits to start, develop and advance your career; depending on the call, you will find positions in research, management or even strategic cross-cutting roles, from communication to knowledge transfer.
To become part of the IIM-CSIC or train at our center, you can follow different paths:
For undergraduate, vocational training or master’s students, check our internship, bachelor’s thesis (TFG) and master’s thesis (TFM) calls. You can find the latest offers, current and past, in the tab below. You can also find more information here.
For technical, postgraduate or research staff, both predoctoral and postdoctoral, check the External Calls tab. There you will find the latest 9 job and call opportunities, both current and past. Some of these opportunities may depend on external funding independent of the IIM. If you need information about previous opportunities, you can contact us at info@iim.csic.es. To apply for any of these positions, you will need to register your profile in the CSIC Job Bank.
In addition, as a public institution, CSIC periodically opens calls for access to the Council as civil servants. You can view them all at CSIC’s electronic office.
The Institute of Marine Research (IIM-CSIC) is launching a selection process to recruit pre-doctoral research staff as part of the OLDMUSSEL project – Analysis of the long-term adaptation of bivalves to environmental change using ancient…
The Institute of Marine Research (IIM-CSIC) is launching a selection process to recruit a postdoctoral research fellow (Doctor FC3) as part of the OLDSALMO project – Testing temporal genomic shifts in exploited fish populations using…
