The ICM looks for candidates to host within the Doctoral INPhINIT Fellowships Programme:
INPHINIT Fellowship Programme 2026:
”la Caixa” Foundation grants 60 doctoral INPhINIT fellowships for young talented researchers of any nationality who wish to pursue doctoral studies in Spain. Doctoral INPhINIT fellowships offer a highly competitive salary and complementary opportunities for training in transferable skills through residential sessions, outreach activities, and other features. The programme is divided into two frames:
Doctoral INPhINIT – Incoming call
30 doctoral fellowships for researchers who wish to carry out their doctoral project at a Spanish research centre accredited with the Spanish Seal of Excellence Severo Ochoa. Candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than twelve months in the three years immediately preceding the closing date of the call. Deadline 28th January 2026.
Doctoral INPhINIT – Retaining call
30 doctoral fellowships for researchers who want to carry out their doctoral project in any field of research at any university or research centre in Spain. Candidates must have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than twelve months in the three years immediately preceding the closing date of the call. Deadline 18th February 2026.
You can find more information and all details for applying here in the programme website. All applications should be submitted through the programme platform before the correspondent deadline.
ICM Projects open to host PhD candidates
- Innovative Applications of Fiber Optic Technology for Environmental and Geophysical Monitoring
PI: Arantza Ugalde (a.ugalde@icm.csic.es)
- Monitoring the contemporary biodiversity crisis in the Mediterranean Sea using digital data from recreational fishing
PI: Dr. Valerio Sbragaglia (sbragaglia@icm.csic.es)
- Evolutionary history of dinoflagellates: from benthos to plankton
PI: Dr. Albert Reñé (albertrene@icm.csic.es), Esther Garcés (esther@icm.csic.es)
- New machine learning algorithms implemented in marine robotics will lead to a revolution in ocean monitoring.
PI: Dr. Ivan Masmitjà (masmitja@icm.csic.es)
- Through the eyes of a sea turtle: using animal-borne cameras and drones to study sea turtle ecology.
PI: Dr. Nathan Robinson (nathan@icm.csic.es)
- Impact of Miocene climate and connectivity on mesopelagic fishes.
PI: Dr. Maria Bas (mbas@icm.csic.es), Dr Konstantina Agiadi (kagiadi@icm.csic.es)
- Unlocking the 3D Genome: Computational Analysis of the Evolution of Chromatin Structure in Teleosts.
PI: Dr. Noelia Díaz (ndiaz@icm.csic.es)
- Unravelling the role of oceanic connectivity for the resilience of marine ecosystems.
PI: Dr. Marta Coll (mcoll@icm.csic.es), Dr Francisco Ramírez (ramirez@icm.csic.es)