Open call for 5 PhD positions at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
The positions are within the strategic research area Ocean and Coast, which focuses on societal challenges related to the open ocean, coastal areas with their fjords and coastal communities, rivers and lakes, the water cycle, and water more generally. The Arctic faces particular challenges that will also be emphasized.
Details can be found here: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/277895/announcement-of-up-to-five-phd-positions
I believe hydrologists reading this newsletter may be or know good candidates for these positions.
When applying for a PhD position, the candidates must develop a project outline in close collaboration with the intended main supervisor. 
The project outline must introduce a new interdisciplinary approach to the research question and societal challenge being addressed, as well as a reflection on how this approach contributes to filling knowledge gaps and generating solutions that can make a difference.
I am available to discuss research proposals related to water browning, a ubiquitous process that is raising concerns for its impacts on human water uses, aquatic ecosystems productivity, and the land carbon sink. The water browning issue intersects various scientific fields and is talked over by policy makers and practitioners because of its environmental relevance.
Leveraging expertise across disciplines (hydrology and biogeochemistry), we recently suggested that ongoing changes in the hydrology of northern environments are intensifying the export of dissolved organic carbon from landscape to rivers and lakes, fjords and the ocean, thus promoting water browning. I am available to discuss projects that builds on these findings.
The project may be also related to peatland restoration. Ambitious plans for restoring peatlands may indeed modify the way landscapes retain, turn and release water and biogeochemical elements. These changed conditions may mobilize the organic carbon available in the superficial layers of formerly drained peatlands, eventually altering (and - at least initially – increasing) the fluxes of organic carbon from land to water bodies.
If you are interested in the topics and positions, feel free to get in touch with me at stefano.basso@ntnu.no, attaching a short CV and a max 1-page outline of your project idea.
Thank you!
Stefano

We’re hiring in Berlin!

Join the hashtag#AqQua Project and help transform our understanding of aquatic ecosystems and their essential role for human well-being in the face of climate change.

We’re looking for a PhD student, PostDoc, or Research Software Engineer to join our vibrant and uniquely interdisciplinary team of hashtag#AI and domain experts.

You’ll work with billions of images, contribute to a foundational pelagic imaging model, and be part of a dynamic collaborative research project led by Max Delbrück Center / hashtag#HelmholtzImaging, GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, and Forschungszentrum Jülich, fully committed to hashtag#OpenScience.

◾️ Interested in self-supervised learning, large-scale model training, and plankton imagery?
◾️ Based in Berlin or interested in moving there?
◾️ Background in computer science, physics, mathematics or similar?

Apply now 👉 https://lnkd.in/gx-CgZV5 Application deadline: April 25, 2025

IIT Bombay PhD applications portal is now open. I am looking to hire PhD students in the following areas:
1) Sub-seasonal to seasonal agricultural drought prediction using hybrid models
2) Land-atmosphere interactions during dry extreme events [with Prof. Vishal Dixit]
3) Downscaling satellite soil moisture using multi-sensor integration [with Prof. Avik Bhattacharya].

Further details on these topics are available here: https://lnkd.in/d4rbZctW

Interested candidates may please apply to both CSRE and Centre for Climate Studies of IIT Bombay. Candidates may also reach out to me (with CV, research experience etc.) via email.

Deadline: 11 April 2025

PhD opportunity: trans-disciplinary research on sustainability and political ecology in Asia and Africa. Deadline: 7 May 2025

The Department of Asian and North African Studies at Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Italy), invites applications for 2 Phd positions on trans-disciplinary research on sustainability and political ecology, with a focus on Asian and/or African countries. Successful candidates will join LAST Lab.
The program is in partnership with the Heidelberg University, Germany.

The link to the call: https://lnkd.in/d_v6sKAh

The GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences is looking for a PhD candidate to join our team and work on Global gravity-based flood analysis.

If you're passionate about Earth system science and want to contribute to innovative flood monitoring research, check out this exciting opportunity:
https://lnkd.in/eQBUcKEe

Application deadline: 1 June 2025

Dear all,

Apologies for cross-posting.

I am seeking fully funded Ph.D. students to join my new research group in the Dept. of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo, starting as early as January 2026 (up to September 2026). I am looking for highly motivated students with strong computational and quantitative backgrounds who are interests in:
1. Climate migration
2. Resilient and just disaster management
3. Modeling and analyzing coupled natural-human systems (or socio-hydrological systems)
4. Quantitative analysis of social/collective decision-making and social tipping involving climate/weather/climate change

Ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Complex Systems Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field. Priority will be given to those with research experience in system modeling, agent-based modeling, network theory, causal discovery, and geospatial data analysis in the proposed topics as well as experience in handling hydrological data.

If you are interested, please fill the Google form: https://shorturl.at/UfbiY. For more questions, please send an email to woisok.oh@uwaterloo.ca with the subject [Prospective student inquiry - NAME] (please send emails only for any further questions, not for stating your interest).

Brief information on my group
Woi Sok (Woi) Oh will be joining the Department of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo as an Assistant Professor in August, 2025. His new research group will explore diverse interdisciplinary topics in Societal and Environmental (and Hydrological) Systems, including human migration, armed conflict, clean energy adoption, water resource management, climate mitigation, climate justice. To understand the underlying mechanisms of human-environment interaction, his group will develop and apply computational techniques from complex systems approaches.

Best,
Woi

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Woi Sok (Woi) Oh, PhD

Incoming Assistant Professor

We seek an early career scientist with background in ecohydrology, numerical modeling and/or remote sensing to fill a position as Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences. The Postdoctoral researcher will investigate remote sensing methods to estimate whole ecosystem scale transpiration at the Landscape Evolution Observatory (LEO) located at Biosphere 2. Together with an interdisciplinary team of scientists, the postdoc will develop upscaling methods to estimate ecosystem scale transpiration based on locally observed energy balance partitioning. Affinity with remote sensing techniques is a plus. The candidate is expected to contribute to research proposals that can be submitted to relevant funding agencies, such as National Science Foundation, to further fund the research. The project will take advantage of the exceptional measurement capability of the LEO hillslopes and will gain novel insights into the mechanisms that control transpiration of ecosystems.



For more information, please visit this website

Peter Troch – Surface water hydrology group

Dear Colleagues,

Prof. François Anctil and I are looking for a candidate to pursue PhD studies at Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada. The project lies at the intersection of atmospheric sciences and hydrology and focuses on the amplifying role of evaporation in droughts across eastern Canada. Details are available here.

Thank you and best regards,

Daniel

Post-Doctoral Researcher, School Of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES)


28 Months, Fixed-Term, Whole-Time Post



Position Summary

Applications are invited for the role of Post-Doctoral Researcher within the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science.



We are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic Postdoctoral Researcher to join the interdisciplinary BLUESHORES project at the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork. This EU-funded project focuses on the development and validation of novel Hybrid Blue-Green Infrastructure (HBGI) to enhance shoreline resilience, support biodiversity, and integrate ecological and societal benefits across European estuarine and coastal environments. The successful candidate will be physically based in Cork, Ireland, and will work closely with international partners on the logistics, implementation, and evaluation of experimental eco-engineering structures across three European study sites.



The successful candidate will be expected to undertake the following:



• Lead and contribute to fieldwork and data collection at the Irish study site (Cork Harbour), including baseline ecological assessments, habitat restoration monitoring, and performance evaluation of Hybrid Blue-Green Infrastructure (HBGI) elements (e.g., wave attenuation, sediment dynamics, biodiversity metrics).

• Coordinate and participate in stakeholder engagement activities including workshops, interviews, and focus groups, using participatory methods to co-design nature-based shoreline protection solute

• Collaborate with project partners to develop and refine indicators for evaluating technical, ecological, and societal performance of HBGI interventions.

• Support the setup and monitoring of experimental HBGI deployments, using tools such as LiDAR, wave sensors, sediment elevation devices, and biodiversity sampling techniques.

• Contribute to the design and implementation of opinion surveys to assess public appreciation and perception of eco-engineering interventions.

• Assist in the integration of findings across project work packages, contributing to the development of assessment frameworks, modelling inputs, and design optimisations.

• Prepare scientific manunoscripts, project deliverables, and reports, and present research findings at consortium meetings and international conferences.

• Contribute to the administrative and reporting requirements of the EU project, including documentation of field protocols and data management.

• Support the PI and wider project team in mentoring students, organising stakeholder events, and promoting the research through outreach and dissemination activities.



Project Title: BLUESHORES: Developing Hybrid Multifunctional Foreshore Infrastructure that Optimises Environmental and Blue Economy Benefits.



Post Duration: 28 Months



Start date: 1st September 2025.



Salary: €45,847 – €52,339 per annum, IUA PD1 Salary Scale



Full details: https://universityvacancies.com/university-college-cork/post-doctoral-researcher-school-biological-earth-and-environmental-14



For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/.



Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Louise Firth, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sustainability, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tel: + 353 (0) 21 490 4626; Email: louise.firth@ucc.ie



Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-noscript and project name.



Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Thursday, 10th of July 2025



No late applications will be accepted.

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.



UCC is committed to creating and fully embracing an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. As a University we strive to create a workplace that reflects the diversity of our student population where people from a wide variety of backgrounds learn from one another, share ideas, and work collaboratively. UCC is committed to being an employer that recognises the value of diversity amongst its staff. We encourage applicants to consult our policies at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/policies/ and initiatives at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/implementation/ and we welcome applications from everyone, including those who are underrepresented in the protected characteristics set out in our Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy.



UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER


Contact Person :


Louise Firth


Contact Email :


louise.firth@ucc.ie


Job ID :


087274


Contact Number :


+ 353 (0) 21 490 4626


Close Date :


10-Jul-2025 12:00

Dear Colleagues,

Dr. Angelo Basile (Italian CNR - ISAFoM) , and I (Italian CNR - ISAFoM) are looking for one candidate to pursue PhD studies at the University of Salerno in Salerno, Italy. The project will focus on Urban Hydrology and Water Management, with a specific focus on soils.

Details are available below :

https://web.unisa.it/uploads/rescue/151/9250/ingegneria-dei-sistemi-ita-.pdf

If you require further information, please do no hesitate to contact me.

Thank you and best regards,

Marialaura Bancheri

CNR, ISTITUTO PER I SISTEMI AGRICOLI E FORESTALI DEL MEDITERRANEO

P.le Enrico Fermi 1 - Loc. Porto del Granatello, 80055 – Portici (NA)

Tel. 06 4993 27569
Cell. 3932911127
marialaura.bancheri@cnr.it
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We’re hiring!

We are looking for a PhD researcher to work on understanding 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶-𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 and to enable equitable, climate-resilient water access in rapidly growing cities. Supervised by Edo Abraham Job van der Werf and myself (TU Delft | Water Management + Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft).

This is a *unique* opportunity to tackle urgent challenges at the urbanisation-water-climate nexus.

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝟐𝟐 𝐀𝐮𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓: https://lnkd.in/eDQeRrGB

This project is part of the Climate Safety & Security (CaSS) Water Flagship: https://lnkd.in/ezTmRZyz

Please share widely or tag someone who should apply!

#PhD
#WaterSecurity
#WaterAccess
#PeriUrban
#Africa
#SpatialPlanning
#EnvironmentalJustice

*Just a small note: Before sending your CV directly to us, please make sure to carefully read the position’s conditions and requirements. Applications must be submitted online, and preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate they have read the call thoroughly and are able to respond to it independently.

PhD opportunity in flood risk assessment – University of Toronto
Position Code: 2025‑02‑WRH

We are seeking a motivated PhD student to join our research group at the University of Toronto, starting in January 2026. This fully funded position will focus on advancing flood risk assessment and mitigation strategies for the Greater Toronto Area, combining hydrological and hydraulic modelling with risk-based planning to support resilient urban infrastructure.

Applicants should hold both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related discipline. A strong background in hydrological and hydraulic modelling is essential, and experience with Python programming and GIS tools will be considered an asset.

The position is based in the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering and offers a competitive funding package of CAD 40,000 per year, which includes tuition fees.

To be eligible, applicants must:
- Hold undergraduate and master’s degrees with GPA averages of at least B+ (3.3/4.0 or 78%).
- For International degrees, use the International Degree Equivalencies Tool to find grade equivalencies (https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/future-students/admission-application-requirements/international-credentials-equivalencies/).
- Meet the English Language Proficiency Requirements of the department (https://civmin.utoronto.ca/home/admissions/admission-requirements/).

Interested candidates who meet the requirements can submit an expression of interest through this Microsoft Form: https://forms.office.com/r/Yq4r70JRd0

Please note that if you have previously submitted this form for another position, you will need to complete it again, as each position is evaluated separately. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

We're looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow to join the Horizon Europe project INSPIRI!

Help co-create imaginative, stakeholder-driven visions for Europe's ocean and water systems. Work with local teams in 4 case regions and collaborate with Planethon - Thrive within planetary boundaries on arts-based activities and innovation labs.

Learn more and apply by 31 August 2025: https://su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:834041/where:4/

All,
The Centre for Water Systems at University of Exeter is now looking for two postdoctoral researchers to support our research in two EU projects, NATALIE and UrbaQuantum. 
For NATALIE project: 
The successful applicant will contribute to the project NATALIE by developing AI algorithms that integrate data from various sources to identify patterns and correlations between variables and enhance the understanding the impact of spatiotemporal variables in climatic events. The algorithms will further assess the environmental attributes to identify feasible nature based solutions (NBS) and evaluate their performances to provide decision support. The successful applicant will focus on applying machine learning technologies to establish a small data approach to ensure data quality and trustworthy for the elaboration and application of data-driven and AI algorithms. This data contextualisation will enable to apply explainable AI to understand physical interrelation and connections between regional impacts and the implementation of the NBS.
For UrbaQuantum project:
The successful applicant will contribute to the project UrbaQuantum to develop hydraulic and water quality modelling approaches to analyse the flow interactions between sewer discharge of surface runoff, as well as the dynamics of pollutants and pathogen propagations associated with water movements. The successful applicant will focus on expanding the capacity of the Centre for Water Systems’ existing methodologies and models to simulate urban runoff dynamic and water quality, analyse the propagations of flows, pollutants and pathogens within urban environment. The post will also combine hydroinformatics analysis techniques and real-time monitoring data from various sources to predict the performance of sewer network and overflows to support effective management, and develop strategies to control pollutions at sources. 
If you know someone with relevant skills and is interested in the above positions, please feel free to forward the email and encourage them to apply for the positions. The application deadline is 10 September 2025. 
Thank you very much!
Regards,
Albert

PHD CANDIDATE IN ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF WATER MANAGEMENT ON HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES
دانشگاه توئنته، هلند

https://utwentecareers.nl/en/vacancies/2151/phd-candidate-in-assessing-the-effects-of-water-management-on-hydrological-processes/?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwL7UsBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABp3ZBOp9L-V-sm-5IYujxUj156C8L_NlqtedmC2fU5NEAnnO1EGzyVilN_i3h_aem_ET21QnN1ZlbVoKVp_WNhpw

PhD: Impact-based forecasting of compound heat/drought events in the Netherlands

https://workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/phd-impact-based-forecasting-of-compound-heat-drought-events-in-the-netherlands-amsterdam-1192043