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Boost your research career addressing global challenges inmarine and coastal ecosystems and the sustainable blue economy.

CIM, UVigo Marine Research Centreat the University of Vigo, invites applications for Postdoctoral Researcher positions within the MSCA-COFUND programme TALENTGAL. 

This is a unique opportunity to develop your own research project with full financial support in a highly international, interdisciplinary, and innovation-driven environment, while benefiting from advanced training and strong career development support.

TALENTGAL Call 1

TALENTGAL, promoted by the Xunta de Galicia, aimsto attract excellent postdoctoral researchers to the 10Research Centres of Excellence of theCIGUS Network (Galicia, Spain). The programme fosters international mobility, advanced training, and career development within three thematic areas: Health & Biomedicine, Science & Life Sciences, and Engineering & Technology.

TALENTGAL Call 1 is open from 20 May 2026 until 23 July 2026.

A total of 20 fully funded MSCA postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded across all participating CIGUS Research Centres. While no fixed allocation of positions is assigned per centre, a minimum of one fellowship per hosting institution will be guaranteed, provided that at least one candidate hosted by the centre achieves a final evaluation score of 70% or higher. The remaining fellowships will be allocated strictly according to the overall ranking of all eligible candidates across the three thematic areas, following an open, transparent, and merit-based selection process in line with MSCA principles.

CIM as hosting institution 

CIM participates in TALENTGAL as one of the CIGUS Research Centres of Excellence, offering a dynamic and collaborative research environment, combining scientific excellence with strong links to industry and public stakeholders.

CIM is positioned as a leading reference in the generation, transfer, and dissemination of knowledge on marine and coastal ecosystems, as well as in the development of a sustainable blue economy. It has a well-established track record in the study and monitoring of the effects of global warming on marine‐coastal ecosystems, marine ecotoxicology, the sustainable exploitation of marine resources, and integrated coastal zone management.

Selected fellows will be integrated into established research groups at CIM, supervised by experienced principal investigators with strong international track records and will receive structured support to foster independence, scientific excellence and high-impact outcomes.

Research opportunities at CIM

Applicants are invited to submit research proposals aligned with one of the following research topics, where CIM offers critical mass, infrastructure, and expert supervision:

• • Climate change assessment and management at multiple time scales 
• • Marine and aquatic biodiversity, and nature-based solution for improving ecological function 
• • Zero pollution and environmental quality in coastal areas and inland waters
• • Sustainable aquaculture systems and animal welfare 
• • Integrated natural resource management and coastal dynamics 
• • Marine renewable energy and resilient infrastructures 
• • Intelligent observation and autonomous systems 
• • Marine data infrastructures and digital twins 

Role and Expectations

Selected candidates will develop ambitious and innovative research projects, contributing to scientific excellence at international level, and will actively participate in knowledge transfer, dissemination, and interdisciplinary collaboration activities within the TALENTGAL programme and MSCA framework.

Fellowships have a duration of up to 30 months and include:

• • Mandatory secondments (1 to 3 months)
• • Intersectoral training opportunities
• • Academic and non‑academic mentoring support
• • Highly competitive working conditions