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Open Postdoctoral Positions
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Position with Zihuai He Start Date:Posted on: January 13, 2026 The research group led by Dr. Zihuai He (https://profiles.stanford.edu/zihuai-he; https://www.zihuai-he.com/) at Stanford University is recruiting postdoctoral scholars... Details |
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Position with Vivek Charu Start Date: 02/01/2026Posted on: November 26, 2025 We are generating spatial transcriptomic/multi-omic data on neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases. We are hoping to recruit a postdoctoral fellow to lead the analysis of multiple disease-specific datasets and contribute to the development of novel methodologies in this space. The ideal... Details |
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Position with Vivek Charu Start Date: As soon as feasible; February 2026Posted on: December 01, 2025 We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to work on cutting-edge single-cell and spatial-omics research. The ideal fellow will be interested in developing and applying novel computational algorithms to novel datasets generated in the setting of non-neoplastic and... Details |
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Position with Sylvia Plevritis Start Date: As soon as possiblePosted on: September 11, 2025 We are seeking a postdoctoral scholar in computational biology to work in the laboratory of Professor Sylvia Plevritis in the Department of Biomedical Data Science at Stanford University. This research opportunity will be focused primarily on the development and application of novel... 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: December 06, 2025 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 Zihuai He Start Date:Posted on: January 13, 2026 The research group led by Dr. Zihuai He (https://profiles.stanford.edu/zihuai-he; https://www.zihuai-he.com/) at Stanford University is recruiting postdoctoral scholars... Details |
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Position with Helen Bronte-Stewart Start Date: Early 2026Posted on: December 11, 2025 The Human Motor Control and Neuromodulation Lab under Dr. Bronte-Stewart, part of the Stanford Movement disorders Center within the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University’s... Details |
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Position with Arun Majumdar Start Date:Posted on: November 11, 2025 Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Opening at the Majumdar Group at Stanford University The Magic Lab in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Science and... Details |
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Position with Andreas Tolias Start Date:Posted on: August 27, 2025 Stanford University’s Enigma project is reimagining the experimental neuroscience pipeline with big data and AI at its core. A central goal of the project is to build a foundation model of the visual brain—a “digital twin” that captures neural... Details |
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Position with Arun Majumdar Start Date:Posted on: November 11, 2025 Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Opening at the Majumdar Group at Stanford University The Magic Lab in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Science and... Details |
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Position with VJ Periyakoil Start Date: 01-01-2026Posted on: November 12, 2025 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Aging and Serious Illness: The Stanford Center for Longevity and Healthy Aging, funded by the National Institutes of Health and founded and directed by Prof.Periyakoil, is... 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: December 06, 2025 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 Chris Field Start Date: 01/15/2026 or once the position is filledPosted on: November 25, 2025 The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment is pleased to announce a post-doctoral position on solar geoengineering impacts. The successful candidate will work on a new, multi-investigator project focused on economic, health, and social impacts of past volcanic eruptions that produced... Details |
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Position with Vivek Charu Start Date: 02/01/2026Posted on: November 26, 2025 We are generating spatial transcriptomic/multi-omic data on neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases. We are hoping to recruit a postdoctoral fellow to lead the analysis of multiple disease-specific datasets and contribute to the development of novel methodologies in this space. The ideal... Details |
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Position with Vivek Charu Start Date: As soon as feasible; February 2026Posted on: December 01, 2025 We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to work on cutting-edge single-cell and spatial-omics research. The ideal fellow will be interested in developing and applying novel computational algorithms to novel datasets generated in the setting of non-neoplastic and... Details |
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Position with Maneesh Kumar Misra Start Date: ASAP (based on onboarding timeline)Posted on: September 19, 2025 We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled postdoctoral researcher to lead a multifaceted project focused on utilizing the immunogenomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics approaches to unravel the complexities of human diseases and transplantation and to translate this knowledge into... Details |
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Position with Anna Gloyn Start Date: 05/01/2026Posted on: January 21, 2026 POSITION 2 We seek a highly motivated individual with a strong foundation in cellular biology, and metabolism. Expertise in mitochondrial biology is particularly welcome. Individuals who are looking to combine genetics of complex disease with cellular phenotyping at scale are... Details |
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Position with Anna Gloyn Start Date: 05/01/2026Posted on: January 21, 2026 POSITION 1 We seek highly motivated individuals with a strong foundation in molecular genetics and biochemistry to work on projects related to precision diagnostics for diabetes. Research will be focused on generating large maps of variant effects using disease relevant assays... Details |
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Position with Jason Sheltzer Start Date: 1/1/2026Posted on: October 11, 2025 The Sheltzer Lab at Stanford University is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for a cutting-edge project applying CRISPR to dissect the consequences of copy-number alterations in iPS cells. This project focuses on 8p... Details |
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Position with Thomas Robinson Start Date: As soon as possiblePosted on: November 04, 2025 The Stanford Solutions Science Lab is seeking a highly-motivated postdoctoral scholar to lead a large-scale, community-based, clinical trial of behavioral treatment for childhood obesity. The Solutions Science Lab designs transdisciplinary, community-based programs to improve the health of... Details |
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Position with Jason Sheltzer Start Date: 1/1/2026Posted on: October 11, 2025 The Sheltzer Lab at Stanford University is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for a cutting-edge project applying CRISPR to dissect the consequences of copy-number alterations in iPS cells. This project focuses on 8p... Details |
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Position with Haopeng Xiao Start Date: As early as September 2025 but flexiblePosted on: August 30, 2025 Combining mass spectrometry-based proteomics and metabolomics, data science, and mechanistic biology to define the function and druggability of proteins. We are seeking a postdoctoral candidate with expertise in mass spectrometry and molecular metabolism. Additional expertise... Details |
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Position with Jason Sheltzer Start Date: 1/1/2026Posted on: October 11, 2025 The Sheltzer Lab at Stanford University is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for a cutting-edge project applying CRISPR to dissect the consequences of copy-number alterations in iPS cells. This project focuses on 8p... Details |
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Position with Sohail Husain Start Date: 3/1/2026Posted on: January 16, 2026
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Position with John Kieschnick Start Date: 9/1/2026Posted on: January 15, 2026 2026-2028 Ho Center for Buddhist Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship We invite applications from scholars in all areas of Buddhist Studies whose research interests would complement and augment the work of our current faculty and graduate students, and whose work promises to... Details |
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Position with Annesa Flentje Start Date: All applications received by January 5 will be given full consideration. After that, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Start date to be determined pending application date and program needs.Posted on: December 12, 2025 Postdoctoral Scholar in Community-Engaged Sexual and Gender Minority/LGBTQ+ Health Research. Post-traumatic stress disorder, Substance Use, and/or Minority Stress Focus ... Details |
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Position with Barbara Simpson Start Date: Applications will be considered on a rolling basis with start dates as early as 1/1/2026 and as late as 3/1/2026.Posted on: December 16, 2025 A postdoctoral scholar is sought for a position in SEA-Scan: Structural and Environmental Algorithms for Sensing of Offshore Systems working with Dr. Barbara Simpson in the School of Engineering and School of Sustainability, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford... Details |
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Position with Stefan Heller Start Date: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. The start date is flexible.Posted on: December 04, 2025 Stem Cell Biologists (3 positions available) The Stankovic Laboratory and Heller Laboratory at Stanford University School of Medicine invite applications for postdoctoral positions in stem cell biology, organoid model systems, and inner ear regeneration. The two laboratories, led by Dr.... Details |
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Position with Konstantina Stankovic Start Date: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. The start date is flexible.Posted on: December 03, 2025 Stem Cell Biologists (3 positions available) The Stankovic Laboratory and Heller Laboratory at Stanford University School of Medicine invite applications for postdoctoral positions in stem cell biology, organoid model systems, and inner ear regeneration. The two laboratories, led by Dr.... Details |
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Position with Tamar Green Start Date: As early as February 2026, but flexiblePosted on: December 18, 2025 Position: Postdoctoral Research in Neuroimaging The Bridge Lab, led by Dr. Tamar Green at Stanford University, investigates how genetic alterations shape brain development and neuropsychiatric outcomes, with the goal of... Details |
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Position with Tamar Green Start Date: As early as March 2026, but flexiblePosted on: January 30, 2026 The BRIDGE Lab studies how genetic alterations affect brain development and neuropsychiatric conditions in children. Our goal is to identify targets for medical interventions through clinical research. We are committed to translational work that deepens our understanding of the brain and... Details |
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Position with Haopeng Xiao Start Date: As early as September 2025 but flexiblePosted on: August 30, 2025 Combining mass spectrometry-based proteomics and metabolomics, data science, and mechanistic biology to define the function and druggability of proteins. We are seeking a postdoctoral candidate with expertise in mass spectrometry and molecular metabolism. Additional expertise... Details |
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Position with Vivek Charu Start Date: As soon as feasible; February 2026Posted on: December 01, 2025 We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to work on cutting-edge single-cell and spatial-omics research. The ideal fellow will be interested in developing and applying novel computational algorithms to novel datasets generated in the setting of non-neoplastic and... Details |
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Position with Eran Bendavid Start Date: As soon as possiblePosted on: August 19, 2025 We are accepting applications for a 2-year postdoc to examine child health impacts of floods in India. The postdoctoral scholar will be co-mentored by Eran Bendavid (School of Medicine) and Steve Gorelick (Doerr School of Sustainability), and will work alongside a team with expertise in... Details |
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Position with Michelle Lin Start Date: ASAP (rolling)Posted on: October 08, 2025 Dr. Michelle Lin's lab in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to lead innovative, NIH-funded research on emergency care delivery, health policy, and health... Details |
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Position with Xuejun Gu Start Date: As soon as possiblePosted on: November 20, 2025 The candidate will join the group to develop AI and machine learning based software to assist clinical workflow and pre-clinical studies. Details |
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Position with Jason Ross Start Date: As soon as possible (ASAP)Posted on: February 10, 2026 The Ross laboratory at Stanford University is seeking a postdoc to extend recent findings on rejuvenating aged immune systems through stem cell modulation (Ross et al., Nature 2024). ... Details |
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Position with Jason Ross Start Date: As soon as possible (ASAP)Posted on: February 10, 2026 The Ross laboratory at Stanford University is seeking a postdoc to extend recent findings on rejuvenating aged immune systems through stem cell modulation (Ross et al., Nature 2024). ... 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: December 06, 2025 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: December 06, 2025 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: December 06, 2025 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: December 06, 2025 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: December 06, 2025 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 Katherine Ferrara Start Date: ASAPPosted on: September 02, 2025 One Postdoctoral Fellow position is available immediately in the Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS). The successful candidates will join a dynamic research group focusing on the development of peptide-based therapeutics and radiolabeling of the resulting... Details |
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Position with Beth Schueler Start Date: August 1, 2026 (flexible)Posted on: December 16, 2025 The Politics of Education Lab (PEdL) based at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to work on research examining education policy, the politics of education, and educational governance. PEdL is dedicated to understanding the political... Details |
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Position with Matteo Molè Start Date: Available immediately, depending on visa status and requirements.Posted on: August 18, 2025 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 Matteo Molè Start Date: Available immediately, depending on visa status and requirements.Posted on: August 18, 2025 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 Matteo Molè Start Date: Available immediately, depending on visa status and requirements.Posted on: August 18, 2025 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 Brian Hie Start Date: Early/mid 2026Posted on: November 11, 2025 Postdoctoral researcher in protein biochemistry, protein evolution, and generative biology Our lab’s mission is to ensure that the AI revolution in biology occurs in a way that benefits humanity. Our current focus is on advancing the state-of-the-art in generative modeling and... Details |
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Position with Brian Hie Start Date: Early/mid 2026Posted on: November 10, 2025 Postdoctoral researcher in synthetic genomics, synthetic biology, and generative biology Our lab’s mission is to ensure that the AI revolution in biology occurs in a way that benefits humanity. Our current focus is on advancing the state-of-the-art in generative modeling and... Details |