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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 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 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 seeks a postdoctoral scholar to join an AI-enabled instructional coaching initiative, which advances a broader agenda of AI for high-stakes social interactions. This work is motivated by a challenge pervasive... 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 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 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 Jennifer Lee Start Date: Rolling admission, applicants can apply as soon as possible.Posted on: February 17, 2026 Big Data Scientist Training Enhancement Program (BD-STEP) at VA Palo Alto Health Care System Competitively selected Stanford postdoctoral fellows work with VA Medical Center clinicians and interdisciplinary researchers to address important questions in cancer research and care... 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 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 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 |
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Position with Robert West Start Date: The start date is flexible. We will review applications on a rolling basis.Posted on: May 28, 2026 We are looking for a motivated postdoctoral researcher to work on breast cancer progression in the West lab in the Department of Pathology at Stanford. Successful candidates will use a combination of spatial transcriptomics and highly multiplexed imaging to understand how precursors of... 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 Claire Wakefield Start Date: FlexiblePosted on: June 10, 2026 About the Department and Division The Stanford Department of Pediatrics is committed to advancing the health of infants, children, and adolescents through innovative clinical care, research, education, training, and advocacy. With over 400 pediatricians and subspecialists, the... Details |
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Position with Anoop Rao Start Date: September 2026Posted on: July 23, 2026 The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology and the Neonatal Engineering, Signals, and Technology (NEST) Lab are seeking a creative, motivated, and collaborative Postdoctoral Fellow to join our team and conduct research focused on physiologic waveform analysis, biomedical signal... Details |
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Position with Daniel Tawfik Start Date: As soon as possiblePosted on: March 17, 2026 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... Details |
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Position with Michael Schumacher, PhD Start Date: ASAPPosted on: May 26, 2026 The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, and the Schumacher Gut Science Lab are seeking a creative, motivated, and collaborative Post-Doctoral Fellow to join our team and conduct fundamental research studies aimed at better understanding tissue... Details |
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Position with Ruben Colman Start Date: ASAPPosted on: June 26, 2026 The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, within the Center for IBD and Celiac Disease, is seeking a creative, collaborative, and highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to join the Colman Lab. Embedded in the fabric of a thriving scientific... Details |
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Position with Tanja Gruber Start Date: As Soon As PossiblePosted on: August 03, 2026
Immunotherapies Targeting Pediatric AML An opportunity is... Details |
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Position with David Stevenson Start Date: July 10, 2026Posted on: July 09, 2026 This postdoctoral position, newly funded by the Gates Foundation, centers on the molecular and cellular biology of the human placenta, with particular emphasis on the molecular mechanisms by which low-dose aspirin influences placental trophoblast development and function. Preeclampsia... Details |
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Position with Anoop Rao Start Date: September 2026Posted on: July 23, 2026 The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology and the Neonatal Engineering, Signals, and Technology (NEST) Lab are seeking a creative, motivated, and collaborative Postdoctoral Fellow to join our team and conduct research focused on physiologic waveform analysis, biomedical signal... Details |
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Position with David Cornfield Start Date: As soon as possiblePosted on: July 09, 2026 The Laboratory of David Cornfield, MD at Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics is currently accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellow to work on lung biology focused research. Details |
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Position with Leanne Williams Start Date: Earliest available start datePosted on: March 24, 2026 We are seeking a well-trained postdoctoral scientist who is motivated to develop and apply expertise in neuroimaging-informed biotype trials for precision medicine in depression. Especially sought are candidates with expertise in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), with a... Details |
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Position with Antonio Hardan Start Date: Start date will be mutually agreed upon between program leaders and the applicant.Posted on: April 07, 2026 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Psychometrics in Autism The Stanford Autism Center is pleased to announce the availability of a mentored postdoctoral research fellowship in psychometrics and scale development. This position is being offered to well-qualified postdoctoral... Details |
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Position with Kaustubh Supekar Start Date: 07/01/2026Posted on: June 22, 2026 We are seeking a postdoctoral scholar to join the laboratory of Dr. Supekar and contribute to two NIH R01-funded projects at the intersection of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and precision psychiatry. The Supekar lab integrates neuroscience and artificial intelligence (AI) to... Details |
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Position with Ehsan Adeli Start Date:Posted on: July 08, 2026 Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Computational Neuroscience and Brain Foundation Models at Stanford University We are recruiting a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join an interdisciplinary effort at Stanford University focused on building next-generation Brain... Details |
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Position with Emmanuel Mignot Start Date: As soon as possible, but later starting date also consideredPosted on: August 04, 2026 The Mignot Lab (https://www.mignotlab.com) is seeking several postdoctoral fellows or staff to join our group studying brain autoimmunity. We are seeking motivated individuals wanting to make a difference in understanding brain autoimmunity and... 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 Anusha Kalbasi Start Date: August 1, 2026Posted on: May 08, 2026 The Kalbasi Laboratory at Stanford University is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral scholar to join our interdisciplinary team at the intersection of cancer immunology, T cell immunotherapy, and cytokine biology. This position offers the opportunity to pursue independent... Details |
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Position with Xianjin Dai Start Date: Flexible, though preferably by August 2026Posted on: June 30, 2026 The Dai Lab (Intelligent Image-Guided Intervention Lab) in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Stanford University is seeking multiple Postdoctoral Scholars to develop next-generation AI and imaging technologies for image-guided interventions and precision radiation oncology. ... Details |
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Position with Anusha Kalbasi Start Date: August 1, 2026Posted on: May 08, 2026 The Kalbasi Laboratory at Stanford University is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral scholar to join our interdisciplinary team at the intersection of cancer immunology, T cell immunotherapy, and cytokine biology. This position offers the opportunity to pursue independent... Details |
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Position with Avnesh Thakor Start Date: ImmediatePosted on: February 20, 2026 The Stanford Division of Pediatric Radiology within the Department of Radiology is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to perform basic functions and activities involved in defined research projects and independently conduct and analyze experiments. The work will be carried out in... 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 Preeti Panda Start Date: Position available immediately. Start date is flexible; applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.Posted on: May 27, 2026 The Resilient Futures Research Lab is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with strong quantitative data analysis skills to join our interdisciplinary team of investigators. The fellowship goals include advancing our research program on youth violence and injury prevention, and to develop... Details |
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Position with Christopher Bennett Start Date: Position available immediately. Start date is flexible; applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.Posted on: June 03, 2026 The Bennett Lab in the Stanford University Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join our research program. We are focused on generating data to inform how best emergency departments can most effectively contribute to ending multiple infectious disease... Details |
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Position with Arden Morris Start Date: September 15, 2026Posted on: May 18, 2026 We seek a highly motivated computer scientist for a post-doctoral position in our multi-disciplinary health services research center within the Department of Surgery. The post-doc will have access to unique datasets, and can develop clinical partnerships across departments in Stanford's... Details |
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Position with Electron Kebebew Start Date: As soon as possiblePosted on: July 06, 2026 The Endocrine Oncology Lab is seeking an ambitious and meticulous postdoctoral scholar who cares deeply about advancing translational science and working on collaborative projects that have the potential to impact patient care. We welcome candidates who are passionate, curious, self-... Details |
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Position with Guolan Lu Start Date: The position is available immediately, and the start date is flexiblePosted on: May 22, 2026 The Lu Lab at Stanford University is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scholar to help define a new frontier at the interface of spatial biology and therapeutics. The scholar will lead spatial-biology driven projects to identify novel spatial biomarkers,... Details |
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Position with James Brooks Start Date: ImmediatelyPosted on: July 30, 2026 A postdoctoral fellowship position is available immediately in the laboratory of James Brooks in the Department of Urology. This project focuses on understanding the role of protein glycosylation on cancer cells and immunosuppression. Our laboratory focuses on prostate and kidney cancers,... Details |