Important Info
Faculty Sponsor First name:
Marion
Faculty Sponsor Last Name:
Buckwalter
Other Mentor(s) if Applicable:
Open to discussion if it makes sense for your career
Stanford Departments and Centers:
Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Postdoc Appointment Term:
One year with anticipated renewal for a full postdoctoral term or until they have achieved their next position.
Appointment Start Date:
Ideally on or before July 1, 2026
Group or Departmental Website:
How to Submit Application Materials:
Email the required application materials to marionb@stanford.edu
Does this position pay above the required minimum?:
No. The expected base pay for this position is the Stanford University required minimum for all postdoctoral scholars appointed through the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. The FY25 minimum is $76,383.
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. Basic/translational and clinical projects are available. Candidates should have a career goal to be a stroke researcher or physician scientist, and a record of doing related research in their prior position. Pay will be commensurate with Stanford's postdoctoral salary scale.
Required Qualifications:
- A doctorate, can be MD, PhD or both.
- A desire to understand long-term outcomes after stroke in mice or humans, and to develop therapies.
- Prior research experience in stroke or a field related to our research, with prior publications that demonstrate high quality research.
- Outstanding references.
Required Application Materials:
- Letter of intent - please explain how you fit the criteria above, what you'd like to learn during your postdoc research, and your career goals. Also, since we have clinical and basic science projects, please address which you would like for your postdoctoral project.
- CV
- List of three references