Doctoral Position in Debris Flow Monitoring ETH Zürich in Switzerland

PhD opportunity in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Regina for Fall 2027 intake . The opening is centered on research in unsaturated soils and mine tailing , with topic options including advanced laboratory testing of unsaturated soils , advanced numerical modeling of unsaturated soils , and characterization and improvement of mine tailing . This is a student-oriented research opening for applicants interested in civil/geotechnical engineering and related earth and environmental top...

VAW Glaciology at ETH Zurich is hiring a Doctoral Student in Glaciology and Glacial Hazards for the #ICEFAL project, a Swiss-French collaboration focused on how rising ice temperatures affect the stability of cold hanging glaciers and their potential to trigger large ice avalanches. The project combines field measurements at high-elevation sites in the Swiss and French Alps with numerical modelling to build a data-driven hazard index for hanging glaciers. This is a strong fit for students intere...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Geotechnical Hazards Engineering at The Ohio State University , within the Geohazards Engineering & Beyond (GEB) Research Group in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering. This opening is a strong fit for applicants interested in civil engineering , geotechnical engineering , geotechnical earthquake engineering , numerical modeling , and InSAR remote sensing . The post highlights a fully funded PhD position focused on geohazards and engine...

Imperial College London is advertising a PhD project on coastal cliff instability due to extreme weather conditions , based in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering in London, United Kingdom. The project investigates how climate change , extreme drying , and heatwaves may trigger coastal cliff failure, with a focus on the hydromechanical response of unsaturated coastal geomaterials (especially the Mercia Mudstone Group). The research combines advanced laboratory element testing wit...

Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity in water resources at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. This full-time position is part of collaborative research between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the University of Alabama, with a focus on water, soil, and sediment dynamics across critical environmental interfaces. The project examines how human modification of landscapes affects water quantity , water quality , and sediment transport in laboratory and field environment...