CareerPlan

PhD in AI / Earth Observation / Environmental Science at University of Cambridge, University of Manchester

UK home fee status onlyFull-time£30k2026-11-02 → 2026-11-11
On-site

Core

Training new machine learning models and performing high-resolution inference on Earth Observation data to improve pollution models and support environmental decision-making for policymakers.

Role type

PhD researcher (AI/Earth Observation)

Builds

Open-source Earth Observation foundation models and inference pipelines

Domain

Environmental Science, Earth Observation, Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

machine learning, software engineering, training large-scale models, high-resolution inference, data pipeline management

Preferred skills

atmospheric science, Earth Observation domain knowledge

Technologies

GPU clusters, petabyte-scale data pipelines, open-source frameworks

Responsibilities

Train new models, perform high-resolution inference across national/global scales, develop applications for policymakers, collaborate with practitioners and decision makers