Join a dynamic research group with graduate research assistantship opportunities at the University of Florida (UFL) and kickstart your postgraduate education in Fall 2025.

The Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering has a few fully funded opportunities for you. Candidates applying for the graduate research assistantships should demonstrate a research background and interest in the focus areas.

In addition, the fully funded scholarship applicants must meet the eligibility criteria. Individuals with BSc or MSc in Engineering, Environmental science, and similar backgrounds can apply.

Let us learn more about the focus areas, requirements, and application guidelines for the research assistantship position. Keep reading to find out!

Focus of the Graduate Research Assistantship Opportunities

Applicants must demonstrate interest in the following focus areas in Engineering, Environmental science or similar fields.

• Extreme weather events characterization (Example, Storms, floods, and droughts)
• Climate risk and climate change impact assessment
• Statistical modelling and data-driven frameworks with GeoAI/SciML Applications
• Disaster risk, reliability, and resilience analysis of critical infrastructure system

UFL Graduate Research Assistantship Requirements

Here is a list of the minimum requirements for the master’s or PhD graduate assistantship

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Environmental science and Engineering or similar areas
• Visit the school’s website to find out other admission requirements into the department of Agriculture and Biological Engineering

Benefits of the Assistantship Opportunity

The research assistantship at the University of Florida covers the following expenses

• Tuition
• Health Insurance
• Stipend

How To Apply

Check the attached document image below for the application guideline

About Climate Resilience Lab

The Climate Resilience Lab executes mission-driven research programs to solve diverse challenges associated with climate change.

The research initiative and activities range from evaluating the risks associated with extreme weather conditions to developing holistic planning and management approaches that can adjust to a changing environment and anthropogenic landscape transformations to improve climate resilience. The adverse weather conditions include heat waves, floods, rainstorms and droughts.

The Resilience Lab has its location at the University of Florida (UF) Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE). The lab has affliation with the Center for Land Use Efficiency (CLUE) within the premises of Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS).

Dr. Najibi’s Research Group of the Climate Resilience Lab works on improving traditional perspectives with focus on three key areas. This includes

• Gain insight into the climate risks associated with hydroclimate extremes in built and other natural environments
• Promote climate resilience in response to environmental risks in infrastructure systems and ecosystems through the application of decision analytics and adoption of stochastic models
• Assess the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to extreme climate conditions. The infrastructure sector include energy, dams, food/agriculture, transportation, emergency services, water/wastewater, financial services, and healthcare/public health systems) Applying process-based insights alongside ensemble-based frameworks

About The University of Florida

The University of Florida is one of the public research universities in the United States with its location at Gainesville Florida. The school’s diverse program offers wide options of program of study. Notwithstanding the University of Florida’s 88% graduation rate, the universiity has low acceptance rate of 23%.