
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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Jorge M. Mendes
University Medical Center Göttingen
Germany
8 months ago
The University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), part of the Georg-August University, is seeking a full-time Research Associate/Postdoc to join the Department of Medical Statistics. The department, led by Professor Tim Friede, is renowned for its research and teaching in biostatistics, bioinformatics, and the analysis of clinical and genomic data. The successful candidate will work within the CAIMed consortium, a leading research center for artificial intelligence (AI) and causal methods in medici...
8 months ago
Heidelberg University
Germany
1 month ago
PhD positions are available in the newly established Batiuk lab at Heidelberg University / Heidelberg University Hospital, Institute of Human Genetics, Germany. The lab is recruiting its first doctoral researchers to study the biological mechanisms of PTSD after psychological trauma. Research topics include single-nuclei transcriptomics, epigenomics, human post-mortem brain research, and preclinical animal models, with the goal of identifying novel cell-type-specific therapeutic targets. This op...
1 month ago
Airbus Defence and Space (ADS)
Germany
1 month ago
Airbus Defence and Space is advertising an open PhD position focused on intelligent process monitoring and digital twinning for additive manufacturing . The project sits at the intersection of Materials Science , Mechanical Engineering , Computer Science , Electrical Engineering , Physics , and Mathematics , with emphasis on Industry 4.0 methods for manufacturing research. Research themes highlighted in the post include in-situ monitoring for real-time quality control, sensor architectures and s...
1 month ago
Estimated costs in Germany.
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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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Co-Head, Working Group Leader
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Germany
Ecology
Hydrology
Ecohydrology
Water Resource Management
Ecosystem Management
Professor
University of Osnabrück
Germany
Agronomy
Physical Geography
Remote Sensing
Land Cover
Precision Agriculture
Professor
Freie Universität Berlin
Germany
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Remote Sensing
Landscape Ecology
Land Cover
Technical University of Munich
Germany
Agronomy
Crop Science
Remote Sensing
Vegetation Dynamics
Precision Agriculture
Professor and section head
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Germany
Ecology
Physical Geography
Remote Sensing
Landscape Ecology
Rainforest Ecology
Full Professor
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Geographisches Institut
Germany
Ecology
Oceanography
Remote Sensing
Surface Water
Hyperspectral Imaging

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