2 Two PhD and Two Postdoc Funded Positions in remote sensing, vegetation & land modeling at the State University of New Jersey, United States; I am recruiting Ph.D. students (Fall 2025) and Postdocs (now). We have multi-year NASA-funded projects and flexible funding to support your research: active/passive, optical/microwave remote sensing, vegetation & land modeling.

Research in Dr. Chi Chen’s group at the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, focuses on monitoring and modeling vegetation/ecosystem dynamics. The Chen lab integrates data from remote sensing, ground-based observations, and earth system models to understand how the terrestrial biosphere interacts with global changes, in particular, to understand natural and anthropogenic drivers of ecosystem dynamics and their climate consequences.

These studies aim to benefit land management practices and assess nature-based climate solutions, including but not limited to cooling surface temperatures, enhancing net terrestrial carbon sink, securing food/agriculture production, improving urban planning, and protecting the terrestrial ecosystem under climate change and human activities.

I will accept one new Ph.D. joining my group in Fall 2025:

Before you apply, please let me know your research interests and send (1) a copy of CV and (2) unofficial transcripts to Dr. Chi Chen chi.chen@rutgers.edu .  Interested candidates must apply online at https://gradstudy.rutgers.edu/ 

1. Graduate  Program in Ecology & Evolution

Program Overview: https://ecoevo.rutgers.edu/.  

How to Apply: https://ecoevo.rutgers.edu/application-process.html. 

Application Deadline: December 1 

1. Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences

Program Overview: https://envsci.rutgers.edu/academics/envsci_grad/

How to Apply: https://envsci.rutgers.edu/academics/envsci_grad/how-to-apply.html

Application Deadline: December 15 

Two postdoc positions are available now:

Before you apply, please send (1) a copy of CV, (2) relevant peer-reviewed publications, (3) a 1 to 2-page cover letter indicating research interests and plan, and (4) the contact information of three references to Dr. Chi Chen chi.chen@rutgers.edu .