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PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Remote Sensing in France
Positions in remote sensing in france
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Universities with open positions in remote sensing in France include Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, University of Bordeaux and Aix-Marseille Université.
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
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France
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2 weeks ago
Closing soon
Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier is offering a funded postdoctoral position within the EO4Irrig (Earth Observation for Irrigation) project under the ANR LabCom program. The work is based at CESBIO (Centre d’Études Spatiales de la Biosphère) in Toulouse, France, a major French research unit with long-standing expertise in remote sensing, hydrological and agronomic modelling, and water-cycle monitoring. The postdoctoral researcher will develop, test, and consolidate new methods for retrieving...
Environmental Science
Agriculture
Remote Sensing
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2 weeks ago
University of Bordeaux
France
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2 weeks ago
University of Bordeaux is recruiting a Post-doctoral researcher in coastal dynamics W/M within the laboratory Oceanic and Continental Environments and Palaeoenvironments (EPOC) . This is a postdoctoral position based in Pessac, Gironde, France , in the Bordeaux metropolitan area and close to the Atlantic coast. The contract is full-time and temporary , with a duration of 30 months and a gross monthly salary of €2750 to €3090 depending on experience and salary grid. The project is part of IRICOT ...
Environmental Science
Remote Sensing
Statistical Analysis
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2 weeks ago
Aix-Marseille Université
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France
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3 weeks ago
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Postdoctoral Researcher position in Hazardous Heat and Climate Change in West Africa at Aix-Marseille Université (AMU), based in Marseille, France. The post is hosted at the Faculté des Sciences Médicales et Paramédicales, Campus Timone , within the SESSTIM research unit and the QuanTIM team, an interdisciplinary environment spanning epidemiology, public health, statistics, computer science, and data science. The project, Heat Extremes & Risk Observatory – Ghana (HERO-GH) , addresses hazardous h...
Computer Science
Environmental Science
Remote Sensing
+9 more
3 weeks ago
Inria
France
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2 months ago
Inria is advertising a PhD position in spatio-temporal analysis of remote sensing data at large scales within the TITANE team at the Inria Centre at Université Côte d’Azur, based in Sophia Antipolis, France . The project is part of the Digital Twin of France and its Territories (JUNN) , co-led by IGN, Cerema, and Inria. The research focuses on leveraging large-scale airborne LiDARHD and satellite-derived digital surface models to analyze 3D urban change over time, with applications to updating c...
Computer Science
Environmental Science
Remote Sensing
+10 more
2 months ago
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Université de Toulouse
France
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1 month ago
🎓 PhD opportunity in Earth Science, Geology, Geophysics, Fluid Geochemistry, and Numerical Modelling at Université de Toulouse . The MSCA COFUND doctoral programme Between Earth and Sky in Toulouse is advertising 19 funded PhD positions across health and well-being, global change, and sustainable transitions, with a start date in September 2027 . This specific thesis topic is “Natural H₂-producing system in the active Taiwan orogen” . The project focuses on understanding hydrogen production, dra...
Geology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
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1 month ago
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
Closing soon
France
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2 weeks ago
Closing soon
Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier is offering a funded postdoctoral position within the EO4Irrig (Earth Observation for Irrigation) project under the ANR LabCom program. The work is based at CESBIO (Centre d’Études Spatiales de la Biosphère) in Toulouse, France, a major French research unit with long-standing expertise in remote sensing, hydrological and agronomic modelling, and water-cycle monitoring. The postdoctoral researcher will develop, test, and consolidate new methods for retrieving...
Environmental Science
Agriculture
Remote Sensing
+4 more
2 weeks ago
Inria
France
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1 month ago
PhD opportunity at Inria Saclay-Île-de-France Research Centre in the AVIZ team, focused on visualization , data analysis , artificial intelligence , and geographic digital twins . The project studies the plausibility and bias of crowd-sourced and heterogeneous geographic data. The research aims to understand how data errors, imprecision, and biases arise in spatial datasets, including volunteered geographic information, remote sensing-derived features, and other 2D/3D spatial data. A key goal is...
Computer Science
Information Technology
Geography
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1 month ago
Living costs in France
Estimated costs in France.
MonthlyYearly | France |
|---|---|
 Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | €368 $400/yr |
 Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | €5.5k $6,000/yr |
 Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | €552 $600/yr |
 Visa & Immigration Fees Student visa and residence permit fees per year | €91 $99/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Popular professors
Université Paris-Saclay
France
Research Interests
Soil Science
Agronomy
Remote Sensing
Soil Dynamics
Vegetation Dynamics
Associate-Professor
Université de Nantes
France
Research Interests
Marine Biology
Oceanography
Remote Sensing
Coastal Ecology
Algal Bloom
Researcher @LaSTIG, Univ Eiffel-IGN-ENSG / Editor-In-Chief of RFPT / Co-chair of ISPRS WG II/1
Univ Eiffel-IGN-ENSG
France
Research Interests
Deep Learning
3d Reconstruction
Remote Sensing
Computer Vision
Forestry
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Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Délégation Régionale Occitanie
France
Research Interests
Soil Science
Crop Science
Soil Ecology
Remote Sensing
Soil Dynamics
Université Paris-Saclay
France
Research Interests
Agronomy
Soil Science
Remote Sensing
Soil Dynamics
Agriculture
CNRS
France
Research Interests
Agronomy
Crop Science
Remote Sensing
Vegetation Dynamics
Agriculture
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