PhD Opportunities in Hydrology

This PhD project at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is hosted by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in Trondheim and sits within the interdisciplinary STRIDE initiative, part of NTNU’s broader More Resilient Society programme. The project focuses on how interdependent multi-hazards affect transport systems when climate-driven events and security threats occur together. It studies converging hazards such as storms, floods, and water-induced landslides alon...

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is recruiting a full-time PhD Candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in Trondheim, Norway. The four-year project, Impacts of Interdependent Multi-Hazards on Transport Systems , is part of the STRIDE initiative under NTNU's More Resilient Society programme. The research will examine how climate-driven hazards—including intense storms, floods, and water-induced landslides—interact with acute security threats such...

PhD Position: Movement Ecology at Radboud University in the Netherlands. This PhD project studies how climate change and freshwater availability shape the year-round movements of migratory waterbirds, using the greater white-fronted goose ( Anser albifrons ) as a model species. The project connects a unique long-term individual tracking dataset with remote sensing products to examine how geese respond to snow cover, freshwater availability, breeding success, and changing temperatures across bree...

Hawaiʻi Mesonet is recruiting for three opportunities at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa: a full-time Mesonet field technician based on Oʻahu, a Maui-based postdoctoral researcher, and a PhD student. The postdoctoral position combines Mesonet instrumentation with hydrology and artificial intelligence research. The PhD opportunity focuses on remote sensing, reservoirs, and AI-assisted hazard monitoring. These positions may suit applicants interested in fieldwork, environmental observation, hyd...

PhD Student Position in Environmental Hydrology and Hydroecology The Chattopadhyay Hydroecology Lab at Texas State University is recruiting a PhD student in environmental hydrology to begin in August 2027. The research will combine ecohydrologic modelling and fieldwork in the Texas Hill Country to investigate how floods, droughts, stream drying, climate change, land use, and water demand are reshaping Texas rivers and aquatic ecosystems. Potential research directions include identifying when and...

The University of Edinburgh is offering a PhD opportunity supervised by Professor Lindsay Beevers and Encarni Medina Lopez on future hydrological extremes in a changing climate . The project will quantify how floods and droughts may change under future climate change using the Reference Observatory of Basins for International hydrological climate change detection (ROBIN), a global network of near-natural catchments, together with global multi-model climate projections such as ISIMIP. It will inv...

PhD opportunity on AI and UK water security at the University of Birmingham , advertised by Professor Simon Gosling with collaborators Shasha Han (School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham), Andrew Hartley (Met Office), and Helen Baron (UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology). The project sits at the interface of Computer Science and Environmental Science , with strong links to Geography , Earth Science , hydrology, drought risk, and climate-related water secur...

The Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC) in Barcelona, Spain, is seeking a motivated predoctoral candidate to join the DRYLAND project and apply for an FPU or FI fellowship. This PhD opportunity focuses on understanding how drought affects soil biogeochemical cycles and mountain water quality. The project investigates how drought mobilizes carbon, nutrients, and trace elements from high-mountain soils and how these changes propagate to streams and rivers. The res...

Fully funded PhD position in Hydrology at Binghamton University, State University of New York , in the Department of Earth Sciences and Dr. Lyn Watts' Hydrology Lab . The project focuses on wetlands, groundwater, and flood forecasting , making it a strong fit for students interested in Earth Science , Environmental Science , and related spatial/data-driven research. Eligibility / preferred background: an MS in Earth or Environmental Science is preferred. Helpful experience includes GIS , remote ...