Applications are welcome year-round. We seek outstanding colleagues to work with us on remote sensing and hydrological modelling in cold regions. Applicants should have experience with land-surface, atmospheric or hydrological models, strong programming and numerical modelling skills (Fortran, C++, Python, etc.), and a record of high-quality research. Official recruitment notice: NIEER (State Key Laboratory) 2025 Special Research Assistant (Postdoctoral) Recruitment Notice (15 April 2025); NIEER Announcements.

We particularly welcome students with initiative and clear personal development goals. The team respects and supports students’ academic interests and career plans, helping them achieve their goals and develop over the long term through research training, academic exchange and sustained guidance.

• PhD applicants: We accept applications through both the application-and-assessment route and the entrance examination route. Online registration for 2026 PhD admission runs from 8 December 2025 to 4 January 2026 (official prospectus published on 24 October 2025). Links: NIEER 2026 PhD Admissions Prospectus; NIEER PhD Admissions; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Admissions.
• Master’s applicants: We accept recommendation-based applications exempt from the entrance examination and applications through the national entrance examination. The notice for recommendation-based admission in 2026 was published on 27 August 2025; applications usually open each September. Links: NIEER 2026 Recommendation-Based Graduate Admissions Notice; NIEER 2026 Master’s Admissions Prospectus; NIEER Master’s Admissions; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Admissions.