
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
ApplyKite Editorial 3 Nov 2026

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Simon Fraser University
Canada
3 days ago
Simon Fraser University in Canada is offering fully funded MSc and PhD positions in remote sensing through the Synthetic Aperture Radar Laboratory in the Faculty of Applied Sciences. The research focuses on synthetic aperture radar, remote sensing, satellite data, programming, and radar-sensor research. Successful students may contribute to publishable research involving radar observations, satellite-data processing, and computational methods. Applicants should have a background in remote sensin...
3 days ago
Sul Ross State University
United States
5 days ago
The Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University is seeking a graduate research assistant for a PhD or two Master’s positions focused on cinnamon teal movement ecology. The project will track approximately 100 cinnamon teal using GSM-GPS units after capture at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge in southern Nevada, a major bottleneck in the interior Pacific Flyway. Research objectives include estimating migration strategies and time spent at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, li...
5 days ago
University of Edinburgh
Top university
United Kingdom
1 week ago
Top university
University of Edinburgh School of GeoSciences is offering a GeoSciences (Individual Project - Taught Pathway) MScR for full-time, on-campus study starting in September 2027 . This is a Masters by Research programme designed for students who want to develop an independent research project in Earth Science , Environmental Science , Geography , Geology , Geophysics , and related GeoSciences areas. Research themes mentioned include atmospheric and environmental sciences, geology and geophysics, huma...
1 week ago
University of New Brunswick
Canada
1 week ago
New Master of Science in Forestry (MScF) opportunity at the University of New Brunswick in Canada . The project is titled High-throughput phenotyping black spruce stress resilience and is co-supervised by Dr. Funda Ogut (Canadian Forest Services) and Dr. Christopher Wong (ForEM). The research focuses on how climate change-driven drought and spruce budworm disturbances affect forest health and productivity, with an emphasis on improving resilience in black spruce populations. The successful candi...
1 week ago
University of South Alabama
United States
2 weeks ago
Fully funded PhD and Master's positions are available in Coastal Engineering at the University of South Alabama , within the Coastal Hazards and Dynamics Group in the Department of Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering. The research focus is on coastal hazards , coastal dynamics , coastal processes , remote sensing , and numerical modeling . This opportunity is a strong fit for students interested in engineering and geosciences applications to shoreline change, hazard assessment, and coa...
2 weeks ago
University of South Alabama
United States
2 weeks ago
PhD and MS positions are available in Coastal Engineering at the University of South Alabama in the Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering area, within the Coastal Hazards and Dynamics Group led by Dr. Hannah Spero . The research focus includes coastal hazards , hydrodynamics , remote sensing , field observations , and numerical modeling . These openings are a good fit for students with interests in coastal processes and geoscience/engineering applications. Eligibility mentions an undergr...
2 weeks ago
Texas State University
United States
2 weeks ago
Texas State University is advertising a Graduate Assistantship (PhD/MS) with Dr. Konrad Hafen in spatial hydrology or riverscape assessment . The position is based in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and is aimed at a highly motivated student who wants to develop an original thesis or dissertation topic in water science. Research themes include riverscape mapping and analysis (e.g., lidar, UAS, river network topology, geomorphic assessments), spatial hydrologic modeling (GIS...
2 weeks ago
Jun-Whan Lee
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University of Texas at Austin
United States
3 weeks ago
Top university
Graduate Student Opportunity (Ph.D. or M.S.) in the COMPOUND Flood Lab at The University of Texas at Austin , within the Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering. The lab is seeking one motivated graduate student to join in Fall 2027 . Research interests include compound flooding , debris–structure–wave interactions , and/or flood risk assessment , with methods spanning numerical modeling , machine learning , and remote sensing . Applicants from Civil Engineering ,...
3 weeks ago
University of Alabama in Huntsville
United States
3 weeks ago
M.S. and PhD graduate research opportunities are available at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (USA) in hydrology and Earth system science . The research group works on topics including hydrologic and land surface modeling , soil moisture and soil hydrology , evapotranspiration (ET) including satellite-based ET, satellite remote sensing and Earth observations , drought and hydroclimate , and applications in agriculture , forestry , and ecosystem science . Funding may be available for sele...
3 weeks ago
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Université de Toulouse
France
1 month ago
PhD opportunity at Université de Toulouse within the doctoral school SDU2E - Sciences de l'Univers, de l'Environnement et de l'Espace and the research unit CESBIO - Centre d'Etudes Spatiales de la BIOsphère . The thesis topic is characterizing the drivers of spatial soil moisture heterogeneity and developing a representativeness index for European instrumented sites using a multi-sensor approach . The project is linked to climate change, soil moisture monitoring, calibration/validation of satell...
1 month ago
Université de Toulouse
France
1 month ago
PhD opportunity in soil moisture measurements , ecosystem variability , and satellite observation validation at the University of Toulouse through the BEST (Between Earth and Sky in Toulouse) doctoral programme . This is a fully funded PhD position . The successful candidate will spend approximately one year at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lund University , working with supervisors Patrik Vestin and Tobias Biermann . The project aims to improve how soil moisture measuremen...
1 month ago
Inria
France
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...
2 months ago
Estimated costs in France.
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![]() 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 |
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Univ Eiffel-IGN-ENSG
France
Photogrammetry
Deep Learning
3d Reconstruction
Forestry
Remote Sensing
Professor
Université Grenoble Alpes
France
Climate Science
Hydrology
Glaciology
Cryosphere Science
Climate Dynamics
Assistant professor
Université Côte d'Azur
France
Ecology
Hydrology
Remote Sensing
Vegetation Dynamics
Land Cover
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Délégation Régionale Occitanie
France
Soil Science
Crop Science
Soil Ecology
Remote Sensing
Soil Dynamics
Université Paris-Saclay
France
Agronomy
Soil Science
Remote Sensing
Soil Dynamics
Agriculture
CNRS
France
Agronomy
Crop Science
Remote Sensing
Vegetation Dynamics
Agriculture
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