PhD Opportunities in Geography in United States

State University of New York at Plattsburgh is recruiting scholars for a PRODiG+ Fellow, Cluster Hire in Indigenous Studies . The opportunity is designed for researchers with expertise in Indigenous Studies across disciplinary backgrounds. The call welcomes scholars from any discipline, creating an interdisciplinary environment for research on Indigenous communities, histories, cultures, governance, land, and related social, environmental, and humanities questions. It is particularly relevant to...

William Scott’s research group in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University is recruiting new M.S. and Ph.D. students. The group integrates computational systems biology, microbial and metabolic modeling, multi-omics, and artificial intelligence to address interdisciplinary problems across food, health, agriculture, and environmental biotechnology. Students may work on computational and systems-level approaches to understand biological processes, model microb...

Elise Jakoby Laugier is recruiting an MS or PhD student to join the LEGASYS Lab at Utah State University in research spanning remote sensing, GIS, and geospatial artificial intelligence . The student will contribute to a UtahView-funded project investigating historical land-use and landscape change in Utah. The research will draw on historical aerial photography and satellite imagery, combining geospatial programming with applied remote sensing methods. Potential research activities include mach...

Illinois State University is seeking graduate students for research in urban animal cognition, wildlife behavior, movement ecology, and human-wildlife interactions . The research group led by Dr. Lauren Stanton examines how animals perceive, learn about, and respond to human-altered environments, with particular interest in individual differences, early-life experience, social learning, cultural transmission, and strategies for coexistence between people and urban wildlife. Both openings are con...

The University of Georgia is offering three PhD assistantships in wildlife ecology focused on understanding and preventing damage caused by invasive wild pigs. The doctoral students will join an interdisciplinary team associated with the Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources and the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. Research projects will address wild pig population dynamics, spatial ecology, agricultural and environmental damage assessment, and the effects of invasive wild pigs on nat...

Purdue University's Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering is recruiting motivated M.S. and Ph.D. students for fully funded interdisciplinary graduate research opportunities in the United States. The research group works at the intersection of computational systems biology, microbial and metabolic modeling, multi-omics integration, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology . Projects connect computational methods with food, health, agricultural, and environmental biotechnology, o...

Sara Beery is recruiting PhD students to join the BeeryLab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, beginning in Fall 2027. The lab develops computer vision and machine learning methods for biodiversity monitoring at a global scale. The research sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, computer vision, ecological observation, and conservation science. Students will contribute to methods and computational tools that help monitor biodiversity across large geographic areas, support...

The DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Summer Student Experience is a paid summer research opportunity at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory for students and recent graduates. Participants are paired with scientists and engineers across ARL’s seven fundamental research divisions and may contribute to high-priority projects supporting Army technology development and future operational needs. The program sits within the ARL Research Associateship Program , which connects academic researchers with the ...

This research opportunity with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) in St. Paul, Minnesota focuses on Fusarium head blight , a major disease of wheat, barley, and other cereal crops. The project examines how Fusarium causes disease through host interactions and how it produces harmful mycotoxins that can accumulate in cereal grains during infection. Working alongside the mentor and lab members, the graduate student will help design experiments, collect and...