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University of Texas at Austin
United States
3 weeks ago
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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 ,...
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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...
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University of Texas at Austin
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United States
3 weeks ago
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A graduate student opportunity is available for Ph.D. or M.S. study starting Fall 2027 at the COMPOUND Flood Lab in the Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin . The project focuses on compound flooding , debris–structure–wave interactions , and/or flood risk assessment , with research methods including numerical modeling , machine learning , and remote sensing . The post also highlights interest in applicants with experience i...
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University of Kansas
United States
2 months ago
Kansas State University’s Ecohydrology Lab is hiring two graduate students for MS or PhD study in Ecohydrology . The position is based at K-State in Manhattan, Kansas, USA , and the lab studies interactions between ecological and hydrological processes in grasslands, savannas, and shrublands . Research in the lab combines approaches from plant ecophysiology , ecology , hydrology , and soil science to understand how vegetation shapes water movement and critical zone function under changing climat...
2 months ago
University of Kansas
United States
2 months ago
PhD and MS opportunities are available in the Ecohydrology Lab at Kansas State University for students interested in grassland ecohydrology , hydrology , ecology , plant ecophysiology , soil science , and related environmental research. The lab studies interactions between ecological and hydrological processes in grasslands, savannas, and shrublands, with a focus on how vegetation influences water movement and critical zone function under changing climate and land-use conditions. Research can be...
2 months ago
Oklahoma State University
United States
4 months ago
The Hydrological Extremes Lab at Oklahoma State University is seeking a student for a funded Graduate Research Assistantship starting Fall 2026 . This opportunity is for an M.S. or Ph.D. student interested in flood modeling and management , with research themes including flood characterization , hydrological modeling , flood risk assessment and management , hydrological extremes , and flood hazard research . The post indicates funding through a Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) . No addition...
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![]() Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | €5.0k $5,400/yr |
![]() Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | €662 $720/yr |
![]() Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | €552 $600/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | €828 $900/yr |
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Professor for Hydrology and Climatology
University of Potsdam
Germany
Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Hydrometeorology
Water Resource Management
Flood Risk
Professor
Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg
Germany
Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Water Resource Management
Recycling Engineering
Water Treatment
Professor
University of Potsdam
Germany
Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Ecohydrology
Soil Dynamics
Earth Science
Full Professor
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Germany
Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Water Resource Management
Ecohydrology
Circulation Modeling
Current, Academic Staff, Full Professor, Groundwater Systems & Director, the Institute of Groundwater Management
Technische Universität Dresden
Germany
Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Groundwater Modeling
Ecohydrology
Karstology
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany
Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Ecohydrology
Water Resource Management
Groundwater Modeling

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