Stanford University 2022 Postdoctoral Fellowship

Stanford’s Center on Food Security and the Environment (FSE) seeks applicants to our postdoctoral fellowship for Fall 2023.  The fellowship is awarded to promising young scholars with a demonstrated ability to do innovative and rigorous work related to global hunger, poverty alleviation, and environmental degradation. Successful candidates are expected to lead projects of their own design, while also interacting with other faculty and students at FSE. We encourage candidates from both the social and natural sciences to apply. Successful applications will clearly identify how the proposed work relates to FSE priority areas. 

• Table of Content
• About Stanford University
• Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Requirements for Postdoctoral Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Stanford University

Stanford University was founded in 1885 by California senator Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane, “to promote the public welfare by exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and civilization.”

Postdoctoral Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Postdoctoral Fellowship

Proposals received by Dec. 1, 2022 will receive full consideration. The position is for one year, at a competitive annual salary and benefits package, with the possibility for an extension, at the discretion of FSE. The target start date for candidates applying by Dec. 1, 2022 is Fall 2023, though the exact start date depends on multiple factors.

Requirements for Postdoctoral Fellowship Qualification

• The fellowship is awarded to promising young scholars with a demonstrated ability to do innovative and rigorous work related to global hunger, poverty alleviation, and environmental degradation.
• Successful candidates are expected to lead projects of their own design, while also interacting with other faculty and students at FSE.
• We encourage candidates from both the social and natural sciences to apply.
• Successful applications will clearly identify how the proposed work relates to FSE priority areas. 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit the following: 

• Online application form

• One-page description of a proposed project

• CV 

• Three references

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International students are welcome to apply. We do not require a faculty sponsor.

For more details, visit Stanford University website.