We provide scientific and technical supervision to carry out specific studies of interest to your institution for the duration of the activity. 

We help select adequate candidates to answer your needs. 

We promote joint scientific and/or technical publications based on the work developed in collaboration with the partner institutions and the selected applicants. 

We offer access to a network of collaborators interested in ongoing and future environmental research and management, related funding opportunities and project proposals.  

Applications to the Internship Programme are free for both collaborating institutions and applicants. 

ETC-UMA offers in-kind support in the form of mentorship and an office equipped desk at its premises in Malaga, Spain. 

Interns will be able to participate in relevant team meetings, staff training sessions and other work-related events of interest during their stay. 

Joint scientific and/or technical publications may be developed, if relevant with the intern featuring as first author. 

ETC-UMA does not provide financial support to applicants. Some financial support might be provided by some of the collaborating organisations publishing offers, on a case-by-case basis. In that case, it will be made explicit in the Internship Offer. Candidates are strongly encouraged to secure their own financial means to cover their expenses including, when relevant, health insurance, accommodation, travel arrangements and subsistence costs.

• For the knowledge areas that the ETC-UMA could engage with, please check our Featured Work. Please, make sure your proposal relates to one (or various) such topics. 

• Internship offers from collaborating institutions must be submitted in English. For activities in a different language, enough knowledge of such language should be specified as a Basic requirement in the offer. ETC-UMA’s main working language is English. 

• At least one coordinator is required to be appointed by the applicant institution to liaise with the relevant ETC-UMA supervisor and to check on the proper development of the work and the production of the desired outputs during the duration of the internship. The same responsible person can coordinate different applications from the same institution.

• Only master students in their final year (MSc thesis development or similar), pre-doc and post-doc candidates will be considered. 

• It is recommended that the applicant has an external supervisor from his/her host institution. However, recently graduated students with no further links to their institutions could also be considered. 

• In order to be considered for an offer, please make sure you have the necessary requirements for that offer. If you do not meet the Desirable requirements in the offer, you can still be considered. However, you would need to meet all the Basic requirements in the offer to be eligible. Please note that some proof of meeting the offer’s Basic requirements may be required for selection. ETC-UMA reserves the right to terminate the internship during the first half of the period in case the applicant cannot prove his/her academic background and enough competence to accomplish the tasks assigned.

• You will need insurance that covers any work accident, illness and liability while you will be doing your internship at the ETC-UMA.

• The minimal internship duration is 2 months, with a maximal duration is 6 months.

• The normal ETC-UMA’s working hours are 9-17h from Monday to Friday. You should develop your work in that period.

• The amount of working hours is flexible and will be agreed between you and your supervisor at the beginning of the internship, considering the needs of the offer and the duration of the internship. The maximal number of working hours per week is 40.