PhD and Postdoctoral Positions in AI, Computational Hydrology, and Environmental Sciences University of Virginia in United States

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-...

The University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) and Dr. Tiantian Yang’s research lab are recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Hydrology and Water Resources at the Ann Arbor Campus, United States. This postdoctoral opportunity focuses on advanced research in hydrologic modeling , flood forecasting , extreme weather prediction , snow observation , snow modeling , soil moisture data analytics , and global reservoir/lake system analysis . The role also includes mo...

Rice University is advertising 2 PhD positions with the Water AI / hydrology research group led by Noemi Vergopolan , Assistant Professor at Rice University. The openings sit at the intersection of hydrology , geospatial data science , remote sensing , artificial intelligence , and water resources . PhD 1: Hydrologic Preconditions for Landslides (Spring 2027) Develop high-resolution, hydrologically informed landslide-risk models for roads, culverts, and stream crossings in collaboration with the...

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 , ...

Postdoctoral Research Associate – Coastal Landscape Geospatial Modeling at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States). This postdoctoral opening is in the Plant-Soil Interactions Group within the Environmental Sciences Division at ORNL. The project focuses on coastal landscape analysis and modeling , especially the use of predictive machine learning , remote sensing , and ecological monitoring data to understand and forecast land loss and ecosystem transitions in wetland...