The Field Wire: Issue #6
The Weekly Jobs Digest for Earth Science, Water, and Engineering | April 27, 2026
Welcome to Issue #6 of The Field Wire.
This week’s edition features 43+ curated opportunities across Earth Science, Water, Environment, and Engineering.
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🎓 PhD & Master’s Positions
PhD: Arctic Phytoplankton & Polar Oceanography
NORCE + University of Bergen📍 Bergen, Norway⏳ Arctic Ocean 2050 Program
💰 Fully funded
Research on phytoplankton dynamics in the rapidly changing Arctic Ocean, within the Arctic Ocean 2050 program — a collaboration between NORCE and the University of Bergen.
🚨 Deadline: April 25, 2026 — TODAY! Apply immediately.
PhD: Socio-Hydrology & Flood Risk (DFG ECORISK)
University of Osnabrück📍 Osnabrück, Germany⏳ 3 years · Start: Oct 2026
💰 75% TV-L E13, DFG-funded
Socio-hydrological flood risk research within the DFG Research Training Group ECORISK — investigating interactions between human societies and hydrological extreme events.
⏰ Deadline: April 30, 2026
PhD: Eco-Hydro-Climatological Extremes in Mediterranean Coastal Systems
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice + CNR-ISAC + CNR-ISMAR📍 Venice, Italy (+ 6-month stay at UQAM, Montréal)
💰 Fully funded
Investigating eco-hydro-climatological extremes in Mediterranean coastal systems, with a planned 6-month research stay at UQAM, Montréal, Canada.
📬 andrea.alessandri@cnr.it · davidoff@unive.it · 🔗 Apply
⏰ Deadline: May 6, 2026 · 1 PM Italian time
2 PhD Positions: Middle Pleistocene Glacial History (SNSF SouthIce)
University of Bern, Institute of Geology📍 Bern, Switzerland⏳ Start: September 1, 2026
💰 SNSF-funded (SouthIce project)
Two fully funded PhD positions investigating glacial history during the Middle Pleistocene Transition using ice core records and climate modelling.
⏰ Deadline: May 30, 2026
PhD: Arctic Sea Ice & Polynyas
University of Gothenburg, Department of Marine Sciences📍 Gothenburg, Sweden⏳ 4 years
💰 ~33,500 SEK/month
Studying Arctic sea ice dynamics, polynyas, and their role in ocean–ice–atmosphere interactions.
📬 celine.heuze@gu.se · 🔗 Apply
⏰ Deadline: May 10, 2026
PhD: Flood Vulnerability & Climate Adaptation (ERC LIMIT2ADAPT)
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences📍 Potsdam, Germany⏳ Start: July 2026
Flood vulnerability and adaptation research within the ERC Synergy project LIMIT2ADAPT — a major European effort to understand limits to climate adaptation.
⏰ Deadline: May 10, 2026
PhD: Dust Aerosol Modelling (DFG-Funded)
TROPOS — Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research📍 Leipzig, Germany⏳ 3 years
💰 75% TV-L E13, DFG-funded
Developing and applying dust aerosol models to improve understanding of desert dust transport, deposition, and climate effects.
⏰ Deadline: May 15, 2026
PhD: Experimental & Numerical Fluid Mechanics (Scour Around Piles)
Université Le Havre Normandie, LOMC/CNRS📍 Le Havre, France⏳ Start: October 2026
Experimental and numerical study of scour processes around pile foundations in coastal and offshore environments.
📬 francois.marin@univ-lehavre.fr·debasish.dutta@univ-lehavre.fr
⏰ Deadline: May 18, 2026
Early Career Researcher (PhD/Postdoc): Deep-Time Paleoclimate Modelling (GOE-DEEP/ICDP)
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)📍 Potsdam, Germany
💰 DFG-funded (GOE-DEEP/ICDP project)
An early career position (open to PhD or postdoc level) in deep-time paleoclimate modelling within the DFG-funded GOE-DEEP/ICDP drilling project, working with Georg Feulner’s group at PIK.
📬 Contact: Georg Feulner (reach out directly)
⏰ Deadline: May 21, 2026
PhD: AI-Enhanced Climate Storylines for Agricultural Adaptation
Coventry University (UK) + Deakin University (Australia)📍 Coventry, UK⏳ Start: September 2026
💰 Fully funded (joint international studentship)
A joint PhD using AI and climate storyline approaches to support agricultural adaptation under climate change, with opportunities for both UK and Australian government-funded scholarships.
⏰ Deadline: May 27, 2026
PhD: Geodynamic–Glacial Erosion Modelling (ICICLE Project)
University of Bergen, Department of Earth Science📍 Bergen, Norway⏳ 3 years (+ possible 4th year)
💰 Fully funded
Coupled geodynamic and glacial erosion modelling within the ICICLE project, investigating feedbacks between tectonics and glaciation in high-latitude mountain systems.
📅 Deadline: Check posting for current deadline
PhD: Climate Change & Weather Extremes (C-CEIL Lab)
City University of Hong Kong📍 Hong Kong⏳ Start: January 2027
PhD in the C-CEIL Lab studying climate change impacts on weather extremes — tropical cyclones, precipitation extremes, and heatwaves. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
📬 xuekeli@sas.upenn.edu·🔗 Apply
⏰ Deadline: July 15, 2026 (formal) · Rolling review
PhD: New Atmospheric Satellite Missions
Chalmers University of Technology📍 Gothenburg, Sweden
💰 Fully funded
Developing retrieval algorithms and scientific applications for new-generation atmospheric satellite instruments, contributing to future mission design and climate monitoring from space.
⏰ Deadline: August 15, 2026 · Master’s required before start
PhD: Photosynthesis & Solar-Induced Fluorescence of Forests (FLORES Project)
INRAE Grand Est-Nancy📍 Nancy, France
💰 Fully funded (FLORES project)
Modelling forest photosynthesis and solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) using the MuSICA multi-layer vegetation model to improve understanding of carbon fluxes in forest ecosystems.
📅 Deadline: Contact supervisor directly
PhD: Ice–Ice Collisions in Natural Laboratory (QuILL Project)
Leipzig University📍 Leipzig, Germany⏳ 3 years
💰 75% TV-L E13
Experimental and field-based study of ice–ice collision processes as part of the QuILL project, with fieldwork in Finland.
📅 Deadline: Check posting for current deadline
2 PhD Positions: High-Latitude Land Surface Science
Université de Montréal (UdeM)📍 Montréal, Canada⏳ Start: January 2027
💰 Fully funded
Two PhD positions studying high-latitude land surface processes — permafrost dynamics, frozen ground, and Arctic land–atmosphere interactions in a rapidly warming climate.
📬 alexis.maximilien.berg@umontreal.ca
📅 Deadline: Rolling — contact supervisor now
2 PhD + 1 MSc: Hydroclimate & Land–Atmosphere Interactions
UdeM / UQAM / Queen’s University📍 Montréal & Kingston, Canada⏳ Fall 2026 – Winter 2027
💰 Fully funded
Multiple graduate positions across three Canadian universities studying hydroclimate variability, land–atmosphere feedbacks, and water cycle responses to climate change.
📅 Deadline: Rolling — Fall 2026 or Winter 2027 start
PhD: Atmospheric Physics & Air Quality
Ahmedabad University, School of Arts and Sciences📍 Ahmedabad, India
💰 Fellowship available
PhD in atmospheric physics focusing on air quality, aerosol–cloud interactions, and boundary layer dynamics.
📅 Deadline: Rolling admissions
PhD: Lightning Risk Assessment for Wind Turbines
DTU Wind and Energy Systems📍 Roskilde, Denmark
💰 Fully funded
Assessing lightning strike risk to wind turbines and developing improved risk models for the renewable energy sector.
📅 Deadline: Check posting for current deadline
🔬Postdoctoral Positions
Postdoc: Solvency Modelling for Natural Catastrophe Insurers
ECCE, University of Lausanne📍 Lausanne, Switzerland
Applying extreme value theory and risk modelling to assess solvency of natural catastrophe insurers under climate change scenarios.
⏰ Deadline: April 30, 2026
2 Postdocs: Climate Dynamics
Imperial College London📍 London, UK
Two postdoctoral positions investigating large-scale atmospheric circulation, climate feedbacks, and climate projections.
📬 p.ceppi@imperial.ac.uk · 🔗 Position 1 · 🔗 Position 2
⏰ Deadline: May 12, 2026
Postdoc: Landscape Evolution & Tectonic Geomorphology
Colorado State University📍 Fort Collins, CO, USA
Postdoctoral position studying landscape evolution, bedrock river incision, and topographic responses to tectonic forcing.
📬 sean.gallen@colostate.edu · 🔗 Apply
⏰ Deadline: May 12, 2026
Postdoc/Research Scientist: Convective Storm Dynamics (WIVERN/ESA Earth Explorer)
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M)📍 Hamburg, Germany⏳ 18 months
💰 E14 TVöD
Research on convective storm dynamics supporting the WIVERN ESA Earth Explorer 11 mission — preparing science and retrieval algorithms for a new wind and hydrometeor radar.
📬 Cathy.Hohenegger@mpimet.mpg.de
⏰ Deadline: May 10, 2026
Postdoc: Flood Risk & Project Management (ERC LIMIT2ADAPT)
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences📍 Potsdam, Germany
Combined postdoc and project management role within the ERC Synergy LIMIT2ADAPT project on flood risk and adaptation limits.
⏰ Deadline: May 10, 2026
Postdoc: Earth-System & Ice Sheet–Climate Modelling (LIQUIDICE, EU Horizon)
CNR-ISAC📍 Bologna, Italy⏳ 2 years · Start: June/July 2026
💰 ~€31,800 net/year
Coupled ice sheet–climate modelling using EC-Earth4 + PISM within the EU Horizon LIQUIDICE project.
⏰ Deadline: May 10, 2026
Postdoc: Weather & Climate Extremes
ETH Zurich (Knutti/Fischer Group)📍 Zurich, Switzerland
Postdoctoral position studying physical mechanisms and future projections of weather and climate extremes.
⏰ Deadline: May 15, 2026
Postdoc: High-Resolution Aerosol Modeling (NASA GEOS Model)
NASA GSFC / GESTAR II📍 Greenbelt, MD, USA
High-resolution global aerosol modelling using the GEOS model at NASA Goddard, focusing on aerosol–radiation–cloud interactions and model evaluation.
⏰ Deadline: May 29, 2026
2 Postdocs: Social Vulnerability & Flood Adaptation
Princeton University📍 Princeton, NJ, USA
Two postdoctoral positions with Prof. Eric Tate studying social vulnerability to flooding and community-scale climate adaptation.
📅 Deadline: Open until filled — apply promptly
Postdoc: Ocean Data Assimilation (COMEDI Project)
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)📍 Bremerhaven, Germany
Data assimilation for ocean biogeochemistry using PDAF and the NEMO-ERGOM coupled model within the COMEDI project.
📬 Lars.Nerger@awi.de · 🔗 Apply
📅 Deadline: Check posting for current deadline
2 Postdocs + Research Engineer: Ice Sheet & Climate Modelling (iLOVECLIM/GRISLI)
LSCE/IPSL, CEA📍 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Two postdoc positions and one research engineer position working with the iLOVECLIM Earth system model and GRISLI ice sheet model to study past and future ice sheet–climate interactions.
📬 aurelien.quiquet@lsce.ipsl.fr
📅 Deadline: Open until filled
3 Postdocs: Land Ecosystems Under Global Change
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Campus Alpin📍 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Three postdoctoral positions studying terrestrial ecosystem responses to climate change — carbon cycle feedbacks, vegetation dynamics, and biogeochemical modelling.
📅 Deadline: Check individual postings
Postdoc: Solar Radiation Management — ML Cloud Scheme (NERC-Funded)
University of Edinburgh📍 Edinburgh, UK⏳ 24 months · Start: September 2026
💰 NERC-funded
Developing a machine learning–based cloud parameterisation in UKESM to assess solar radiation management approaches for climate intervention research.
📅 Deadline: Check posting — September 2026 start
Postdoc: Aquatic Remote Sensing & Machine Learning
CUNY NYC College of Technology📍 Brooklyn, NY, USA⏳ 1 year, renewable
Remote sensing and ML applications for aquatic environments — studying water quality, thermal dynamics, and land–water interactions from satellite data.
📬 MaAzarderakhsh@citytech.cuny.edu·HNorouzi@citytech.cuny.edu
📅 Deadline: Open until filled
Postdoc: Water Quality & Ecosystem Modeling (FVCOM-FABM-ERSEM)
Inha University📍 Incheon, South Korea⏳ 1–2 years, renewable
Coastal and estuarine water quality and ecosystem modelling using FVCOM-FABM-ERSEM, focused on eutrophication, harmful algal blooms, and nutrient dynamics.
📅 Deadline: Rolling applications
Postdoc: Building a Culture of Resilience (BaCoR Lab)
Dalhousie University📍 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Postdoctoral fellowship with the BaCoR Lab under Dr. Haorui Wu (Canada Research Chair), studying community resilience, disaster recovery, and psychosocial dimensions of climate adaptation.
📅 Deadline: Contact Dr. Wu directly for current openings
Postdoc: Urban Forests, Biogenic Emissions & WRF-CHEM
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)📍 São Paulo, Brazil (with CNRS collaboration)
Studying biogenic VOC emissions from urban forests using WRF-CHEM and field measurements, as part of a Brazil–France collaboration.
📬 agnes.borbon@uca.fr · flaviaribeiro@usp.br
📅 Deadline: Contact supervisors directly
Postdoc: Geostationary Atmospheric Chemistry Measurements
University of Minnesota📍 Minneapolis, MN, USA
Using geostationary satellite data (TEMPO and other missions) to study atmospheric chemistry, air quality, and trace gas distributions at high temporal resolution.
📅 Deadline: Still accepting applications (priority date passed)
Postdoc: Groundwater Modeling for Karst Aquifers
Florida State University📍 Tallahassee, FL, USA
Postdoctoral position in groundwater modeling focused on karst aquifer systems — recharge dynamics, spring discharge, and vulnerability to contamination.
📅 Deadline: Contact PI for current availability
⚗️Scientist & Research Engineer Positions
Research Engineer: Operational Air Quality Forecasting (MONARCH/Copernicus)
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)📍 Barcelona, Spain
Operational development and maintenance of the MONARCH atmospheric chemistry model and the CALIOPE air quality forecast system, contributing to Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS).
⏰ Deadline: June 15, 2026
Research Assistant/Associate: Evidence Exchange (EvEx, UKRI-Funded)
Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER), University of Cambridge📍 Cambridge, UK⏳ Aug 2026 – Jul 2029
💰 UKRI-funded
Supporting the EvEx (Evidence Exchange) project — facilitating knowledge exchange between researchers, policymakers, and practitioners on global environmental and climate risks.
📬 recruitment@cser.cam.ac.uk · 🔗 Apply
⏰ Deadline: May 24, 2026
🏛️ Faculty & Independent Fellowships
Grantham Fellow — Independent Climate Science Fellowship
Imperial College London, Grantham Institute📍 London, UK⏳ 3 years (renewable)
Prestigious independent fellowship for outstanding early-career climate scientists, offering freedom to pursue independent research within the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment.
📬 r.toumi@imperial.ac.uk · 🔗 Apply
⏰ Deadline: May 8, 2026
🌱 Internships, Grants & Funding Opportunities
Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowship — Environment Track
Gulf Research Program (National Academies of Sciences)📍 USA (remote-eligible)⏳ 2-year award
💰 $76,000 grant
Highly competitive early-career research fellowships in the Environment Track for researchers studying the Gulf of Mexico region — covering ecology, climate, water systems, and environmental health.
🔗 Gulf Research Program website
⏰ Deadline: June 2, 2026 · 5 PM ET
NSF EPSCoR Graduate Research Fellowship — Coastal Sciences (LSU)
Louisiana State University (LSU), College of the Coast & Environment📍 Baton Rouge, LA, USA⏳ Fall 2026
💰 NSF EPSCoR-funded
NSF EPSCoR-funded graduate fellowship in coastal sciences for students who received an NSF GRFP Honorable Mention — a great opportunity for those who narrowly missed the full GRFP award.
📬 mhiatt1@lsu.edu · 🔗 More Info
📅 Deadline: Rolling — contact now for Fall 2026 start
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