Stanford University

Position Title/Short Description

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Stanford’s Center on Food Security and the Environment (FSE) seeks applicants to our postdoctoral fellowship for Fall 2027. 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.

Proposals received by Dec. 1, 2026 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, 2026 is Fall 2027, though the exact start date depends on multiple factors.

Applicants are required to submit the following:
Online application form
One-page description of a proposed project
CV
Three references

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