PhD in Ecohydrology, Remote Sensing and Water Stress Monitoring at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Free University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy

PhD opportunity in Ecohydrology, Remote Sensing, Evapotranspiration, and Water Stress Monitoring in Italy at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, jointly offered with Eurac Research under the doctoral programme in Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems.

The advertised PhD topic is “Improving Evapotranspiration Estimation in Alpine Vineyards through Integrated Field Measurements and Earth Observation.” The research is strongly interdisciplinary and connects vineyard ecohydrology, satellite remote sensing, evapotranspiration, water stress monitoring, eddy covariance measurements, and alpine environmental systems.

Ideal applicants should have a background in Environmental Sciences, Hydrology, Remote Sensing, Agricultural Engineering, Physics, Geosciences, or a related field. The programme is taught in English and requires at least B2-level English. Applicants must hold an appropriate postgraduate qualification or an equivalent foreign degree and will be selected through a public competition and interview.

The broader PhD programme Mountain Environment and Agriculture is a three-year, interdisciplinary doctoral programme with research links to international teams and research centres including Eurac Research. The call lists 9 total positions, including scholarship-backed places, and the programme provides a scholarship amount of 28,000 € per year for awarded scholarships.

Deadline: 10 June 2026 at 12:00 local time. Interviews are scheduled for 25–26 June 2026.

Application: Apply online through the university portal, upload the required documents, and pay the 50 € registration fee. Applications sent by email or incomplete applications will not be considered.