Fully Funded PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering on Urban Energy, Climate, and AI/ML University of Wisconsin-Madison in United States

Fully funded PhD positions are available at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering , working with Dr. Xinchang Cathy Li in the RISE-AI initiative . The research themes include urban energy , climate , earth system science , and AI and machine learning modeling. This is a strong fit for students interested in quantitative, data-driven research at the intersection of engineering, environmental systems, and computational methods. Eligible backgr...

PhD opportunity in Remote Sensing & Hydrology at Kansas State University Associate Professor Song Shu at Kansas State University is recruiting 1–2 highly motivated PhD students to join the School of Earth & Environment, with a planned start in Fall 2027. The research group works on surface water hydrology, water resources, and water storage dynamics using satellite and UAV/drone remote sensing, GIS, AI, and advanced computational methods. Potential topics include lake and river hydrology, water-...

George Allen at Virginia Tech is recruiting a 2-year postdoctoral researcher starting Fall 2026 or Spring 2027 in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States . The position is centered on hydrology , remote sensing , and AI/ML , with potential projects including satellite remote sensing of inland surface water and hydrologic applications of geospatial foundation models, LSTM networks, and other machine learning approaches . This is a research opportunity for candidates with interests in Earth Science , ...

PhD opportunity at Newcastle University in the School of Engineering on bridging physics and Earth Observation for real-time flood mapping . This project focuses on geospatial foundation models , remote sensing , machine learning , hydrology , and civil engineering to build a national-scale flood prediction system for the UK. The research aims to combine satellite-derived embeddings (including Sentinel data and potentially higher-resolution imagery) with hydrodynamic simulations to improve flood...

The University of Georgia’s Odum School of Ecology is recruiting a Postdoctoral Associate to join the Water and Wildlife Lab in Athens, Georgia, USA . This postdoctoral opening sits at the intersection of spatial ecology , biodiversity data , remote sensing , and AI . The research spans two connected themes: (1) spatial ecology of terrestrial birds, wetlands, and riparian habitats, and (2) biodiversity accounting for Nature-based Solutions . The project involves working with large environmental ...