Food security through crop yield estimation and satellite data assimilation

KU Leuven • Leuven, Flanders • Posted June 08, 2026

About the Role

PhD student
  • MSc degree in Bioscience Engineering, Civil or Environmental Engineering, Hydrology, Meteorology, Remotely Sensed Earth Observation, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Sciences, or equivalent
  • Excellent motivation to work on soil-plant processes, remote sensing and modeling
  • Experience with data-processing or programming in Matlab, Python, IDL, GrADS, R, or other
  • Interest in open source code distribution (e.g. GitHub)
  • Excellent motivation and grades
  • Creative, critical, analytical and innovative mindset
  • Ability to work independently
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
    • Postdoctoral researcher
  • PhD degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, Bioscience Engineering, Hydrology, Meteorology, Remotely Sensed Earth Observation, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Sciences, or equivalent
  • Experience with land surface and/or atmosphere and/or crop processes and modeling
  • Experience with remot...