PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Spatial Analysis in United States

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate in Applied Economics within the Department of Finance at Gies College of Business. The postdoctoral researcher will work with Dr. David Molitor , Associate Professor of Finance and Economics, and other scholars affiliated with the Health Care Research Initiative (HCRI). The research portfolio covers applied economics projects in health, environment, and education , with a particular emphasis on inn...

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 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 University of North Carolina Wilmington invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in Economics of Coastal Hazards and Resilience in the Department of Economics and Finance within the Cameron School of Business. The postdoctoral scholar will work with Professor Meghan Millea on the economics research thrust of the NSF-funded Coastal Hazards, Economic Prosperity, and Resilience (CHEER) research hub. CHEER brings together engineers, economists, and social scientists to study hurricane ris...

The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in Vision Machine Learning for its Golden, Colorado location. The researcher will work at the intersection of computer vision, machine learning, large-scale data analytics, remote sensing, geospatial analysis, and photovoltaic (PV) system performance. The project focuses on understanding how the U.S. photovoltaic fleet changes over time. Responsibilities include developing and validating computer-vision and machine-...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Environmental Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Boston’s School for the Environment, associated with Dr. Shijuan Chen’s GEOSIA Lab (Geospatial and Earth Observation Science for Innovation and Application). The research focuses on multi-hazard risks and resilience, including wildfires, extreme heat, and flooding; land use and land cover change such as forest degradation, urbanization, and agriculture; and machine learning and artificial intelligence appli...

The GATOR Lab at the University of Florida is potentially recruiting a funded PhD student for Fall 2027. This four-year research assistantship is intended for a motivated researcher who wants to develop as a geospatial scientist and contribute to the growth of the lab. The main research directions include GeoAI and scalable analytics, including next-generation GeoAI, large language models for geospatial reasoning, governed agentic AI, and cloud-native geocomputation. The lab is also interested i...

The Harmon Lab in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Earth Institute at the University of California, Merced , is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Scholar for a two-year research appointment in Merced, California, United States. The project focuses on managed aquifer recharge (MAR), groundwater hydrology, geophysics, sustainable water management, and sustainable agriculture. The researcher will identify prospective MAR sites using geophysical methods and coordinate fie...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Urban Flood Modeling and Scientific Machine Learning at Stony Brook University (Department of Civil Engineering, New York, USA). The position is in the research group of Te Pei , Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering. The project focuses on computational urban flood modeling with opportunities to combine hydrologic and hydrodynamic modeling , geospatial data , and scientific machine learning for water-related systems. Research topics include urban flooding and ...