Geospatial Jobs #135: Apr 28, 2026

Welcome to the 135th issue of Geospatial Jobs, a newsletter focusing on data science and geosciences (🌧climate-tech, 🌽ag-tech, 🌊risk modeling, ⚡️energy, 🛰remote sensing, ♻️sustainability, and more).

The paywall on issue #131 is removed and it’s now freely accessible. Special thanks to Matt Hatami and Mahrukh Niazi who voluntarily helped with formatting this issue.

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🕵️💵 Recent Fundraisings / Updates:

Nothing this time. Check back next week.

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💡📚 Useful Resources:

• Ai2 released OlmoEarth Embeddings: an on-demand service generating geospatial embeddings for custom locations and time ranges, enabling flexible use of AI embeddings for analysis tasks.

• Microsoft and Taylor Geospatial released the first global agricultural field boundary dataset, enabling large-scale food system analysis and climate analysis; dataset is open source and public.

• ESA Φ-lab GeoFM Challenge is open (deadline June 30), inviting participants to build models using geospatial foundation model embeddings for segmentation and height estimation tasks.

• 🇨🇭 ETH Zurich Liftoff Challenge is open (deadline May 17), inviting ETH students to submit student-led space and Earth observation projects.

• 🇩🇪 MLESM Hackathon (Aug 19–21, Bonn) brings together early-career researchers to work on weather and climate challenges using machine learning; applications are open.

• NASA FINESST is open (deadline July 14), offering funding for Master’s and PhD students to lead independent Earth and space science research aligned with NASA priorities.

• NASA Lifelines Fellowship is open (deadline May 6), offering early-career professionals hands-on experience applying Earth science and data to climate, disaster response, and global challenges.

• Project Drawdown Fellowship applications are open (deadline April 17), offering paid, full-time roles with benefits for scientists and engineers working on climate solutions.

• ASU is hosting an in-person workshop (May 12) on Geospatial AI foundation models; registration deadline is May 8.

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PhD positions:

1. 🇺🇸 U Florida: Compound Flood Modelling with MultiVariate Statistics

2. 🇺🇸 Utah State U: Groundwater Hydrology & Machine Learning

3. 🇮🇹 FBK: Multi-Modal Data Fusion for Forest Mapping

4. 🇳🇴 U Stavanger: Geosciences Research

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Data Science / Engineering Positions:

1. Internships:

   1. UN (New York): Geospatial Information Intern

   2. 🇬🇧 MSF UK (London): GIS Intern

   3. 🇩🇪 UN-GGCE (Remote - Bonn): Multiple Positions

   4. 🇪🇸S&P Global (Madrid): Sustainability/Climate intern

2. 🇮🇳 Aon (Bangalore): Sr. Consultant, R&D Atmospheric Peril

3. Google:

   1. Research Engineer, Bellwether

   2. Data Scientist, Research, Operations and Infrastructure

4. Xterra AI (San Francisco): Research Scientist / Software Engineer

5. Xplore (Multiple USA locations): Senior Full Stack Developers

6. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺AIG (Multiple Locations):

   1. (Chicago): Catastrophe Portfolio Modeling Manager

   2. Multiple Positions

7. 🇺🇸Hamilton Insurance (Remote): Catastrophe Research Scientist

8. 🌎 Central Insurance (Remote): CAT Modeling Analyst

9. USA Gov - Department of The Navy (Hawaii): Meteorologist

10. 🇺🇸Bayer (Remote): Senior Staff Geospatial Software Engineer

11. 🇺🇸Carbon Mapper (Remote): Multiple Positions

12. Ramboll (Milwaukee, Chicago, or Minneapolis): Lead Consultant, Environmental Data Management

13. 🇺🇸Alltrails (Remote): Principle Digital Cartographer & Map Experience Lead

14. Idaho Power (Boise, ID): Senior / Atmospheric Scientist

15. PG&E (California): Geospatial Data Scientist, Expert

16. Prologis (San Francisco): GIS Lead Developer

17. 🇨🇦S&P Global (Calgary): GIS Data Engineer

18. 🇨🇦 KorrAI (Remote): InSAR Processing & R&D Engineer

19. 🇪🇺 ECMWF: Early Career Fellow - Next-generation S2S Forecasting with AI

20. 🇬🇧 AFBI (Belfast): Geospatial/Hydrological Modeller

21. 🇩🇪 EUSI (Munich): Junior Earth Observation Specialist

22. 🇫🇮🇪🇸 ICEYE (Espoo or València): Multiple Positions

23. 🇪🇸 UNOPS (Valencia): Geospatial Data Engineer

24. 🇮🇹 JRC (Ispra): Project Officer, Policy Researcher

25. 🇦🇺 Allianz (Sydney): Manager Natural Perils

26. 🇦🇺 ERM (Brisbane): Spatial Analyst, Remote Sensing

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Postdoc / Research Positions:

1. LLNL: Postdoc, Deep Learning for Earth System Modeling Evaluation

2. U Florida: Data-Driven Approaches for Agricultural Decision Making

3. NYU: Advancing Spatial, Temporal Resolution of Energy System Models

4. NC State U: Postdoc, flux tower data in ag settings

5. 🇸🇪 SMHI: Hydrological Modelling & Forecasting Systems

6. 🇸🇪 SMHI: Hydrological Modelling

7. 🇵🇱NCN: Forest Biodiversity & Ecosystem Disturbances

8. 🇳🇱 Wagenin U & Delft: Integration of Hydrodynamic Modelling & Water Quality

9. 🇬🇧 UBristol: Flood Risk Assessment

10. 🇩🇪 U Freiburg: Silviculture & Forest Ecology

11. 🇮🇹 JRC: Scientist/analyst for Energy Efficiency Financing

12. 🇯🇵 RIKEN AIP: GeoAI Agents for Disaster Response

13. 🇦🇪UAE U: Remote Sensing to Predict Harmful Algal Bloom

14. 🇪🇺 UNGGIM: Multiple Positions with Geospatial Data Science