PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Hydrology in United States

Lehigh University’s Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience is seeking a postdoctoral research associate to contribute to collaborative research within a new multi-university consortium. The researcher will work under the mentorship of center associate director Ethan Yang and associate professor Hong-Yi Li, alongside faculty and researchers across the center. The research will address catastrophe modeling and resilience assessment, with opportunities to pursue fundamental or applied work ...

DARE is hiring a Postdoctoral Associate in Machine Learning and Remote Sensing to contribute to global-scale mapping of critical water infrastructure. The position is part of the Dynamic Atlas of Riverine Ecosystems and Infrastructure (DARE) project. The postdoctoral researcher will work on applying machine learning, remote sensing, and geospatial data analysis to understand and map water infrastructure at a global scale, with connections to hydrology and riverine ecosystems. The researcher will...

The National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering (NCCHE) at the University of Mississippi is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to contribute to advanced computational studies of water systems. The role centers on developing and applying numerical models for watershed hydrology, surface water systems, flooding, and water quality, with a strong emphasis on model development, calibration, verification, and validation. The successful candidate will work on simulating core watershed...

The Department of Earth System Science at the University of California, Irvine is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to investigate the global spatial organization of precipitation, soil moisture, and vegetation using satellite observations and models. This research sits at the intersection of hydrology, remote sensing, and Earth system science, with a strong emphasis on understanding how hydrologic and vegetation conditions vary across spatial scales. The project examines the environmental factors ...

The Department of Earth System Science at the University of California, Irvine is anticipating openings for postdoctoral scholars in an interdisciplinary earth and climate research environment. The pool is centered on departmental research strengths in biogeochemistry , atmospheric chemistry , and physical climate , offering opportunities to contribute to work across the Earth system. This opening is designed for researchers who want to build postdoctoral projects within a department focused on ...

The Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience (CAT) at Lehigh University is offering a postdoctoral research associate position focused on catastrophe modeling, flood hazard analysis, and resilience assessment. The postdoc will join an active research center and contribute to a new multi-university consortium, working in the research groups led by Ethan Yang and Hong-Yi Li. The project centers on advancing methods for flood hazard modeling and flood risk and loss estimation, including river...

This postdoctoral associate position at Virginia Tech’s School of Plant and Environmental Sciences joins an interdisciplinary team focused on soil hydraulic characterization, environmental sensing, and hydrologic modeling. The project is centered on developing innovative approaches to improve how soil hydraulic properties are measured and interpreted through novel sensing, modeling, and data integration. The successful candidate will work with faculty in the Environmental Soil Science group and ...

The University of California, Irvine’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is inviting applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Scholar appointment in civil and environmental engineering, or a closely related field. The postdoctoral researcher will join an active research group working on ongoing projects supported by federal and private funding sources. The position is described as an on-site appointment at UC Irvine, with an initial two-year term and the possibility of renewal d...

Hawaiʻi Mesonet is recruiting for three opportunities at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa: a full-time Mesonet field technician based on Oʻahu, a Maui-based postdoctoral researcher, and a PhD student. The postdoctoral position combines Mesonet instrumentation with hydrology and artificial intelligence research. The PhD opportunity focuses on remote sensing, reservoirs, and AI-assisted hazard monitoring. These positions may suit applicants interested in fieldwork, environmental observation, hyd...