PhD in Global River Discharge Estimation with Satellite Data, AI and Machine Learning University of Bologna in Italy

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...

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 , ...

University of Colorado Boulder’s Department of Computer Science is hiring a Postdoctoral Associate in the Geospatial and Environmental Machine Learning (GEM) Lab . This postdoc sits at the intersection of neural fields , Earth observation , and geospatial machine learning , with a research agenda centered on building continuous, queryable, uncertainty-aware representations of the planet that can update as new data arrives. The role includes developing new neural field models and studying scaling...

PhD opportunity with Imago (SDR UK Imagery Data Service) for a project on flood mapping , earth observation , satellite imagery , and real-time flood prediction . The project aims to develop a national-scale flood mapping system that integrates satellite-derived embeddings with hydrodynamic simulations to support prediction of flooding anywhere in the UK. The successful candidate will be based at Newcastle University and co-supervised by Maria Valasia Peppa from the Imago team. This is a PhD ope...