PhD Positions in Geomatics, Remote Sensing, GIS, and Urban Equity for Drone-Based Climate Justice Research University of Manitoba in Canada

Two fully funded PhD positions are available at the University of Manitoba in a project on how drones can help cities fight heat, protect tree canopy, and build climate justice into urban planning. The project is NSERC-funded for 2027–2031 and is co-supervised with ETH Zürich and the University of Innsbruck. It combines drone-based 3D data collection with urban planning and equity-focused decision-making. Position 1: The Tech Track focuses on designing and flying RPAS missions, building 3D model...

Université Laval is recruiting for a PhD or postdoctoral position on vulnerability and resilience of sugar maple to climatic and biotic stresses . The project is based at Université Laval (Quebec, Canada) and focuses on forest resilience, climate vulnerability, maple syrup production, dendrochronology, remote sensing (LiDAR and satellite), biotic and abiotic stresses, spatiotemporal modeling, forest growth, global change, mortality, and stand decline. The PhD opportunity is aimed at candidates w...

Two full-time PhD student positions are available at the Future Elements Studio , University of Manitoba, under the supervision of Assistant Professor Yuhao Lu . The opportunity is centered on cities , earth observation , and maps , making it a strong fit for applicants interested in geography , urban planning , earth science , environmental science , and related geospatial research. The post suggests a research environment involving spatial analysis and mapping, with project details summarized ...

PhD opportunity in active rock instabilities , ground-based radar interferometry , slope dynamics , and multi-sensor deformation monitoring at Université du Québec à Rimouski , Canada. The project is supervised by Prof. Francis Gauthier (Geomorphology and Slope Dynamics Lab, UQAR) and focuses on developing and validating an operational workflow for detecting, monitoring, and characterizing rock instabilities. The research combines GB-RAR (GAMMA GPRI-2), automated processing, multi-sensor fusion,...

PhD opportunity at The Technical University of Kenya in the Department of Architecture, Design and Planning. This call is for one fully funded 3-year PhD position in Urban and Regional Development . The successful candidate will conduct research under the WATERSHED Research Project , which is funded by the Danida Fellowship Center (DFC) . The project team mentions working with Melissa Wangui Wanjiru-Mwita , Jacob Rasmussen , and Joan Nyagwalla Otieno . The post highlights themes of climate justi...