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. 

The Clayman Institute welcomes and encourages the participation of applicants of all identities and backgrounds.

Due to budget constraints, there will be no application cycle in 2025-26. We expect applications for 2027-29 to open in December 2026.

Meet our current postdoctoral fellow

Please direct any questions regarding the Clayman Institute Postdoctoral Research Fellowship process to claymanfellowship [at] stanford.edu (Clayman Fellowships).