MedFireWise: Call for applications – Two final‐year internships (Master 2 / 3rd year engineering school) in Tunisia

An immersive applied research internship focused on Mediterranean forest dynamics, combining vegetation analysis and climate vulnerability assessment within the MedFireWise project.

Publication Date
25/11/2025
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The MedFireWise project is recruiting two final-year interns (Master 2 or final year of engineering school) for applied research in the Aïn Snoussi region (Tunisia), across two complementary tracks:

Track 1: Vertical structure of forest fuels analysis
 The intern will work on characterising Mediterranean forest vegetation using LiDAR data from NASA’s GEDI mission. Tasks include data preprocessing, extraction of key indicators (canopy height, vertical density, LAI, NDVI), GIS mapping and ecological analysis.

Track 2: Climate vulnerability analysis of the Aïn Snoussi forest & Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) proposals
 The intern will carry out a combined landscape and climate investigation of the Aïn Snoussi forest: literature review, climate/ecological/spatial data processing, landscape diagnosis (topography, soils, vegetation, hydrology), vulnerability mapping and NBS-based recommendations.

Candidate profile

  • Student in geomatics, remote sensing, forestry, ecology, climatology, natural resource management, landscape or environmental studies;
  • Proficiency in GIS (QGIS, ArcGIS) and ideally remote sensing (Python or R) for Track 1; understanding of forest-climate issues and fieldwork experience a plus for Track 2;
  • Analytical mindset, scientific writing skills and willingness to perform fieldwork.

Application details

  • Duration: to be determined (final-year internship)
  • Location: Aïn Snoussi region (Tunisia)
  • Start date: as soon as possible
  • Application file: CV + cover letter indicating the chosen track (“vertical structure” or “climate vulnerability”).
  • Send to: projet.medfirewise@gmail.com
  • Deadline: 18/12/2025

Join us to advance Mediterranean forest resilience and support the objectives of the MedFireWise project!

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