Jobs:Job-02021
Apply before: 22 April 2026
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Posting:
Position: PhD Position
Apply before: 22 April 2026
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We invite applications for a fully funded 45-month PhD (plus up to 3-month placement) at the University of Aberdeen under the QUARTILES Doctoral Landscape Award.
Project: HydroFM — A Physics-Aware Foundation Model for Hydrology
The student will develop a modular AI model (UNet + LSTM/TCN + graph routing) with water-balance constraints and calibrated uncertainty, pretrained on global EO/reanalysis/gauge data and adapted efficiently to new basins. Outputs include decision-ready metrics (low-flow reliability, environmental-flow deficits, peak-flow exceedance) and a future-scenarios pipeline.
Essential skills: Python (NumPy/pandas/xarray; PyTorch or similar), time-series and/or geospatial data, ML fundamentals, strong scientific communication, motivation to work across AI + hydrology.
Deadline: Wednesday, 22 April 2026
Apply: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/quartiles-dla-rivers-rewired-a-physics-aware-foundation-model-for-global-rainfall-runoff/
Enquiries: david.haromonteagudo@abdn.ac.uk
We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and are committed to an inclusive research environment. Unfortunately, the funding is only available to UK/Home candidates as the international allocation has now been filled.
Best,
David
Dr. David Haro Monteagudo (https://www.abdn.ac.uk/people/david.haromonteagudo)
Lecturer in Global Hydrology and Water Security
Director of MSc in Sustainable Water Management (https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/degree-programmes/1961/sustainable-water-management/)
Geography & Environment,
School of Geosciences,
University of Aberdeen,
G07 St Mary's Building, Elphistone Rd
