Earth Science Professors and Supervisors in New Zealand

NIWA offers recurring postdoctoral fellowships that support its research programmes and give early career researchers the chance to lead a major research project in a defined area of science. Fellows work under the guidance of a senior scientist while also contributing to other research and consulting projects, gaining broader experience across NIWA’s science and applied research environment. The programme is designed for researchers who want to apply their expertise to practical questions in Ne...

Fully funded PhD position in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the University of Waikato in New Zealand, starting in March 2027. The thesis will investigate decision support for emergency fuel supply in New Zealand. The project will model post-disaster diesel supply disruptions and evaluate potential interventions, contributing to research on natural hazards, supply chain resilience and emergency logistics. The doctoral researcher will use network analysis, optimisation modelling and simu...

PhD opportunity at The University of Auckland in Civil Engineering , with a focus on natural hazards , risk assessment , resilience , geospatial analysis , and vulnerability modelling. The project will develop vulnerability models for primary production land and assets , addressing how natural hazards can damage buildings, infrastructure, and productive land. The post notes that the supervisor’s main interests include water-related hazards such as flooding and tsunamis , while the wider supervis...