Open Postdoctoral Positions

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Brian Lowery

Stanford’s newly established Institute for Advancing Just Societies (IAJS), in collaboration with the Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL), seeks a postdoctoral fellow to work with the Institute to conduct research related to societal well-being and race/ethnicity.

About the Institute and the Center


Posted on November 18, 2024
Graduate School of Business
Matteo Maggiori


Posted on October 17, 2024
Graduate School of Business
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)
Adina Fischer


Posted on April 09, 2025
Psyc: Behavioral Medicine
Nilam Ram

The LEarning VAriability NeTwork Exchange (LEVANTE) project seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar to study psychometrics and longitudinal change for a full time, 1 year (potentially renewable)  appointment in the Department of Psychology or Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. The aim of the post-doc is to develop psychometric and longitudinal models for study of human development. 


Posted on October 30, 2024
Psychology
Hyowon Gweon

Enhancing Learning and Engagement through Game Creation


Posted on March 04, 2025
Psychology September 1, 2025
Ellen Vitercik

Aligning Machine Learning Models with Algorithmic Reasoning Tasks

We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to contribute to our lab’s mission of aligning machine learning (ML) models with algorithmic reasoning tasks. Our goal is to enhance optimization algorithms, help practitioners select the most effective algorithms, and guide the discovery of entirely new algorithms.


Posted on March 04, 2025
September 1, 2025
Maayan Levy


Posted on November 14, 2024
Pathology 02/01/2025 (may change based on processing time)
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
Li Liu

The Stanford Archaeology Center announces a postdoctoral position for an archaeobotanist with experience in analyses of micro- and/or macro-remains (phytolith, starch granules, and seeds) and lab management. The research area is open, but priority will be given to someone working on East Asian materials.


Posted on February 14, 2024
Archaeology 09/01/2024
Allison Betof Warner

The Betof Warner Lab at Stanford University School of Medicine is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to join our team focused on advancing the understanding and efficacy of tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapies for melanoma. This position offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of cutting-edge cancer immunotherapy and advanced computational biology. 

Position Overview: 


Posted on September 09, 2024
Med: Oncology 1/16/2024
David Stevenson

As a postdoctoral scholar, you will focus on applying advanced LCMS techniques to address key research questions in areas such as metabolomics, proteomics, and biomarker discovery. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of scientists, clinicians, and engineers to develop and optimize LCMS-based methodologies for high-impact studies.

The responsibilities:


Posted on October 23, 2024
Pediatrics 11/01/2024
David Stevenson

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated postdoctoral scholar to join our research team, focusing on developing advanced deep learning models to predict disease progression and patient outcomes using data from wearable technology. This position offers an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of digital health and artificial intelligence, working in an innovative environment with access to cutting-edge research and clinical resources.


Posted on October 23, 2024
Pediatrics 11/01/2024
David Stevenson

We are seeking an innovative and driven postdoctoral scholar to join our research team, focusing on the development of AI agents to predict disease progression and patient outcomes using a combination of electronic medical records (EMR) and wearable technology data. This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of artificial intelligence and healthcare, driving innovation in personalized medicine through cutting-edge AI applications.


Posted on October 23, 2024
Pediatrics 11/01/2024
David Stevenson

We are seeking a talented and motivated postdoctoral scholar to join our research team in developing state-of-the-art deep learning models, including large language models (LLMs), for predicting disease progression and outcomes using electronic medical records (EMRs). This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the forefront of AI-driven healthcare innovation, leveraging big data to improve patient care and outcomes.


Posted on October 23, 2024
Pediatrics 11/1/2024
Sheri Krams

Human Immune Organoids for Transplantation Studies 


Posted on January 17, 2025
Surg: Transplantation Surgery 2/2025
Madeleine Udell

The Udell Group at Stanford University is seeking a highly motivated and independent postdoctoral fellow to join our research team working on optimization and deep learning. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge research in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Topics of interest include:

Optimization for Machine Learning:


Posted on December 05, 2024
Mgmt Sci & Engineering 7/1/2025
Frederick Dirbas


Posted on July 11, 2024
Surg: General Surgery 7/1/2025
Natalie Torok

Post-doctoral fellow position-Stanford University, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology/Palo Alto VA.
PI: Natalie J. Torok, MD, MSc, FAASLD


Posted on March 13, 2024
Med: Gastroenterology 7/1/24
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
Amin Saberi

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to contribute to cutting-edge research at the intersection of language models, data, and reasoning. The postdoc will be part of Stanford Language, Data, and Reasoning (LDR) lab under the direction of Professor Amin Saberi, and will have a chance to collaborate closely with other members of the lab including professors Mirhosseini, Vitercik, and Yang.


Posted on November 29, 2024
Mgmt Sci & Engineering 9/30/2025
Laura Simons

Pediatric and Maternal Pain Research Fellowship

Stanford HEAL PAIN Cohort Program | T90/R90 Research Fellowship


Posted on November 21, 2024
Anesthes, Periop & Pain Med Applications reviewed on rolling basis. Review process begins December 1st, 2024.
Rob Jackson


Posted on December 18, 2024
Earth Energy Env Sciences April 1 at the earliest.
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
Lay Teng Ang

The Lay Teng Ang Lab at Stanford University invites motivated and ambitious postdoctoral fellows to join our team. Our research focuses on converting human pluripotent stem cells into liver, blood vessels, bladder, and other cell types to use them in regenerative medicine. We are excited to learn about your research interests and how they might complement our ongoing efforts.


Posted on January 29, 2025
Urology, Stem Cell Bio Regenerative Med April 2025 or later
Rongxin Fang


Posted on November 20, 2024
Neurosurgery, Genetics around 01/01/2025
Cornelius Groenewald


Posted on March 06, 2025
Anesthes, Periop & Pain Med As soon as possible
Leanne Williams

POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTIST IN FUNCTIONAL BRAIN IMAGING FOR PRECISION MEDICINE IN DEPRESSION


Posted on April 25, 2024
Psyc: Behavioral Medicine As soon as possible
Sylvia Plevritis

Postdoctoral Scholar in Computational Spatial Biology


Posted on June 07, 2024
Biomedical Data Sciences As soon as possible
Daniel Tawfik

An opportunity for a postdoctoral fellow is available in the lab of Dr. Daniel Tawfik in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Stanford University. The Tawfik lab studies the use of electronic health record metadata in identifying structures and processes that promote high quality healthcare.


Posted on June 18, 2024
Ped: Critical Care Medicine As soon as possible
Douglas Vollrath


Posted on June 19, 2024
Genetics, Ophthalmology as soon as possible
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
Lin Feng Vankee


Posted on October 18, 2024
Psyc: Behavioral Medicine As soon as possible
Jason Ross

The Ross laboratory at Stanford University School of Medicine is seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual at the postdoctoral level with a research interest in stem cell biology, aging, and cancer.


Posted on October 25, 2024
Radiation Oncology 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
Glaivy Batsuli


Posted on April 15, 2025
Pediatrics, Ped: Hematology-Oncology As soon as possible (preferably no later than July 1, 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.
Tiziana Vanorio

The Rock Physics and Geomaterials Laboratory at Stanford University invites applications for three postdoctoral research associates to join an interdisciplinary team from Stanford Geoscience and Stanford Engineering research groups that are working on solutions to some of the most challenging scientific problems facing our Planet.


Posted on March 16, 2024
Geophysics, Materials Sci & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering As soon as the right candidates are identified
Vivek Buch

Project Title: Developing the Surgeon-Machine Interface (SMI) for real-time intraoperative surgical guidance


Posted on August 27, 2024
Neurosurgery, Neuroscience Institute, HumanCentered Artificial Inte ASAP
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 March 21, 2024
Ophthalmology ASAP
Euan Ashley

We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher with expertise in genomic sequencing and viral vector technology. The successful candidate will contribute to projects focused on gene therapy applications and the development of innovative viral delivery systems for therapeutic interventions, and genetic studies.The successful candidate will work on cutting-edge research involving viral and their invitro and invivo interactions . The primary focus will be on optimizing viral  vector systems, understanding their mechanisms of infection and exploring their navel applications in tissue engineering and gene therapy.


Posted on September 03, 2024
Med: Cardiovascular Medicine ASAP
Michael Kapiloff


Posted on November 30, 2024
Ophthalmology ASAP
Richard Frock

The Frock laboratory at Stanford University is looking for a talented individual to study mechanisms of DNA double-stranded break (DSB) repair, recombination, and chromosomal translocations.  We employ cutting edge functional (epi)genomics and molecular biology approaches, leveraging a variety of designer (e.g. SpCas9, SaCas9, Cas12, etc.) and physiological (e.g.


Posted on July 09, 2024
Radiation Oncology ASAP
Adam Wang

A position for highly motivated postdoctoral fellows is available immediately in the areas of Artificial Intelligence and Photon Counting CT. The lab's interests revolve around the following areas:

• Applications of artificial intelligence / machine learning / deep learning to x-ray/CT imaging
• Photon counting CT and spectral / dual energy imaging
• Novel systems and methods for x-ray and CT imaging


Posted on July 16, 2024
Radiology-RSL ASAP
Sophia Wang

Position is FILLED 

 


Posted on January 21, 2025
Ophthalmology ASAP
Brian Kim

Join us in unraveling the genomic mysteries of environmental cardiovascular diseases and making a lasting impact on public health!


Posted on November 03, 2024
Med: Cardiovascular Medicine ASAP
Jeffrey Goldberg

A fully-funded postdoctoral fellowship is available in the laboratory of Jeffrey Goldberg, MD, PhD in the Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg is Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology at the Byers Eye Institute.

 


Posted on February 22, 2024
Ophthalmology ASAP
Joseph Liao

We are inviting applications for a full-time postdoctoral scholar with a strong computational background and interest in leading the development of clinical deep learning and other machine learning models to enable improved diagnosis, prognostication, and prediction of treatment response for bladder cancer, specifically related to endoscopic imaging and surgery.  The postdoctoral scholar will be co-mentored by Professor Joseph Liao in the Department of


Posted on March 07, 2024
Urology ASAP
Xuejun Gu


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

We are a mass spectrometry and chemical systems biology lab seeking for a biologist with strong training in mechanistic characterization of biological problems. Expertise in one or more of the following fields is a BIG plus: cancer biology, molecular metabolism, protein degradation, gene editing, and animal physiology.


Posted on October 05, 2024
Stanford Cancer Center, Biochemistry ASAP, but flexible

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