Open Postdoctoral Positions

Open Postdoctoral Positions are listed by Department.

Department: Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Position with Louise Sun

Start Date: Flexible
Posted on: September 04, 2026

Our research team is seeking a postdoctoral scholar interested in cardiovascular and cardiac surgery outcomes research and predictive analytics using advanced statistical and machine learning methods applied to large claims and electronic health record databases and multimodal data,...

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Position with Sean Mackey

Start Date:
Posted on: September 08, 2026

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Interdisciplinary Research Training in Pain and/or Substance Use Disorders

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding postdoctoral fellowship in pain science, substance use disorders (SUD), data science, or their intersection. Join the next ...

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Department: Bioengineering

Position with Daniel Ennis

Start Date: 9/1/2026
Posted on: July 10, 2026

Project-1 – Design, engineer, and evaluate a Fontan circulation emulator to study flow and pressure changes resulting from Fontan conduit upsizing.

Project-2 – Design, engineer, and evaluate a Fontan circulation emulator to study hepatic flow distribution.

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Department: Biomedical Data Science

Position with Pascal Geldsetzer

Start Date: As soon as possible (but also interested in candidates who want to start later)
Posted on: June 25, 2026

We are looking for a talented researcher with experience in econometric/quasi-experimental approaches for causal effect estimation (e.g., regression discontinuity and difference-in-differences) to help the Geldsetzer lab expand its work on the link between shingles vaccination and dementia...

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Department: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Position with Ngan Huang

Start Date: 09/2026
Posted on: July 05, 2026

A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Ngan F Huang, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.  We are interested in studying the role of cell-biomaterial interactions that 1) mediate differentiation...

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Department: Chemistry

Position with Lynette Cegelski

Start Date: Fall 2026 - Early 2027
Posted on: August 18, 2026

Postdoctoral Scholar – Bacterial Chemistry, Microbiology, and Antibacterial Discovery

The Cegelski Lab in the Department of Chemistry at Stanford University is recruiting a creative and motivated postdoctoral scholar to pursue research at the interface of microbiology, chemical...

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Position with Lynette Cegelski

Start Date: Late 2026 or Early 2027
Posted on: September 03, 2026

Postdoctoral Scholar - NMR Spectroscopy of Complex Biological and Materials Systems

The Cegelski Lab in the Department of Chemistry at Stanford University is recruiting a creative and motivated postdoctoral scholar with expertise in NMR spectroscopy. Experience in solid-state...

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Department: Earth System Science

Position with Alison Hoyt

Start Date: Flexible, though preferably by September 2026.
Posted on: June 04, 2026

The Terrestrial Carbon Cycle Group (the Hoyt lab; https://carboncycle.stanford.edu) in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability is hiring a full-time postdoctoral scientist to join our research team to build and deploy low-cost greenhouse...

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Position with Adam Pellegrini

Start Date: Preferably by September 2026
Posted on: June 05, 2026

Natural climate solutions in an evolving world

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a postdoctoral researcher interested in the potential for nature-based climate solutions to achieve net-emissions reductions in an evolving world. As climate change and population...

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Department: Environmental Social Sciences

Position with Nicole Ardoin

Start Date: October 1, 2026
Posted on: June 30, 2026

We seek a postdoctoral fellow with deep knowledge of the transformation science and sustainability transitions literatures to help advance the intellectual core of the Transformation Science Program.

About the Transformation Science Program

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Department: Epidemiology and Population Health

Position with Pascal Geldsetzer

Start Date: As soon as possible (but also interested in candidates who want to start later)
Posted on: June 25, 2026

We are looking for a talented researcher with experience in econometric/quasi-experimental approaches for causal effect estimation (e.g., regression discontinuity and difference-in-differences) to help the Geldsetzer lab expand its work on the link between shingles vaccination and dementia...

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Department: Genetics

Position with Matteo Molè

Start Date: Available immediately, depending on visa status and requirements.
Posted on: April 16, 2026

Project Description

Join a pioneering project at Stanford University to create “A Spatial Transcriptomic Atlas of Embryo-Endometrial Crosstalk During Implantation and Human Embryo Development”. This position is funded by a...

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Position with Marlene Rabinovitch

Start Date: Immediately
Posted on: September 04, 2026

The laboratories of Dr. Marlene Rabinovitch, Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) and Jesse Engreitz, Assistant Professor of Genetics are seeking a highly motivated and accomplished postdoctoral scholar to join their team of investigators in conjunction with the Basic Science and...

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Department: Geophysics

Position with Da Yang

Start Date: The start date is flexible, from as early as October 1, 2026 to as late as fall 2027
Posted on: August 21, 2026

The Department of Geophysics at Stanford University invites applications for a postdoctoral scholar to join the Convection & Climate Group. Our research seeks to uncover the physical principles governing the organization of moist convection and atmospheric...

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Department: Graduate School of Education

Position with Jason Yeatman

Start Date: Open position
Posted on: April 03, 2026

Rapid Online Assessment of Reading

Postdoc in Operational Psychometrics and Educational Data Science

Advisors: Jason D. Yeatman, Ph.D. and Carrie Townley-...

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Position with Monica Ellwood-Lowe

Start Date: Flexible, with preference for Summer or Fall 2026
Posted on: May 12, 2026

Postdoc in Children's Language and Learning in Everyday Environments

Advisors: Monica Ellwood Lowe, Ph.D., Meg Cychosz, Ph.D., Dan Jurafsky, Ph.D.

We are recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to join a collaborative, interdisciplinary team...

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Position with Philip Fisher

Start Date: Fall 2026
Posted on: July 28, 2026

Background

The Stanford Center on Early Childhood and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI seek a postdoctoral scholar to join an AI-enabled instructional coaching initiative, which advances a broader agenda of AI for high-stakes social interactions...

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Position with Adriana Umaña-Taylor

Start Date: Available immediately
Posted on: September 14, 2026

We are looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral scholar to join the Adolescent Ethnic-Racial Identity Development (AERID) Lab at Stanford University and lead advanced statistical analyses for multiple longitudinal, multi-site, and cross-national projects. The successful candidate will...

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Department: Health Policy

Position with Pascal Geldsetzer

Start Date: As soon as possible (but also interested in candidates who want to start later)
Posted on: June 25, 2026

We are looking for a talented researcher with experience in econometric/quasi-experimental approaches for causal effect estimation (e.g., regression discontinuity and difference-in-differences) to help the Geldsetzer lab expand its work on the link between shingles vaccination and dementia...

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Position with Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert

Start Date: September 2026
Posted on: August 06, 2026

Full-time Postdoctoral Scholar Position Focused on Policies to Address Homelessness, Opioid Use Disorder, and Their Health Impacts

Prof. Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert in Stanford’s Department of Health Policy and Prof. Margaret Brandeau in Stanford’s...

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Department: Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)

Position with Robb Willer

Start Date: Flexible, but no later than Fall 2027.
Posted on: September 10, 2026

About the opportunity

Stanford University's Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), in partnership with the AI for Public Benefit Lab (AI4PB), invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow under the...

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Department: Institute for Immunity Transplantation and Infection

Position with Taia Wang

Start Date: ASAP
Posted on: August 19, 2026

Postdoctoral Fellow, Wang Laboratory

The laboratory of Dr. Taia Wang at Stanford University is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to study human antibody biology. 

We are an experimental, mechanism-driven discovery lab focused on identifying the organizing principles...

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Department: Linguistics

Position with Monica Ellwood-Lowe

Start Date: Flexible, with preference for Summer or Fall 2026
Posted on: May 12, 2026

Postdoc in Children's Language and Learning in Everyday Environments

Advisors: Monica Ellwood Lowe, Ph.D., Meg Cychosz, Ph.D., Dan Jurafsky, Ph.D.

We are recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to join a collaborative, interdisciplinary team...

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Position with Meg Cychosz

Start Date: Flexible/Summer 2027
Posted on: September 17, 2026

My team is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to join our interdisciplinary group, housed in Stanford Linguistics. The applicant will lead independent projects studying infant and child speech/language development, broadly construed,...

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Department: Mechanical Engineering

Position with Adam Boies

Start Date: The anticipated start is fall of 2026
Posted on: August 18, 2026

Postdoctoral Scholar – Methane Pyrolysis, Hydrogen and Carbon Nanotube Synthesis

The Boies Group at Stanford University is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scholar to lead experimental research on the high-temperature conversion of...

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Department: Med: PCOR

Position with Pascal Geldsetzer

Start Date: As soon as possible (but also interested in candidates who want to start later)
Posted on: June 25, 2026

We are looking for a talented researcher with experience in econometric/quasi-experimental approaches for causal effect estimation (e.g., regression discontinuity and difference-in-differences) to help the Geldsetzer lab expand its work on the link between shingles vaccination and dementia...

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Department: Medicine, Biomedical Informatics Research (BMIR)

Position with Pascal Geldsetzer

Start Date: As soon as possible (but also interested in candidates who want to start later)
Posted on: June 25, 2026

We are looking for a talented researcher with experience in econometric/quasi-experimental approaches for causal effect estimation (e.g., regression discontinuity and difference-in-differences) to help the Geldsetzer lab expand its work on the link between shingles vaccination and dementia...

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Position with Vivek Charu

Start Date: ASAP
Posted on: August 27, 2026

Vivek Charu and Manisha Desai invite applications for a postdoctoral position focused on clinical trial design and advanced causal inference methods. The successful candidate will contribute to potentially several studies, working collaboratively on methodological...

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Position with Tina Hernandez-Boussard

Start Date: ASAP
Posted on: September 01, 2026

The postdoctoral researcher will conduct methodological research at the intersection of AI reasoning, biomedical informatics, and clinical medicine. Our work focuses on understanding how AI systems reason over complex...

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Department: Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine

Position with Themistocles (Tim) Assimes

Start Date: Flexible but preference is for a start date within the next 6 months
Posted on: September 05, 2026

Postdoctoral Scholar — Molecular Epidemiology and Integrative Multi-Omics of Cardiovascular Disease

Dr. Themistocles (Tim) Assimes, MD, PhD, FAHA, Professor of Medicine, is seeking up to two highly motivated and accomplished...

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Department: Medicine, Center for Digital Health

Position with Pascal Geldsetzer

Start Date: As soon as possible (but also interested in candidates who want to start later)
Posted on: June 25, 2026

We are looking for a talented researcher with experience in econometric/quasi-experimental approaches for causal effect estimation (e.g., regression discontinuity and difference-in-differences) to help the Geldsetzer lab expand its work on the link between shingles vaccination and dementia...

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Department: Medicine, Endocrinology, Gerontology, and Metabolism

Position with Wenfei Sun

Start Date:
Posted on: June 09, 2026

Postdoctoral Scholar: neural control of adipose tissue and systemic metabolism

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The Sun Lab is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to investigate how neural circuits regulate adipose tissue function and systemic metabolism....

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Position with Pankaj Kapahi

Start Date: October 1st 2026
Posted on: August 25, 2026

Postdoctoral Researchers – Brain and Ovarian Aging

The Kapahi Lab is recruiting two Postdoctoral Researchers to lead innovative projects investigating the biology of brain and ovarian aging and the connections between reproductive aging, systemic health, and longevity.

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Department: Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Position with Sidhartha Sinha

Start Date: Some flexibility, but likely July 1 2026
Posted on: May 27, 2026

The Sinha Lab at Stanford University invites applications for a sponsored postdoctoral position. We seek highly creative and motivated scientists with a background in immunology, bioinformatics, and/or expertise in microbiome/metabolome studies.  The breath of the lab’s interests are wide....

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Position with Laren Becker

Start Date:
Posted on: September 08, 2026

The Becker Lab at Palo Alto VA and Stanford University invites applications for a NIH-sponsored postdoctoral position.  We seek highly creative and motivated scientists with a background in immunology, metabolism and/or neuroscience.  The laboratory studies the gut-liver and gut-brain axis...

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Department: Medicine, Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine

Position with Joelle Rosser

Start Date: July 1, 2026
Posted on: May 21, 2026

Precision mapping of vector borne diseases using deep learning & high resolution remote sensing data

Faculty in Stanford Medicine are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join a project developing and validating deep learning computer vision models to...

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Position with John Openshaw

Start Date: October 1, 2026
Posted on: June 09, 2026

Heat Stress and Strategies for Adaptation in Coastal Informal Settlement Communities

Faculty in the Stanford School of Medicine are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join a project characterizing heat stress in coastal informal settlement communities and develop,...

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Department: Medicine, Primary Care and Population Health

Position with Pascal Geldsetzer

Start Date: As soon as possible (but also interested in candidates who want to start later)
Posted on: June 25, 2026

We are looking for a talented researcher with experience in econometric/quasi-experimental approaches for causal effect estimation (e.g., regression discontinuity and difference-in-differences) to help the Geldsetzer lab expand its work on the link between shingles vaccination and dementia...

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Department: Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center

Position with Shoa Clarke

Start Date: Flexible start date
Posted on: August 18, 2026

The Clarke Lab is seeking to hire a postdoctoral fellow to to lead cutting-edge research in cardiovascular precision medicine. We are a small but highly motivated and diverse group of research scientists with shared expertise spanning clinical cardiology, prevention, molecular epidemiology...

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Department: Molecular and Cellular Physiology

Position with Stephen Hinshaw

Start Date: ASAP
Posted on: April 07, 2026

The Hinshaw Lab at Stanford is recruiting postdoctoral fellows. We operate at the interface between structural and chemical biology. Our mission is to understand and reprogram protein assemblies that control chromosome segregation and behavior. Applicants with expertise in structural...

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Position with Ruth Huttenhain

Start Date: Flexible
Posted on: August 04, 2026

The Hüttenhain Lab at Stanford University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to investigate how G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) engage non-canonical intracellular effectors through intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs). The project integrates mass...

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Position with Tino Pleiner

Start Date: Flexible
Posted on: August 18, 2026

Postdoctoral Fellow Position: Ion Channel Biogenesis and Quality Control

Summary: The Pleiner Lab at Stanford University is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to investigate the molecular mechanisms that govern...

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Position with Merritt Maduke

Start Date: any time
Posted on: August 28, 2026

Interested in molecular biophysics of ion channels and transporters? The Maduke laboratory at Stanford University is seeking a postdoctoral scholar who is curious about the molecular mechanisms of ion channels and transporters. The position involves studies on the CLC family of chloride...

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Department: Neuroscience Institute

Position with Pascal Geldsetzer

Start Date: As soon as possible (but also interested in candidates who want to start later)
Posted on: June 25, 2026

We are looking for a talented researcher with experience in econometric/quasi-experimental approaches for causal effect estimation (e.g., regression discontinuity and difference-in-differences) to help the Geldsetzer lab expand its work on the link between shingles vaccination and dementia...

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Department: OB/GYN, Reproductive Stem Cell and Perinatal Biology

Position with Matteo Molè

Start Date: Available immediately, depending on visa status and requirements.
Posted on: April 16, 2026

Project Description

Join a pioneering project at Stanford University to create “A Spatial Transcriptomic Atlas of Embryo-Endometrial Crosstalk During Implantation and Human Embryo Development”. This position is funded by a...

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Department: Oceans

Position with Andres de Loera

Start Date: Fall 2027
Posted on: September 17, 2026

Position description

The Ocean Policy Lab seeks a postdoctoral scholar in economics or a related quantitative social science to collaborate on research projects on ocean governance, marine resources, and the blue economy. We ask applicants to propose the project they want to...

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Department: Ophthalmology

Position with Andreas Tolias

Start Date: Immediately available
Posted on: March 24, 2026

The Andreas Tolias Lab at Stanford University is seeking an exceptional neuroscientist or cognitive scientist—at the postdoctoral level—to join the newly launched Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience (SCENE) ...

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Position with Wendy Liu

Start Date:
Posted on: June 08, 2026

We have an opening for a full-time postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Wendy Liu, MD, PhD in the Department of Ophthalmology at Stanford University to conduct collaborative projects in vision research.

Position Description: Our laboratory is...

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Position with Michael Kapiloff

Start Date: ASAP
Posted on: August 13, 2026

Astrocyte Signal Transduction Research: There is an open postdoctoral position in the laboratory of Michael S. Kapiloff, MD, PhD, Reinhard Family Professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Medicine. We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated retinal physiologist with experience in...

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Position with Sophia Wang

Start Date: 1/4/2027
Posted on: September 17, 2026

The Stanford Optima Group is seeking a highly motivated and skilled postdoctoral researcher to lead projects related to PhacoTrainer—computer vision models for cataract surgical video recognition. 

Project themes will include validating PhacoTrainer models on multiple external...

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