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Position with Priscilla Yang Start Date: TBDPosted on: August 21, 2025 The Yang Group in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine is currently recruiting postdoctoral fellows to work with a team developing using the concept of induced proximity to develop small molecule antivirals. We are particularly interested... Details |
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Position with Ruth Huttenhain Start Date: Start date is negotiable.Posted on: October 01, 2025 Summary of the position: The Huttenhain Lab in the Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology at Stanford is looking for postdoctoral fellows to study mechanisms of intracellular signal integration through G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) using cutting edge mass... Details |
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Position with Michael Greicius Start Date: January 2026Posted on: October 10, 2025 The Greicius lab at Stanford University seeks a motivated postdoctoral fellow to join its multidisciplinary team studying the genomics of neurodegenerative diseases, with a special focus on Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Current research focuses on using novel methods to detect genetic... 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 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 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 Summer Han Start Date: December 1, 2025 (Flexible)Posted on: August 13, 2025 Postdoctoral Fellow in Large Language Models and Electronic Phenotyping in Cancer We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow with expertise in large language models (LLMs) and electronic phenotyping to join our dynamic team focused... 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 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 Wendy Liu Start Date: Immediately availablePosted on: August 27, 2025 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.
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Sohail Husain Start Date: 3/1/2026Posted on: January 16, 2026
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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 Anusha Kalbasi Start Date: November 1, 2025Posted on: October 09, 2025 Post-doctoral Scholar in Cancer Immunology — Stanford University 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... Details |
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Position with Jason Sheltzer Start Date: FlexiblePosted on: November 29, 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 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 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 Anusha Kalbasi Start Date: November 1, 2025Posted on: October 09, 2025 Post-doctoral Scholar in Cancer Immunology — Stanford University 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... 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 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 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 Samuel So Start Date: January 2026 with flexibilityPosted on: September 11, 2025 A postdoctoral position is available immediately in the Department of Surgery at Stanford University. As part of the Asian Liver Center, our lab uses multidisciplinary approaches to identify and develop more efficacious methods for the diagnosis and treatment of... Details |
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Position with Sheri Krams Start Date: asapPosted on: August 13, 2025 Post-Doctoral Position Available: Krams Lab Position Overview: We are seeking a highly motivated, creative, and skilled post-doctoral researcher to join our dynamic team in the Transplant Immunology Lab. We are looking for postdocs to work on the following projects: 1) the role... Details |
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Position with Guolan Lu Start Date: February 1st, 2026 (flexible)Posted on: October 20, 2025 Postdoctoral Fellow in AI for Spatial Biology Description: The Lu Lab at Stanford University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow with deep expertise in advanced AI and generative... Details |
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Position with Stephen Luby Start Date: Fall 2025Posted on: September 12, 2025 Postdoc Opportunity #1 with Project Unleaded : Laboratory/Measurement focus Join the Stanford Center for Human and Planetary Health (HPH) and Project Unleaded... Details |
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Position with Stephen Luby Start Date: Fall 2025Posted on: September 12, 2025 Postdoc Opportunity #2 with Project Unleaded: Survey/Data focus Join the Stanford Center for Human and Planetary Health (HPH) and Project Unleaded for an... 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 |