Postdoctoral Scholar – Wildfire Recovery and Sustainable Building Practices University of California, Irvine in United States

Fully funded PhD position at the University of Florida in the Department of Landscape Architecture , School of Landscape Architecture and Planning, in Dr. Chendi Zhang’s Research Group. The project focuses on landscape architecture , environmental resilience , aging-in-place , and geospatial analytics , with an emphasis on quantitative methods , mixed methods , and modeling. This is a strong fit for applicants interested in spatial analysis, planning, design research, and socially relevant envir...

Arizona State University’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning is recruiting a PhD student for a fully funded graduate research assistantship on the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-funded project Shadow Grids: Gas, fuel deliveries, and backup generation in an electrifying US . The project examines how natural gas, deliverable fuel, and backup generator networks persist and expand alongside efforts to decarbonize US homes. The student will conduct field-based research in Arizona and pol...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Florida . Assistant Professor Chendi Zhang is recruiting PhD students for Fall 2027 . The position is supported through RA/TA funding and is described as covering tuition and living expenses . Research interests include aging in place , climate adaptation , wildfire resilience , urban analytics , and travel behavior , with an emphasis on quantitative or mixed methods . Students are also encouraged to d...

Danny White, Assistant Professor at Colorado State University , is recruiting a PhD student for the White Water Research Group. The project focuses on aquatic habitat in mountain and desert river systems , combining field-based measurements of river hydraulics with 2D hydrodynamic modeling to quantify physical habitat characteristics across a range of flows. Fieldwork is a major part of the position and may include remote and backcountry river environments, wading, rafting, and collecting hydrau...

The USC Price School is accepting applications for fully funded PhD study beginning in Fall 2027 in two doctoral pathways: Urban Planning and Development and Public Policy and Management . Students can shape an individualized academic trajectory after enrollment, with flexibility to select faculty for dissertation committees and research assistantships. The program provides opportunities to collaborate with faculty on research and publish scholarly work, including with Geoff Boeing, Associate Pr...