Seeking PhD position in geoinformatics / remote sensing — supervisor recommendations welcome
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for a PhD position in geoinformatics or remote sensing, based in Europe (EU citizen). My recent research interests include SAR/InSAR for critical infrastructure monitoring (railways, pipelines, energy grids), super-resolution techniques, and real-time drone imagery processing — strong focus on dual use.
What matters most to me in a supervisor is someone who is present, accessible, and genuinely supportive of a student who wants to learn — a decent person and an expert. A friend who works in academia recently told me something that stuck: with a good supervisor, the PhD flows naturally; with someone who is absent or difficult to work with, you’ll struggle and drag it out for years.
About me: I’m 27, a data engineering team lead at a company working with ESA on the Copernicus programme. I hold an MSc in Geodesy & Cartography (GIS specialisation) from Warsaw University of Technology and a postgrad in Big Data / ML. Day to day I work with Sentinel data and have some experience with VHRs. I build processing pipelines around GDAL, maintain STAC catalogues, and create user-facing APIs and QGIS plugins — all in a cloud-native environment I use daily. I code in Python, use k8s and nix, and I’m eager to pick up Rust or Go. I’ve presented at FOSS4G, ESA Living Planet Symposium, EGU and IAC, and I teach EO courses at AGH Kraków.
If you know of any open positions or could recommend a supervisor, I’d really appreciate it. Thanks!