Jobs:Job-01946

PhD opportunities with Land Surface Dynamics group at the University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh, , United Kingdom
Apply before: 14 December 2025

Posting: Position: 2 PhD positions Apply before: 14 December 2025

We are excited to announce that there are a few fully-funded PhD projects to start in September 2026 offered with the Land Surface Dynamics Group (and friends) at the University of Edinburgh.

These studentships are available through the NERC-funded E5 Doctoral Training Partnership. Note the application deadline of 14 December 2025.

If you are interested in a particular project, we encourage you to contact the primary supervisor. Details on eligibility and instructions on how to apply can be found at https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/. Please note that for UKRI-funded studentships, international applicants are responsible for covering visa fees, the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS), travel and any other costs associated with relocating to the UK.

Projects:

• Headwater ephemeral channels as agents of postglacial landscape evolution in the Grampian Mountains, Scotland
  • Supervisors: Lizzie Orr, Stuart Grieve, Mikael Attal
  • https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1778
• Mechanistic simulations of pebble abrasion
  • Supervisors: Kevin Hanley, Mikael Attal
  • https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1712
• Towards a digital twin of Scotland’s rivers
  • upervisors: Simon Moulds, Lindsay Beevers
  • ttps://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1592

Best wishes,
Lizzie Orr

Dr. Elizabeth N. Orr (she/her)
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh
Drummond Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9XP
Website: https://www.elizabethorr.co.uk/
UoE profile: https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/lizzie-orr
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6773-0321

Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uy5wXMMAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra

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Of interest for:

Terrestrial Working Group