Master’s Opportunities in Remote Sensing in United States

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ,...

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...

Sambandh Dhal, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, is looking for motivated PhD and Master's students to join the SAGE Lab (Sensing, AI & Green Systems Engineering). The lab works at the intersection of artificial intelligence, data science, sensing, and sustainable systems. Research interests include machine learning and deep learning, uncertainty-aware AI and uncertainty quantification, compute...

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...

Fully funded PhD/MSc GRA opportunity at Mississippi State University in AgTech , with research spanning proximal sensing , remote sensing , artificial intelligence , digital twins , robotics , mechatronics , and Python . The post is aimed at students with backgrounds in Agricultural Engineering , Biosystems Engineering , Mechatronics , or Computer Engineering . This looks like a strong fit for applicants interested in data-driven agriculture, sensing systems, automation, and intelligent agricult...