Open Postdoctoral Positions

Open Postdoctoral Positions are listed by Department.

Department: Biomedical Data Science

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...

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Position with Sylvia Plevritis

Start Date: As soon as possible
Posted 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...

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Position with Vivek Charu

Start Date: As soon as feasible; February 2026
Posted 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...

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Position with Vivek Charu

Start Date: 02/01/2026
Posted 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...

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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-hehttps://www.zihuai-he.com/) at Stanford University is recruiting postdoctoral scholars...

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Department: Medicine, Biomedical Informatics Research (BMIR)

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...

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Department: Neuroscience Institute

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...

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Department: Health Policy

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...

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Department: Med: PCOR

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...

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Department: Epidemiology and Population Health

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...

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Department: Medicine, Primary Care and Outcomes Research

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...

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Position with VJ Periyakoil

Start Date: 01-01-2026
Posted 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...

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Department: Woods Institute

Position with Gretchen Daily

Start Date: As soon as possible
Posted on: July 29, 2025

The Stanford Natural Capital Project seeks candidates to support a research program aimed at the implementation and scaling of natural capital approaches within country governments and International Financial Institutions (IFIs). Appointments will be made as Postdoctoral Scholars...

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Position with Chris Field

Start Date: 01/15/2026 or once the position is filled
Posted 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...

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Department: Biology

Position with Gretchen Daily

Start Date: As soon as possible
Posted on: July 29, 2025

The Stanford Natural Capital Project seeks candidates to support a research program aimed at the implementation and scaling of natural capital approaches within country governments and International Financial Institutions (IFIs). Appointments will be made as Postdoctoral Scholars...

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Position with Lauren O'Connell

Start Date: as early as September 2025
Posted on: August 06, 2025

The O'Connell Lab is seeking Postdoctoral Fellow applicants interested in investigating the neural basis of natural behavior in amphibians. Current funded projects in the lab include building neuroscience tools for amphibians and studying the neural basis of parent-offspring relationships....

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Department: Rad: Radiation Physics

Position with Xuejun Gu

Start Date: As soon as possible
Posted 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.

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Department: Pediatrics

Position with Thomas Robinson

Start Date: As soon as possible
Posted 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...

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Position with Jason Sheltzer

Start Date: 1/1/2026
Posted 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...

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Department: Medicine, General Internal Medicine

Position with Eran Bendavid

Start Date: As soon as possible
Posted 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...

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Department: Pathology

Position with Vivek Charu

Start Date: As soon as feasible; February 2026
Posted 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...

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Position with Vivek Charu

Start Date: 02/01/2026
Posted 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...

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Position with Vivek Charu

Start Date: As soon as feasible; February 2026
Posted 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...

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Department: Stanford Cancer Center

Position with Haopeng Xiao

Start Date: As early as September 2025 but flexible
Posted 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...

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Position with Jason Sheltzer

Start Date: 1/1/2026
Posted 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...

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Department: Biochemistry

Position with Haopeng Xiao

Start Date: As early as September 2025 but flexible
Posted 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...

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Department: Psyc: Child Psychiatry

Position with Tamar Green

Start Date: As early as February 2026, but flexible
Posted 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...

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Department: Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery

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....

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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....

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Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering

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...

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Department: Medicine, Prevention Research Center

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 

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Department: Rad: Radiation Biology

Position with Jason Sheltzer

Start Date: 1/1/2026
Posted 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...

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Department: Psyc: Behavioral Medicine

Position with Leanne Williams

Start Date: 01/01/2026
Posted on: July 29, 2025

**This position is fully funded for at least two years, and is NOT affected by current federal funding directors or local hiring restrictions**

Postdoctoral Scientist in Functional Brain Imaging for Precision Medicine in...

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Department: Neurology and Neurological Sciences

Position with Zihuai He

Start Date:
Posted on: January 13, 2026

The research group led by Dr. Zihuai He (https://profiles.stanford.edu/zihuai-hehttps://www.zihuai-he.com/) at Stanford University is recruiting postdoctoral scholars...

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Department: Energy Science and Engineering

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...

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Department: Mechanical Engineering

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...

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Department: Ophthalmology

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...

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