
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
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Lehigh University
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Lehigh University’s Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience is seeking a postdoctoral research associate to contribute to collaborative research within a new multi-university consortium. The researcher will work under the mentorship of center associate director Ethan Yang and associate professor Hong-Yi Li, alongside faculty and researchers across the center. The research will address catastrophe modeling and resilience assessment, with opportunities to pursue fundamental or applied work ...
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Cornell University
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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...
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Alexandre Alahi
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EPFL
Switzerland
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The Laboratory of Visual Intelligence for Transportation (VITA) at EPFL is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to develop new methods for remote sensing within a broader research agenda spanning Generative AI, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Human-Robot Interaction. The position sits in a dynamic, interdisciplinary research group that aims to redefine how machines interpret human actions, anticipate intentions, and interact seamlessly with people across different settings. The advertised pr...
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Rochester Institute of Technology
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The Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to advance remote sensing science for the joint NASA/USGS Landsat mission. The project focuses on developing remote sensing algorithms, simulation and modeling capabilities, and artificial intelligence and machine learning methods that support future Landsat goals. The selected researcher will use the Digital Imaging and Remote Sensing Image Generation (DIRSIG) model to...
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University of California, Irvine
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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 ...
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Henri Drake
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University of California, Irvine
United States
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The University of California, Irvine is seeking a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Earth System Science to work with Professor Henri Drake on a project focused on synchronous ice sheet–Earth system modeling. The research is centered on understanding how grounded ice sheets, floating ice shelves, icebergs, and sea ice interact with the ocean and influence global climate dynamics. The selected scholar will work with computational models to investigate two-way feedbacks in the cryosphere–o...
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Ethan Yang
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Lehigh University
United States
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The Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience (CAT) at Lehigh University is offering a postdoctoral research associate position focused on catastrophe modeling, flood hazard analysis, and resilience assessment. The postdoc will join an active research center and contribute to a new multi-university consortium, working in the research groups led by Ethan Yang and Hong-Yi Li. The project centers on advancing methods for flood hazard modeling and flood risk and loss estimation, including river...
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Virginia Tech
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The Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech is recruiting a postdoctoral associate for an ESTCP-funded project focused on vegetation, fuel, and fire behavior tools in hardwood-dominated forest ecosystems of Virginia and the eastern United States. The project is led by Dr. Adam Coates with Drs. Carrie Fearer, Verl Emrick, and Mark Ford serving as co-investigators. The research brings together field ecology, remote sensing, and fire science to better understa...
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Virginia Tech
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This postdoctoral associate position at Virginia Tech’s School of Plant and Environmental Sciences joins an interdisciplinary team focused on soil hydraulic characterization, environmental sensing, and hydrologic modeling. The project is centered on developing innovative approaches to improve how soil hydraulic properties are measured and interpreted through novel sensing, modeling, and data integration. The successful candidate will work with faculty in the Environmental Soil Science group and ...
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Imperial College London
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United Kingdom
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Fully funded PhD opportunity at Imperial College London in the UK, in collaboration with the University of Reading and the University of Southampton . The project is titled Probabilistic AI for Weather Extremes and focuses on developing probabilistic AI methods to improve weather foundation models and predict rare and extreme weather events. Research themes include artificial intelligence , machine learning , statistical modelling , probabilistic methods , climate science , weather forecasting ,...
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Sarah Boulton
University of Plymouth
United Kingdom
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Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Plymouth in the Centre for Research in Natural Hazards and Risk Reduction . The project is titled “Revealing the Regolith: Investigating how subsurface conditions influence earthquake-triggered landslides” and focuses on geohazards , landslides , earthquake-triggered slope failure , regolith , GIS/remote sensing , computer modelling (using Landlab ), and cosmogenic nuclide analysis . The PhD includes fieldwork in the Italian Apennines and is a CASE pro...
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University of Leeds
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PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds in Satellite Monitoring of Geotechnical Stability (PGR-P-1277). This project sits in Civil Engineering and focuses on using satellite monitoring , Earth Observation , remote sensing , Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) , InSAR , multispectral imaging, GIS, AI, and data fusion to monitor slopes, earthworks, subsidence, coastal zones, sea defences, and landslide precursors. The research theme explores how spaceborne data can detect millimetric ground deformat...
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Estimated costs in United Kingdom.
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![]() University Accommodation On-campus student housing per year | £5.1k $6,500/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | £948 $1,200/yr |
![]() Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | £474 $600/yr |
![]() Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | £758 $960/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
School of Engineering Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne UK
United Kingdom
Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Remote Sensing
Computational Photography
Photogrammetry
Professor in River Ecology
University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
Hydrology
Ecology
Freshwater Ecology
River Restoration
Ecohydrology
University of Exeter
United Kingdom
Archaeometry
Cartography
Geoarchaeology
Geomatics Engineering
Remote Sensing
Newcastle University
United Kingdom
Crop Science
Agronomy
Remote Sensing
Vegetation Science
Vegetation Dynamics
Robert Gordon University
United Kingdom
Medical Imaging
Photography
Computer Vision
Hyperspectral Imaging
Remote Sensing
Lecturer
University of Stirling
United Kingdom
Medical Imaging
Cartography
Computer Vision
Remote Sensing
Deep Learning

UKRI funds research training and fellowships across the United Kingdom, mainly for PhD and postdoctoral study. Support often includes tuition fees, a stipend at the UKRI rate, and research costs.

The Leverhulme Trust funds a wide range of research scholarships, studentships and fellowships, mainly in the United Kingdom, across disciplines from humanities to sciences.

ESRC supports social science research training in the United Kingdom, mainly through funded PhD studentships and some postdoctoral fellowships delivered via doctoral training partnerships.
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