The interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Geospatial Analytics at the Center for Geospatial Analytics (geospatial.ncsu.edu) at North Carolina State University is now accepting applications for Fall 2025 enrollment. We expect to admit a cohort of ten students, all with fully funded graduate research assistantships with minimum $30,000 salary, health insurance, and tuition waiver, renewable for up to four years.

The application deadline is February 1, 2025.

Our program includes:

• Collaborative, cross-disciplinary teamwork uniting students and faculty from many research fields
• Core courses in topics such as remote sensing, geovisualization and data mining
• Experiential learning including a professional seminar, conference travel funding and internship opportunities
• Prioritizing mental health, work/life balance, open data and a strong commitment to community and collaboration

Assistantship positions available for Fall 2025 include:

1. Sweetpotato Analytics for Produce Provenance
2. Aquatic Species Distribution Modeling to Inform Recovery and Conservation
3. Greenhouse Gas Source Estimates
4. Data Democracy and Justice in Environmental Management
5. Environmental Remote Sensing
6. Mapping Compound Flooding with Satellite Data
7. Leveraging AI with Mechanistic Models to Predict Plant Disease
8. Environmental Impacts of Wood Pellet Production Plants in the Rural US South

We welcome applicants with quantitative and computational backgrounds interested in pushing the boundaries of geospatial analytics and technology from a variety of perspectives, including natural resources and the environment, social and behavioral sciences, computer science, engineering, design and more. Competitive applicants are encouraged to apply even if they do not fit with one of the above assistantships, as a select number of students will be admitted on internal program funding.