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Open Postdoctoral Positions
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Position with Sindy Tang Start Date:Posted on: March 07, 2026 The Tang Lab at Stanford University is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to lead the development of a new experimental platform for spatial multi-omic analysis of biological tissues. Our lab builds biological measurement infrastructure—engineering systems that... 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 Marc Lipsitch Start Date: October 1, 2026Posted on: June 08, 2026 Opening for Postdoctoral Fellow in Infectious Disease Modeling and Causal Inference: Impact of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions on COVID-19 outcomes We are recruiting one or two postdoctoral scholars to work on a project at the intersection of causal... 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 Mildred Cho Start Date: July 1, 2026 or late as Fall 2026Posted on: May 26, 2026 Job description: The Laurie J. Girand Center for Biomedical Ethics at Stanford • Stanford University School of Medicine (GCBE) announces a post-doctoral fellowship position. One postdoctoral fellowship position is available as part of the Stanford Training Program... 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 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 Marc Lipsitch Start Date: October 1, 2026Posted on: June 08, 2026 Opening for Postdoctoral Fellow in Infectious Disease Modeling and Causal Inference: Impact of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions on COVID-19 outcomes We are recruiting one or two postdoctoral scholars to work on a project at the intersection of causal... 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 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 Jason Yeatman Start Date: Open positionPosted 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-... 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 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 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 Colleen Honigsberg Start Date: July-September 2026Posted on: March 18, 2026 The Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance seeks an outstanding recent PhD graduate with a demonstrated record of producing high-quality, policy-relevant research on critical issues in corporate law and governance. We invite applications for a postdoctoral fellowship... 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 Sindy Tang Start Date:Posted on: March 07, 2026 The Tang Lab at Stanford University is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to lead the development of a new experimental platform for spatial multi-omic analysis of biological tissues. Our lab builds biological measurement infrastructure—engineering systems that... 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 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 Mark Musen Start Date: September 1, 2026 or ASAPPosted on: July 16, 2026 Postdoc in the modeling of laboratory workflows to program self-driving laboratories The Stanford University Division of Computational Medicine is developing advanced technology in cheminformatics with the long-term goal of radically enhancing the way in which all researchers... Details |
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Position with Euan Ashley Start Date: As soon as possiblePosted on: June 02, 2026 Postdoctoral Fellow in AI, Multi-Omics, and Heart Failure Discovery We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to work at the intersection of cardiovascular medicine, biomedical data science, artificial intelligence, genetics, imaging, and multi-omics discovery. The... 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 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 Alisa Mueller Start Date: NegotiablePosted on: March 02, 2026 The Mueller Laboratory at Stanford University School of Medicine seeks a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to investigate mechanisms driving stromal pathology in rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions. Our laboratory utilizes cutting-edge approaches in immunology, genomics... 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 Marc Lipsitch Start Date: October 1, 2026Posted on: June 08, 2026 Opening for Postdoctoral Fellow in Infectious Disease Modeling and Causal Inference: Impact of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions on COVID-19 outcomes We are recruiting one or two postdoctoral scholars to work on a project at the intersection of causal... 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 Sheri Krams Start Date: asapPosted on: March 03, 2026 The laboratory of Dr. Sheri Krams is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow for a dynamic immunology research program. The lab investigates fundamental mechanisms of immune recognition and regulation in clinically relevant contexts, with a particular focus on transplantation immunology and viral... Details |
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Position with Stephen Hinshaw Start Date: ASAPPosted 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... 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 Marion Buckwalter Start Date: Ideally on or before July 1, 2026Posted on: March 12, 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. Basic/translational and clinical projects are available. Candidates should... 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 Andreas Tolias Start Date: Immediately availablePosted 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) ... 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 |
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Position with Michael Kapiloff Start Date: ASAPPosted 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... Details |
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Position with Tulio Valdez Start Date: ASAPPosted on: August 05, 2026 The Valdez Lab at Stanford University is seeking a motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to develop liposome-based drug delivery platforms for the treatment and imaging of infectious and inflammatory diseases. The project will focus on... Details |
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Position with Bingwei Lu Start Date: ImmediatelyPosted on: February 26, 2026 We are seeking highly motivated and intellectually curious postdoctoral scholars with interest in diseases of the nervous system to join ongoing investigations into the pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic interventions for age-related neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease... Details |
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Position with Wei Gu Start Date: start date flexible / rollingPosted on: March 18, 2026 Our lab recently developed a new methylation profiling technology, FLEXseq (PMID: 42130071), that excels at broad profiling of the cfDNA methylome in plasma and other human body fluids such as cerebrospinal fluid. We seek to leverage... Details |