Engineer in data analysis - environmental mediation and participatory science

La Rochelle Université; France; On-site; EUR 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

La Rochelle Université seeks a Researcher for the Horizon Europe Marine Beacon project within the NUDD laboratory (Digital Technologies for Sustainable Development). You will process and collect data to identify compromise solutions reducing by-catch and supporting biodiversity preservation across European waters.

Working with stakeholders from multiple countries, you will conduct field surveys, develop data collection tools, draft deliverables, and organize events.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) required.
• Ability to analyse data (content & statistical).
• Experience with collecting qualitative and quantitative data in social sciences/ humanities.
• Ability to draft reports and academic articles.
• English (written and spoken) required.

Responsibilities

• Collecting, processing, analysing and synthesising data via various platforms and field surveys.
• Support scientific stakeholders in showcasing work or organising events in local languages.
• Analyse remediation scenarios and identify points of agreement and deadlocks.
• Draft analytical and summary project deliverables and scientific articles.
• Coordinate with WP leads across European partners to deliver results.

Skills

Data analysis

Qualitative data collection

Quantitative data collection

Report writing

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent

Tools

IT tools

Job description

Organisation/Company La Rochelle Université Research Field Management sciences Researcher Profile Other Profession Positions Research Support Positions Application Deadline 12 Nov 2026 - 18:00 (Europe/Paris) Country France Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 4 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe Reference Number RECH/NUDD/26-21 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

In a higher education and research landscape that has been profoundly reshaped for more than a decade, La Rochelle Université has chosen to structure its research around a thematic by positioning its scientific and academic strengths on societal and environmental issues. in an exceptional region.

Host laboratory

The NUDD laboratory (Digital Technologies for Sustainable Development) aims to observe, understand and analyse the full range of economic, social and organisational transformations enabled by digital technology. Its researchers come from the fields of economics and management and are united by a common research focus on digital technology.

Project context

The Marine Beacon project, funded under the Horizon Europe programme, focuses on the impact of bycatch on the decline in marine biodiversity. The main objective of this project is to generate knowledge and develop tools aimed at reducing such by-catch and the resulting mortality of protected, threatened and endangered species (PTE) primarily in European waters. This project brings together various disciplines, ranging from marine biology to the social sciences and humanities.

The proposed contract forms part of action research in environmental mediation and participatory science. The aim is to engage various stakeholders (industry, civil society, NGOs, scientists, decision-makers, etc.) from several countries to co-construct knowledge and bridge the science-society gap, whilst ensuring that the views of stakeholders who are distant from the decision-making process are taken into account.

As part of the Horizon Marine Beacon project, you will be responsible for processing and collecting data in order to identify compromise solutions to reduce by-catches of protected species.

Working in collaboration with the leads of the various work packages (WPs) across several European partner countries, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Collecting, processing, analysing and synthesising data via the platform, face-to-face events or field surveys.
• Providing support to the project’s scientific stakeholders wishing to showcase their work or organise events (debates, training sessions, science communication, etc.) with local stakeholders in their local languages.
• Analysing emerging remediation scenarios (identifying and making recommendations on points of agreement, sticking points, deadlocks, compromises, etc.).
• Conducting qualitative or quantitative field surveys amongst target stakeholders
• Drafting analytical and summary reports (project deliverables) and scientific articles
• Type:Fixed-term contract 12-month project contract starting in January 2027 – renewable for 6 months
  the proposed project contract has a minimum duration of 12 months. It may be renewed,
  up to a total of six years, with the exact duration depending on the time required to complete the project
  or the operation in question (Article L332-24 of the General Civil Service Code)
• Working hours:full-time
• Remuneration:from €2,323.55 gross per month, in accordance with La Rochelle University’s charter for the management of contract staff.

Recruitment open to anyone holding an RQTH status

• Holder of a master’s degree (or equivalent)
• Developing tools for collecting qualitative and quantitative data in the social sciences and humanities (questionnaires, interviews, case studies, field observations, monographs, etc.)
• Ability to analyse data (content analysis, statistical analysis, etc.)
• Ability to draft reports and academic articles
• English (written and spoken)
• Proficiency in IT tools
• Awareness of environmental issues