Open Postdoctoral Positions

Faculty Sponsor Department Appointment Start Date


Posted on June 05, 2025
Urology July 1, 2025


Posted on June 05, 2025
Med: Primary Care and Population Health, Epidemiology and Population Health, Med: PCOR, Health Policy, Neuroscience Institute, Med: Biomedical Informatics Research (BMIR), Biomedical Data Sciences As soon as possible (but also interested in candidates who want to start later)

Deep Phenotyping of Learning Differences

The high-level goal of this project is to understand the mechanisms underlying learning differences such as dyslexia and to do so in a large, representative sample through the ROAR platform. Excerpt from Specific Aims of the R01 funding this position are below.


Posted on June 10, 2025
Graduate School of Education, Pediatrics, Psychology Open position
Emily Alsentzer

The Alsentzer Lab at Stanford is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to advance trustworthy, deployable AI methods for healthcare. 


Posted on February 25, 2025
Biomedical Data Sciences The start date is flexible, with applications reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage interested candidates to apply early.
Halleh Balch

The Balch Lab at Stanford is accepting applications for a highly motivated and collaborative Postdoctoral Fellow with an interest in optics, device physics, and/or environmental sensor integration for ocean sciences.


Posted on April 22, 2025
Oceans, Electrical Engineering September 2025
Glaivy Batsuli


Posted on April 15, 2025
Pediatrics, Ped: Hematology-Oncology As soon as possible (preferably no later than July 1, 2025)
Fiona Baumer

Electrophysiology and MRI Data Analysis of Patients with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome

About Us: Stanford Pediatric Epilepsy Research is at the forefront of research in neuroscience, focusing on understanding complex neurological disorders. We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to join our team dedicated to investigating the brain changes associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) through advanced data analysis techniques.


Posted on March 18, 2025
Neurology & Neurological Sci 06/01/2025
Corinne Beinat

The Beinat Laboratory has an opening for a highly motivated and collaborative postdoctoral fellow with interest in organic chemistry and radiopharmaceutical development. Successful candidates will join the Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford within the Department of Radiology, Stanford School of Medicine. 


Posted on March 25, 2025
Radiology-MIPS July 2025
John Benjamin

The Life Science Research Lab within the Stanford Division of Neonatology 

We are looking for a scholar with training and experience in immunology, molecular or developmental biology or related fields, interested to pursue a postdoctoral fellowship in the Benjamin Laboratory at Stanford University. The Scholar would work on a funded project with Stanford scientists with expertise in inflammation and neonatal lung disease.


Posted on March 14, 2025
Ped: Neonatal & Develop Med As soon as the postdoc is identified.
Jeannette Bohg

Robot Learning for Manipulation


Posted on March 04, 2025
Computer Science September 1, 2025
Jef Caers

The Stanford Mineral-X seeks a highly motivated and skilled postdoctoral scholar to join our research project on optimization of critical minerals separation. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a collaborative and dynamic research environment at Stanford University, contributing to innovative solutions for a sustainable critical materials supply chain.


Posted on February 26, 2025
Earth & Planetary Sciences July 1, 2025
Jonathan Chen


Posted on April 09, 2025
Med: Biomedical Informatics Research (BMIR), Biomedical Data Sciences Immediate
Vinicio de Jesus Perez

The de Jesus Perez Research Group is seeking two highly motivated postdoctoral researchers to join our team. Projects include:

  • Understanding how Wnt signaling influences endothelial responses to hypoxia and shear stress


Posted on February 20, 2025
Med: Pulmonary & Critical Care Med May 2025
Frederick Dirbas

We are seeking a motivated and highly qualified Postdoctoral Fellow to join our team in advancing preclinical research in ultra-high dose rate radiotherapy (FLASH RT). This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research using electron beam FLASH RT in small animal models, with a strategic trajectory toward integrating proton-based FLASH capabilities.


Posted on March 20, 2025
Surg: General Surgery April 1, 2025
Adina Fischer


Posted on April 09, 2025
Psyc: Behavioral Medicine
Philip Fisher

The Stanford Center on Early Childhood within the Graduate School of Education is seeking a highly motivated and skilled postdoctoral scholar to join our research team and support a project funded by Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The primary research focus of this position is on understanding how families’ and educators’ experiences related to early care and education (ECE) access have been shifting since 2020, and how state-level child care assistance policies affected ECE access. Research activities of this project include secondary data analyses and manuscript development using existing national datasets from the RAPID Survey Project and the Childcare Development Fund (CCDF) Policies Database.


Posted on March 06, 2025
Graduate School of Education 8/1/25
Christopher Gardner

Join us for an exciting interdisciplinary postdoctoral fellowship that bridges the fields of plant-based diets, food systems, health, and the environment! 


Posted on April 22, 2025
Woods Institute, Med: Prevention Research Cntr September 2, 2025
Cornelius Groenewald


Posted on March 06, 2025
Anesthes, Periop & Pain Med As soon as possible
Wendy Gu


Posted on April 10, 2025
Mechanical Engineering Fall 2025
Xuejun Gu


Posted on February 05, 2025
Rad: Radiation Physics ASAP, a date will be confirmed once selected to move forward with appointment processing
Hyowon Gweon

Enhancing Learning and Engagement through Game Creation


Posted on March 04, 2025
Psychology September 1, 2025
Summer Han

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Epidemiology, Causal Inference, and EHR Data Integration


Posted on February 12, 2025
Med: Biomedical Informatics Research (BMIR), Epidemiology and Population Health, Neurosurgery July 1, 2025 (Flexible)
Summer Han

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Screening, Health Policy, and Decision Analysis


Posted on February 12, 2025
Med: Biomedical Informatics Research (BMIR), Epidemiology and Population Health, Neurosurgery July 1, 2025 (Flexible)
Mary Hynes

Postdoctoral Opportunity – RNA Biology in Neurodevelopment or Cancer at Stanford University


Posted on April 02, 2025
Biology Late Summer, Fall 2025
Rob Jackson


Posted on December 18, 2024
Earth Energy Env Sciences April 1 at the earliest.
James Brooks


Posted on June 12, 2025
Urology July 1, 2025
Mykel Kochenderfer

Adaptive Stress Testing (AST) For Cybersecurity Challenges


Posted on March 04, 2025
September 1, 2025
Sheri Krams

Human Immune Organoids for Transplantation Studies 


Posted on January 17, 2025
Surg: Transplantation Surgery 2/2025
Justin Leidwanger

The Stanford Archaeology Center invites applications for a two-year appointment as Dougherty Postdoctoral Fellow in Mediterranean archaeology.


Posted on March 27, 2025
Archaeology September 1, 2025
Michael Lepech

Posted on February 18, 2025
Civil and Environ Engineering July 1, 2025
Yaping Joyce Liao

We have an opening for a full-time postdoctoral fellow (immediately available) in the laboratory of Y. Joyce Liao, M.D. Ph.D. in the Department of Ophthalmology to conduct human vision research, located at Spencer Center for Vision Research, 2370 Watson Court, Palo Alto, CA 94304

 

Position Description:


Posted on March 28, 2025
Ophthalmology Immediately available
Li Liu

Postdoctoral Position in East Asian Archaeology, Stanford University

The Stanford Archaeology Center invites applications for a postdoctoral position in East Asian archaeology. The research focus and methodological specialization are open, but preference will be given to candidates studying early China using analytical methods such as zooarchaeology, paleobotany, ceramic analysis, and lithic analysis.


Posted on March 27, 2025
Archaeology September 1, 2025
Wendy Liu

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.


Posted on January 08, 2025
Ophthalmology Immediately available
Irene Lo

Open postdoctoral position through the Stanford Impact Labs Postdoctoral Fellowship Program with Profs. Irene Lo, Itai Ashlagi, and the Stanford Impact Lab on Equitable Access to Education

Postdoctoral Fellow


Posted on January 13, 2025
Mgmt Sci & Engineering, Stanford Impact Lab (SIL)
Nathan Lo


Posted on December 16, 2024
Med: Infectious Diseases Available immediately
Sean Mackey


Posted on April 23, 2025
Anesthes, Periop & Pain Med Rolling Accceptance
Matt van de Rijn

Postdoctoral position in Computational Immunology


Posted on April 03, 2025
Pathology The start date is flexible. We will review application on a rolling basis.
Meagan Mauter


Posted on January 29, 2025
SLAC National Accelerator Lab June 2025
Meagan Mauter


Posted on January 29, 2025
SLAC National Accelerator Lab August 2025
Michel Digonnet

The research will consist in characterizing the noise, drift, and sensitivity to rotation of a three-axis resonant laser gyroscope. 


Posted on May 29, 2025
Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics Around end of summer 2025
Grant Miller

The Stanford Human Trafficking Data Lab is accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellowship position to join a project investigating trafficking risks in charcoal supply chains in Brazil. 


Posted on June 13, 2025
Health Policy September 1, 2025
Alex Pentland

Post-doctoral Research Fellow Opportunity

Building User-Centered AI Agents in Consumer Settings

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join our project on developing user-centered AI agents in consumer settings.


Posted on May 09, 2025
Stanford Digital Economy Lab, HumanCentered Artificial Inte, Computer Science ASAP
Tino Pleiner

The Pleiner lab at Stanford University is looking for postdocs interested in developing high-throughput screens for single-domain antibodies, called nanobodies, that perturb intracellular biology directly at the protein level and to use these tools to study and reverse failure of protein homeostasis under disease conditions. In parallel, we are also looking for postdoctoral fellows to study the mechanism of membrane protein biogenesis and quality control at the human endoplasmic reticulum using a combination of cutting-edge functional genomics, cell biology, structural biochemistry and protein engineering techniques.


Posted on December 17, 2024
Molecular & Cellular Phys As soon as possible
Sylvia Plevritis

Postdoctoral Scholarship - Cancer Biologist in Tumor Spatial Biology


Posted on February 24, 2025
Biomedical Data Sciences As soon as possible
Christian Rose


Posted on April 24, 2025
Surg: Emergency Medicine Immediate
Kavita Sarin

The Sarin and Barnes Labs in the Department of Dermatology at Stanford University are seeking a highly motivated, passionate postdoctoral scholar looking to make an impact in the field of dermatology, leveraging epidemiology, data science, and public health to advance health equity. 


Posted on May 21, 2025
Dermatology Immediately
Krish Seetah

Integrating Natural and Cultural Data: Focus Area, Indian Ocean
 


Posted on March 24, 2025
Oceans September 1st, 2025 or later
Krish Seetah

Shipwrecks and their Impact on Ocean Health


Posted on March 24, 2025
Oceans September 1st, 2025
Stephen Skirboll


Posted on April 25, 2025
Neurosurgery 2025
Matthew Smith

The Department of German Studies in the Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages at Stanford University is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow working in German culture and literature from 1400 to 1750. 


Posted on January 30, 2025
German Studies September 1, 2025

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