Fully Funded PhD in Flood Prediction, Hydroclimate Extremes, and Water Security University of Saskatchewan in Canada

The Hydroclimate Extremes and Water Security Lab (HEWSL) in the Department of Civil, Geological, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position focused on flood prediction, hydroclimate extremes, and water security.

The selected student will work on high-quality research to improve long-term flood prediction in ungauged basins amid Earth changes. The project includes flood frequency analysis, regional estimation, spatial modelling, and post-processing of climate and hydrological model simulations, including correction and downscaling under nonstationarity (changes in climate, land use, and water).

The position is supervised by Prof. Cuauhtémoc T. Vidrio-Sahagún, Assistant Professor and HEWSL Lead. The lab’s broader research interests include predicting water extremes, hydrology, statistical hydroclimatology, and water resources engineering.

Eligibility highlights: applicants should hold bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Civil, Environmental, Water Resources Engineering or a closely related field; have a Master’s GPA above 80%; demonstrate English proficiency; and show experience or strong preparation in probabilistic/statistical modelling of hydroclimate extremes. Programming skills in MATLAB, Python, or R are expected, and familiarity with flood analysis, modelling, prediction, or climate change impact assessment is an asset.

Funding: the position is explicitly described as fully funded. No stipend amount is listed.

Application: submit a single PDF by email to [email protected] with the subject line “PhD flood position”. Applications are reviewed immediately and will continue until the position is filled. The ideal start date is September 2026, with January 2027 also possible.