Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
The Clayman Institute offers a two-year postdoctoral fellowship. Recent PhDs in the humanities or social sciences whose research focuses on gender with an intersectional perspective are eligible. We encourage scholars with a strong interest in interdisciplinary methods to apply.
While in residence at the Institute, postdoctoral research fellows are expected to participate in Clayman Institute activities throughout the academic year in addition to pursuing their own research.
Postdoctoral fellows participate in our community of Clayman Institute faculty research fellows, faculty affiliates, and graduate dissertation fellows through their own research and contributions to our goal of reinvigorating gender equality.
Postdoctoral research fellows' responsibilities include:
- Contributing to the Clayman Institute’s Gender News
- Teaching the Institute’s Gender 101 workshop in-person for one summer session and mentor a Susan Heck Intern the alternative summer
- Organize the annual Graduate Dissertation Fellows Mentor Program
- Participate in Graduate Dissertation Fellows and Postdoctoral Research Fellows application review process
- Attend our regularly scheduled faculty research fellows seminars
The postdoctoral fellows play a critical role in Gender News, which is the public outreach component of the Clayman Institute and our affiliated scholars. To increase the impact of innovative work on gender equality, Gender News publishes articles on gender research for academic and general audiences. Postdoctoral research fellows write articles for Gender News that include summaries of the latest peer-reviewed gender research, interviews with Institute faculty research fellows and faculty affiliates, and reviews of relevant academic events.
Meet our current postdoctoral fellows
Details
The appointment is for two years. Applicants must have their doctoral degree in hand no later than 30 days prior to the appointment start date (in September 2025), and the start date must be no more than three years after the awarding of their degree (2022 or later).
Postdoctoral research fellows receive a stipend, annual research fund, relocation funds and standard benefits for their fellowship term.
As a fellow, you are expected to be in residence for the duration of the fellowship.
Stanford PhDs are not eligible to apply for this fellowship.
Applications for 2025-27 fellowships are now closed. Applications for 2026-28 are expected to open in December 2025.
Please direct any questions regarding the Clayman Institute Postdoctoral Research Fellowship process to claymanfellowship [at] stanford.edu (Clayman Fellowships).