
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
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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 ,...
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
University of Texas at Austin
Top university
United States
3 weeks ago
Top university
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...
3 weeks ago
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...
4 months ago
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National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Cold Region Civil Engineering Research Institute
Japan
1 month ago
National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Cold Region Civil Engineering Research Institute is recruiting experienced staff for its Cold Region Ground Team / Cold Region Basic Engineering Research Group in Hokkaido, Japan. This opening is for a Senior Researcher or Researcher equivalent position in Civil Engineering , especially Geotechnical Engineering . The research themes include countermeasures for special soils such as peat and volcanic ash, frost heave and snowmelt damage i...
1 month ago
RIKEN
Japan
2 months ago
RIKEN’s Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research is recruiting a Researcher, Special Researcher, or Research Associate for the Physical Biology Research Team in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The position focuses on physical biology , biophysics , theoretical biology , continuum mechanics , active matter , and related mathematical physics approaches to understand how order emerges in cells and multicellular tissues. The team combines theory and experiment to address problems in cell biology and d...
2 months ago
National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Cold Region Civil Engineering Research Institute
Japan
1 month ago
National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Cold Region Civil Engineering Research Institute is recruiting an experienced staff member for the Cold Region Basic Technology Research Group, Cold Region Structure Team in Hokkaido, Japan. This opening is for a Researcher / Senior Researcher equivalent position in civil engineering , with research themes centered on structural engineering , earthquake engineering , civil infrastructure materials , construction, construction management,...
1 month ago
Estimated costs in Japan.
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|---|---|
![]() Dining Out & Social Restaurants, cafes, and social dining per year | ¥360.0k $2,400/yr |
![]() Visa & Immigration Fees Student visa and residence permit fees per year | ¥4.5k $30/yr |
![]() Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | ¥360.0k $2,400/yr |
![]() Health Insurance Student health insurance or surcharge per year | ¥30.0k $200/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Research Assistant Professor
University of Alaska Fairbanks
United States
Hydrology
Climate Science
Cryosphere Science
Boreal Ecology
Ice Sheet
Professor, Green Chair in Geophysics
University of Texas at Dallas
United States
Seismology
Geophysics
Seismic Imaging
Marine Geophysics
Geodynamics
Professor
University of Melbourne
Australia
Hydrology
Climatology
Drought Tolerance
Vegetation Dynamics
Climate Dynamics
教授 / Professor
Kyoto University
Japan
Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Sediment Transport
Watershed Management
Freshwater Ecology
Associate Professor
University of Tokyo
Japan
Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Water Resource Management
Flood Risk
Hydrography
Assistant professor
Kitami Institute of Technology
Japan
Hydrology
Oceanography
Hydrography
Surface Water
Hydrometeorology

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The YLP MEXT Scholarship supports mid-career professionals to pursue selected one-year master's-level Young Leaders' Program courses at designated universities in Japan.

The ADB-Japan Scholarship Program supports full-time master's study in development-related fields at selected institutions in Asia and the Pacific for students from ADB borrowing member countries.
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