Postdoc Opportunities in Spatial Analysis

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate in Applied Economics within the Department of Finance at Gies College of Business. The postdoctoral researcher will work with Dr. David Molitor , Associate Professor of Finance and Economics, and other scholars affiliated with the Health Care Research Initiative (HCRI). The research portfolio covers applied economics projects in health, environment, and education , with a particular emphasis on inn...

DARE is hiring a Postdoctoral Associate in Machine Learning and Remote Sensing to contribute to global-scale mapping of critical water infrastructure. The position is part of the Dynamic Atlas of Riverine Ecosystems and Infrastructure (DARE) project. The postdoctoral researcher will work on applying machine learning, remote sensing, and geospatial data analysis to understand and map water infrastructure at a global scale, with connections to hydrology and riverine ecosystems. The researcher will...

The Department of Earth System Science at the University of California, Irvine is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to investigate the global spatial organization of precipitation, soil moisture, and vegetation using satellite observations and models. This research sits at the intersection of hydrology, remote sensing, and Earth system science, with a strong emphasis on understanding how hydrologic and vegetation conditions vary across spatial scales. The project examines the environmental factors ...

This postdoctoral position is based in the Institute of Zoology, General Ecology research group at the University of Cologne and is part of the project “The Rhine Floodplain – a Biogeochemically Coupled System under Stress.” The project examines how altered hydrology shapes floodplain sediment dynamics, biodiversity, food webs, microbial activity, and greenhouse gas emissions. The successful researcher will develop a mechanistic framework connecting hydrological drivers with biotic, sedimentary,...

The postdoctoral researcher will join the TransMoP project, which examines how land degradation and climate change shape human mobility and staying in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan . Based at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) in Halle, the successful candidate will lead the project’s geospatial analyses and work at the intersection of remote sensing, environmental change, and migration-related research. The role focuses on assessing water stress , veget...

The University of Hong Kong invites applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow in Transport, Urban Environment and Spatial Data Science in the PEACE Research Group within the Department of Geography. The group conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of transport, environmental systems, urban systems and human populations. Research interests include transport and urban environments, AI-enabled and data-driven urban research, human mobility, environmental exposure and populat...

The University of North Carolina Wilmington invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in Economics of Coastal Hazards and Resilience in the Department of Economics and Finance within the Cameron School of Business. The postdoctoral scholar will work with Professor Meghan Millea on the economics research thrust of the NSF-funded Coastal Hazards, Economic Prosperity, and Resilience (CHEER) research hub. CHEER brings together engineers, economists, and social scientists to study hurricane ris...

The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in Vision Machine Learning for its Golden, Colorado location. The researcher will work at the intersection of computer vision, machine learning, large-scale data analytics, remote sensing, geospatial analysis, and photovoltaic (PV) system performance. The project focuses on understanding how the U.S. photovoltaic fleet changes over time. Responsibilities include developing and validating computer-vision and machine-...

The Harmon Lab in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Earth Institute at the University of California, Merced , is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Scholar for a two-year research appointment in Merced, California, United States. The project focuses on managed aquifer recharge (MAR), groundwater hydrology, geophysics, sustainable water management, and sustainable agriculture. The researcher will identify prospective MAR sites using geophysical methods and coordinate fie...