Position Overview
PhD Position in Computer Vision Applied to Natural Hazards
The Engineering Geology group at ETH Zurich (Prof. Jordan Aaron) is seeking a motivated and creative doctoral student who specializes in computer vision. The position can commence as early as September 1st, 2026 (negotiable), and is fully funded for four years.
Job description
Improving our understanding of the mechanisms that govern debris flow motion is a core research topic in the Chair of Engineering Geology at ETHZ As part of this, the group collects and analyses an unprecendented set of field datasets The collected data includes timelapse point clouds, video imagery, as well as auxilary data including environmental parameter timeseries This data is then processed to derive high temporal and spatial resolution estimates of displacement, velocity, strain and surface change, as well as the driving mechanisms A large foundational dataset h...