Jobs:Job-01960

PhD Opportunity in Hydrology and Water Resources Sustainability at UMass Boston (Fall 2026)

University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Start reviewing process: 5 December 2025

Posting:

Position:

PhD student

Start reviewing process:

5 December 2025

I am seeking a PhD student to join my group at the University of Massachusetts Boston starting in Fall 2026. The candidate will have the opportunity to work on topics such as:

Information-theoretic and machine learning approaches to hydrologic process understanding; Sustainable urban stormwater management, green infrastructure, and smart water systems. The project will involve numerical modeling and data-driven analysis, and/or field investigation of urban or natural watersheds. Students will have the flexibility to pursue related research directions aligned with their interests.

UMass Boston is the only public research university in Boston, located on the scenic Boston waterfront and surrounded by a vibrant ecosystem of universities, research centers, and innovation hubs. The School for the Environment emphasizes interdisciplinary and applied environmental research, integrating natural sciences, data science, and social sciences to address urban and coastal sustainability challenges.

Applicants with backgrounds in hydrology, water resources, environmental or civil engineering, data science, smart city, or related fields are encouraged to apply. Strong programming and quantitative analysis skills are desirable. The position comes with full financial support (tuition and stipend).

If you are interested, please send your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your research motivation to yang.yang@umb.edu.

Best regards,

Yang Yang, PhD
Assistant Professor in Water Resources Sustainability
School for the Environment
University of Massachusetts Boston

🌐 https://yyanghydro.github.io/

🌐 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=MwOs6FMAAAAJ

Of interest for:

Hydrology Focus Research Group