PhD Opportunities in Remote Sensing in United States

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...

Fully funded PhD position in biologically grounded AI, remote sensing and environmental intelligence at the University of Texas at Austin, in the Dao ReSEIL Lab within the Department of Integrative Biology. The doctoral thesis will develop biologically grounded artificial intelligence and foundation models that integrate multimodal spectral data to reveal plant responses to environmental stress across scales. The project combines computer science, biology, remote sensing, data science and enviro...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Environmental Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Boston’s School for the Environment, associated with Dr. Shijuan Chen’s GEOSIA Lab (Geospatial and Earth Observation Science for Innovation and Application). The research focuses on multi-hazard risks and resilience, including wildfires, extreme heat, and flooding; land use and land cover change such as forest degradation, urbanization, and agriculture; and machine learning and artificial intelligence appli...

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...

Virginia Tech’s Agroecosystem Modeling Lab is recruiting two fully funded PhD students for Fall 2027 under the supervision of Dr. Yongfa You, Assistant Professor in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences. The available projects examine agricultural diversification, including crop rotations and cover crops, and grazing and pasture management. Research will investigate crop productivity, soil health, greenhouse gas emissions, forage productivity, soil carbon, and nutrient cycling. The lab ...

PhD Graduate Assistantship in wetland habitat management, invasive cattail treatment, wetland plant ecology, waterfowl biology, and marsh bird ecology at the University of North Dakota . This opportunity is part of a collaborative research project evaluating the effectiveness and longevity of several invasive cattail treatment methods in seasonal prairie pothole wetlands. The student will help collect and analyze post-treatment data from approximately 50 wetlands in western Minnesota, including ...

PhD positions are available in GeoAI, disasters, and environmental health at Louisiana State University in the ABEDIN Lab (AI-Based Environment and Disaster Informatics) , housed in the Department of Environmental Sciences . This opportunity is well suited for students with backgrounds in environmental science , disaster science , geography , GIS , remote sensing , computer science , or data science . The post highlights a strong interest in hazards , resilience , and environmental health as key...

PhD opening at the Digital Agriculture Lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison The Digital Agriculture Lab is planning to recruit one PhD student to begin in Fall 2027. The position is hosted in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is supervised by Associate Professor Dr. Zhou Zhang. Research interests: machine learning, deep learning, remote sensing, precision agriculture, and digital agriculture. Ideal background: applicants with prior resear...

Fall 2027 PhD student opportunity in Forest Ecology at the University of Texas at El Paso through the EEB Program. The UTEP Landscape Ecology Lab is seeking applications for a doctoral student to work on remote sensing of forest vegetation structure (roots) , soil ecology , and ecosystem function . The research is part of a collaborative project with partners including SERC, UCONN, IU, and Kenyon College, and is tied to NSF Award #2621909. Eligibility and requirements: Applicants should have a b...