Open Postdoctoral position, faculty mentor Adriana Umaña-Taylor

Important Info

Faculty Sponsor First name:

Adriana

Faculty Sponsor Last Name:

Umaña-Taylor

Stanford Departments and Centers:

Graduate School of Education

Postdoc Appointment Term:

This postdoctoral position is for one year, with the possibility of renewal based on performance.

Appointment Start Date:

September 2026

How to Submit Application Materials:

Submit all materials to AERIDpostdocStanford@gmail.com

Does this position pay above the required minimum?:

Yes. The expected base pay range for this position is listed in Pay Range field. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the qualifications of the selected candidate, budget availability, and internal equity.

Pay Range:

$80,000 - $82,000

The Adolescent Ethnic-Racial Identity Development (AERID) Lab, under the supervision of Dr. Adriana Umaña-Taylor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow who will contribute to building a new initiative focused on Identity and Positive Youth Development Across the Globe. The central focus of this initiative is to identify universal and context-specific identity-based strengths and to disseminate evidence-based programs that promote positive youth development in the context of ethnoracially stratified societies. Projects will include collaborations with colleagues throughout the Global South and Europe (e.g., Colombia, Brazil, Germany, Italy) to advance basic research and translational science related to the Identity Project – a school-based curriculum targeting adolescents’ ethnic-racial identity development. In addition to advancing cross-cultural adaptations of the Identity Project, our team will be engaged in further efficacy and effectiveness testing of the Identity Project and the E4 Teacher Professional Development program in the United States – identifying feasible and effective strategies to support educators as they prepare to implement programs such as the Identity Project in their schools.

Specific Responsibilities:

The Postdoctoral Fellow will work closely with Dr. Umaña-Taylor to advance research projects and collaborations throughout the U.S., the Global South, and Europe. Furthermore, they will be involved in analyzing, presenting, and publishing data related to the initiative’s ongoing and future projects. The successful candidate will be joining a team of supportive, equity-focused scholars.

The specific responsibilities for the position may include, but are not limited to, a combination of the following:

Project conceptualization, development, and management
- Grant writing
- Establishing theoretical grounding, research design, analytic approach
- Executing research projects
- Organizing and supervising data collection (may involve domestic and international travel)
- Leading data management
- Leading data analysis
Developing research materials (e.g., intervention materials, measures, forms, project newsletters, and recruitment scripts)
Preparing publications and conference presentations (both collaboratively and as lead author)
Building and maintaining research/community partnerships
Supervising and mentoring other team members in the above

Required Qualifications:

Candidates are required to have a Ph.D. in Psychology, Human Development, Education, or a related field awarded by August 2026.
A successful candidate will have advanced quantitative analytic skills (e.g., multi-level models, SEM, LCA/LPA), experience analyzing nested longitudinal data, experience with grant writing, experience with project management and data collection, a demonstrated ability to work independently and contribute to a collaborative team environment, and an interest in studying identity development among ethnoracially, culturally, and nationally diverse adolescents.

Strong preference for candidates with the following:

A record of first-authored publications in peer-reviewed journals and excellent academic writing skills in English
Experience with project management across multiple research sites
Proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese

Required Application Materials:

To apply, please submit a single PDF file that includes a cover letter addressing how your experience and training are consistent with the qualifications for the position, your CV, and a writing sample to: AERIDpostdocStanford@gmail.com.
In addition, three letters of reference detailing how your expertise and past experiences align with the position must be emailed (directly from letter writers) to AERIDpostdocStanford@gmail.com with the applicant’s name in the Subject field. All materials must be received by December 1, 2025 for full consideration.