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Position with Louise Sun Start Date: FlexiblePosted 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,... Details |
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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 ... Details |
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Position with Richard Levy Start Date: FlexiblePosted on: September 30, 2026 We are currently seeking a postdoctoral scholar with an interest in mitochondria and a desire to study the effects of anesthetics across the life-span. Our laboratory investigates the mechanisms of action of anesthetics and the mechanisms of their toxicity in the developing brain and heart... Details |
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Position with Daniel Ennis Start Date: 9/1/2026Posted 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. Both... Details |
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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... Details |
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Position with Ngan Huang Start Date: 09/2026Posted 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... Details |
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Position with Lynette Cegelski Start Date: Fall 2026 - Early 2027Posted 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... Details |
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Position with Lynette Cegelski Start Date: Late 2026 or Early 2027Posted 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... Details |
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Position with Alexandria Boehm Start Date: As soon as possiblePosted on: September 21, 2026 Stanford University is a leading research and teaching institution in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering brings together engineers, scientists and social scientists to address the sustainability of the built and natural environment, with a long... Details |
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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... Details |
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Position with Adam Pellegrini Start Date: Preferably by September 2026Posted 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... Details |
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Position with Nicole Ardoin Start Date: October 1, 2026Posted 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 ... Details |
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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... Details |
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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... Details |
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Position with Marlene Rabinovitch Start Date: ImmediatelyPosted 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... Details |
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Position with Da Yang Start Date: The start date is flexible, from as early as October 1, 2026 to as late as fall 2027Posted 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... Details |
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Position with Monica Ellwood-Lowe Start Date: Flexible, with preference for Summer or Fall 2026Posted 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... Details |
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Position with Philip Fisher Start Date: Fall 2026Posted 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... Details |
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Position with Adriana Umaña-Taylor Start Date: Available immediatelyPosted 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... Details |
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Position with Jelena Obradovic Start Date: 9/1/2027Posted on: September 22, 2026 The Equity in Early Education Postdoctoral (E3) Fellowship Program trains the next generation of scholars to conduct research toward equitable, impactful, and sustainable early childhood care and education systems. Why the E3 fellowship program?To reduce racial and... Details |
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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... Details |
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Position with Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert Start Date: September 2026Posted 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... Details |
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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... Details |
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Position with Taia Wang Start Date: ASAPPosted 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... Details |
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Position with Monica Ellwood-Lowe Start Date: Flexible, with preference for Summer or Fall 2026Posted 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... Details |
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Position with Meg Cychosz Start Date: Flexible/Summer 2027Posted 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,... Details |
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Position with Adam Boies Start Date: The anticipated start is fall of 2026Posted 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... Details |
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Position with Xiaolin Zheng Start Date: ASAP and flexible.Posted on: September 28, 2026 The Z-Energy Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to lead experimental research on the particle-resolved combustion of advanced energetic composite microparticles. This project aims to establish an experimentally grounded... Details |
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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... Details |
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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... Details |
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Position with Vivek Charu Start Date: ASAPPosted 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... Details |
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Position with Tina Hernandez-Boussard Start Date: ASAPPosted 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... Details |
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Position with Themistocles (Tim) Assimes Start Date: Flexible but preference is for a start date within the next 6 monthsPosted 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... Details |
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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... Details |
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Position with Wenfei Sun Start Date:Posted on: June 09, 2026 Postdoctoral Scholar: neural control of adipose tissue and systemic metabolism The opportunity The Sun Lab is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to investigate how neural circuits regulate adipose tissue function and systemic metabolism.... Details |
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Position with Pankaj Kapahi Start Date: October 1st 2026Posted 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. ... Details |
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Position with Sidhartha Sinha Start Date: Some flexibility, but likely July 1 2026Posted 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.... Details |
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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 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 focusing on... Details |
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Position with Joelle Rosser Start Date: July 1, 2026Posted 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... Details |
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Position with John Openshaw Start Date: October 1, 2026Posted 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,... Details |
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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... Details |
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Position with Shoa Clarke Start Date: Flexible start datePosted 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... Details |
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Position with Ruth Huttenhain Start Date: FlexiblePosted 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... Details |
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Position with Tino Pleiner Start Date: FlexiblePosted 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... Details |
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Position with Merritt Maduke Start Date: any timePosted 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... Details |
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Position with Marion Buckwalter Start Date: Position is open now, start date flexiblePosted on: September 30, 2026 The Buckwalter lab has an opening for a postdoctoral fellow, PhD, MD, or MD/PhD. We study chronic outcomes after stroke using mouse models and human studies, with a particular focus on post-stroke cognitive decline. This position is for a clinical researcher with interest in using human... Details |
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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... Details |
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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... Details |
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Position with Andres de Loera Start Date: Fall 2027Posted 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... Details |
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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... Details |