Open Postdoctoral position, faculty mentor Sarah Fletcher

Open postdoctoral position through the Stanford Impact Labs Postdoctoral Fellowship Program with the Fletcher Lab 

 Postdoctoral Fellow

 Stanford Impact Labs is an initiative at Stanford University that invests in highly motivated teams of researchers and practitioners—impact labs—to generate new insights and solutions to persistent social problems. To begin in the Fall of 2025, Stanford Impact Labs is now accepting applications to the two-year postdoctoral fellowship program in collaboration with four research teams. 

The Fletcher Lab is seeking a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join a team-based, collaborative community and who value the different skills, expertise, and perspectives necessary to design, conduct, sustain, and disseminate public impact research. We particularly encourage applications from individuals from a broad diversity of PhD-granting institutions, backgrounds, and life experiences who would strengthen and diversify our community of scholars. 

 The Fletcher Lab at Stanford University uses computational systems modeling to advance resilient and equitable water resources management for an uncertain future. Current research topics in the lab include: adaptive planning approaches to address climate uncertainty; urban drought resilience; and water affordability. The postdoctoral fellow will work with Prof. Fletcher to design a research project of mutual interest and also collaborate on other projects in the lab. Prof. Fletcher and the postdoctoral fellow will align on a specific project related to the fellow’s interest and experience during the interview process. 

 Mentorship Structure

The postdoctoral fellow will be supervised by Prof. Sarah Fletcher and will collaborate with other members of the lab. Mentorship of the postdoctoral fellow will be structured according to research and professional interests and will include weekly one-on-one meetings and quarterly professional development check-ins. Lab practices for mentorship and collaboration are described in the Fletcher Lab Manual.  

 In addition, a goal of the Stanford Impact Labs Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is to create a diverse community of scholars who are motivated and equipped to pursue academic careers focused on partnership and solutions-oriented research. Postdoctoral fellows will have the opportunity to engage with one another and with the broader Stanford Impact Labs team and community, and will participate in professional development, cohort-building, and other programming activities.

 Timeline:

• The priority deadline to submit applications is February 15. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the application will be kept open until the position is filled.
• Those advancing will be notified and may be asked to submit additional materials, including letters of recommendation, and may be invited to interview. Please do not send emails asking about your status; you will be contacted by the faculty lead if you are advancing in the review process.

 The expected base pay for this position is $82,278. 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.