Geospatial Jobs #141: Jun 9, 2026

Welcome to the 141st 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 #137 is removed and it’s now freely accessible. Shout out to Matt Hatami and Mahrukh Niazi who voluntarily helped with formatting this issue.

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🕵️💵 Recent Fundraisings / Updates:

• Planet received an 8-figure contract with National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

• Terra AI raised $20M in series A funding

• VC funds: Enduring Planet raised $12M. They aim to provide fast, flexible, non-dilutive financing to early-stage climate innovators.

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💡📚 Useful Resources:

• Google has open-sourced OpenHydroNet, its ML river forecasting framework, enabling researchers and agencies to build local flood prediction models.

• NASA ARSET’s free online training on monitoring and predicting floods using Earth observations runs June 18–25.

• Applications are now open for the next cohort of the Anthropic Fellows Program. 4-month full-time research program.

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PhD positions:

1. 🇳🇴 Arctic U: Microclimate Modelling and Forecasting

2. 🇸🇰 Forest Ecology Institute: Forest Ecology & Remote Sensing

3. 🇸🇪 KTH:

   1. Artificial Intelligence for Earth Observation

   2. Climate-Resilient Energy Modelling

4. 🇨🇭 ETH: Political Economy of Climate Change Adaptation

5. 🇨🇭 Institute of Forest Ecology: Remote sensing and forest ecology

6. 🇳🇱 U Amsterdam: Ecosystem & Landscape Dynamics

7. 🇪🇸U Barcelona: Surface Processes and Geomorphology

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Data Science / Engineering Positions:

1. Internships

   1. 🇹🇳CRNS (Sfax): AI for Earth Observation Summer 2026 Interns

   2. 🇩🇪Vertical52: Geospatial Data Science & Satellite Intelligence

2. Amazon (Seattle):

   1. Senior Technical Manager, WW Sustainability

   2. Senior Research Scientist, WW Sustainability

3. Lyft (San Francisco): Data Science Manager, Mapping

4. Hydrosat (Los Angeles): Software Engineer, Imaging Science

5. NOAA (Lakeland, FL): Supervisory Meteorologist

6. Spire (Boulder, CO): Director of Product Management, Weather & Climate

7. Portland General Electric (Tualatin, OR): Meteorologist

8. Element84: Software Engineer - Federal Geospatial & Senior DevOps Engineer

9. City of Denver (Downtown Denver): Climate Action Data Analytics & Impact Lead

10. The Nature Conservancy (Arlington, VA): CET Spatial & Data Analyst

11. San Francisco Estuary Institute (Richmond, CA): Environmental Analyst I/II OR Associate Environmental Scientist I

12. Virginia DCR (Richmond, VA): Dam Modeler & GIS Analyst

13. SWCA Environmental Consultants (Remote): Director of Geospatial Technical Services

14. Bureau of Indian Affairs (Multiple Locations): 6 GIS Positions

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

16. 🇬🇧Verisk (London): Manager, Consulting & Client Services, Catastrophe Modelling

17. 🇬🇧Moodys (London): Catastrophe Modeller, Tropical Cyclones

18. 🇬🇧Spatial Insights (Remote): Consultant, Water Quality & Catchment Insights

19. 🇬🇧🇩🇪ECMWF (Reading or Bonn): Research Software Engineer

20. 🇩🇪🇨🇭Allianz (Munich or Zurich):

    1. CAT Portfolio Analyst

    2. Senior CAT Portfolio Analyst

21. 🇨🇭Uniqa Re (Zurich): Junior Nat CAT Modeller

22. 🇳🇱Orbital Eye (Delft): Earth Observation & Geospatial Data Analyst

23. 🇧🇪VITO (Mol):

    1. Research Software Engineers

    2. Project lead, Earth Observation

24. 🇷🇴Mountain News (Remote): Applied Alpine Meteorologist & Weather Intelligence Lead

25. 🇮🇹ESA: Earth Observation Data Service Manager

26. WFP:

    1. 🇮🇹(Rome): Geospatial Data Engineer

    2. 🇺🇬(Kampala): Senior Programme Associate (Data & GIS Analyst)

27. 🇦🇺Earth AI (Sydney): Graduate / Junior Geologists

28. 🇦🇺Gallagher (Sydney): Catastrophe Analyst

29. 🇮🇳WSP (Noida): Senior GIS Consultant

30. 🇮🇳Marsh (Mumbai): CAT Modelling Specialist

31. 🇮🇳Dar (Bengaluru):

    1. Associate / Lead Urban Data Scientist

    2. Junior Urban Data Scientists

32. 🌎Capacity (Remote): Senior Applied Remote Sensing Engineer

33. 🌎FAO (Multiple Locations): Data Specialists

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Postdoc / Research Positions:

1. NASA:

   1. Intersection of Statistics & Earth Science

   2. JPL: Data Scientist II

   3. Goddard: Early Career Writer

2. SFWMD: Water Quality and Hydrologic Data Request

3. CGS: Global & National Mitigation Strategies

4. Pacific Institute: Water & Climate Equity

5. UC Irvine: Changing Floods in Southern California

6. NCATS U: Water Quality and Pollutants in Agroecosystems

7. Ohio State U: Enhanced Geothermal Systems

8. Wake Forest U: Tackling Environmental challenges Using New Approaches

9. Illinois State U: Evaluating Potential Environmental & Geological Hazards

10. Fresno State U: Developing Spectral Tools for Vineyard Monitoring

11. Texas A&M:

    1. Economics of Groundwater Management

    2. AI for Disaster Resilience

12. NC State U: Ecohydrology & Forest Resilience

13. Lemont Illinois: Land-Atmosphere Interactions & Boundary Layer Processes

14. Alabama WI: Nature-Based Solutions Modelling

15. Woodwell: Ecosystem Modelling

16. Boise U: AI-Based Assessment of Fire Potential Forecasts

17. U Nevada, Reno: Wildfire science

18. 🇪🇺 ERC: Human-Nature Interactions

19. 🇬🇧 Alan Turing: Climate Resilience Theme Lead

20. 🇬🇧 U Exeter: Modelling Forest Demography

21. 🇬🇧 U Leeds: How Tropical Forests Contribute to Climate Change Adaptation

22. 🇳🇱 Wageningen U: Hydrodynamics, Water Quality and ML

23. 🇳🇱 TU Delft: Reliability & Risk Assessment of Coastal & Offshore Systems

24. 🇳🇱 TU Delft: Developing Digital Twin Platform Integrating Urabn-System Models

25. 🇳🇱 NIOO-KNAW: Long-Term Ecological Research on Lake IJsselmeer

26. 🇩🇪UFZ: Developing an Open Access Systemic Soil Model

27. 🇩🇪 U Postdam: Analysis of Hydrologic Systems & Evaluation of Models

28. 🇩🇪 IMKTRO: ML, Dynamical Systems, & Forecasting

29. 🇫🇮 FMI: Analysing & Exploiting Satellite Remote Sensing Datasets

30. 🇸🇪 Uppsala U: ERC-funded Postdoc in Natural Hazards

31. 🇮🇸 MFRI: Ocean-Climate Dynamics & Science-Based Policy

32. 🇦🇺 Monash U: Geodynamic Modelling & Surface Processes

33. 🇮🇳 IITH: Subseasonal to Seasonal Forecasting

34. 🇨🇾 ERATOSTHENES: Soil-Water Processes & Environmental Monitoring