Jobs & Internships
EdCareers Portal
Stanford EdCareers works with a third-party provider, Symplicity, to provide a jobs and career resources tool we call the portal. The portal is a tool for connecting students and employers, along with our weekly EdCareers Newsletter
Students and alumni use the portal to view job postings and experiential learning opportunities and explore employer profiles. Employers use the portal to post job, internship, and consulting opportunities.
For questions about joining or using the EdCareers Portal, email edcareers@stanford.edu.
Employer Login
Alumni/Student Login
EdCareers is responsible for overseeing and managing the GSE’s graduate teaching and research appointments, postdoctoral appointments, and hourly student workers (in conjunction with GSE HR).
For guidance about student employment at the GSE, please contact gsestudentemployment@stanford.edu.
Stanford Graduate Workers Union
Stanford University and the Stanford Graduate Workers Union (UE-SGWU) have a collective bargaining agreement effective November 22, 2024 through August 31, 2027. UE-SGWU is affiliated with the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE).
To learn more about the collective bargaining agreement and who is included in the union, please consult Stanford Graduate Workers Union, United Electrical Local 1043
Who does experiential learning?
Master of science students in the Education Data Science (EDS) program and the Learning Design and Technology (LDT) program, and Master of arts students in the Policy, Organization, and Leadership Studies (POLS) program complete required experiential learning as an integral part of their program. Students in our joint master’s programs–MA/MBA, MA/MPP, and MA/JD–may integrate experiential learning and internships in keeping with their academic interests and professional goals.
Required experiential learning
Internship | 6-10 hours/week* | One quarter | |
Internship | 6-10 hours/week** | Two quarters | |
Field Project | 150 hours total | Two quarters (winter & spring) |
*may work up to 40 hours/week during the summer quarter
**may work up to 20 hours/week during the summer quarter
Optional experiential learning
Joint MA/MBA in education and business | duration and format varies |
Joint MA/MPP in education and public policy | duration and format varies |
Joint MA/JD in education and law | duration and format varies |
Experiential learning helps students to:
- refine career goals
- broaden and enhance marketable skills
- connect academic learning to real-world experience
- learn about a sector, organization, or role while building a professional network
How do students find experiential learning opportunities?
Students find experiential learning opportunities through the EdCareers portal, through other job posting sites, and through direct contact with employers. In some cases program directors help students connect with experiential learning hosts.
What makes for a quality experiential learning opportunity?
Ideal experiential learning helps the student build professional skills while applying classroom concepts to projects that are “mission critical” to the host organization. EdCareers recommends no more than 10 hours per week, with student and manager meeting regularly. Experiential Learning can be paid and/or for academic credit.
For more information on what defines an internship, please visit the NACE internship guide.
International students
International students face some extra requirements for holding internships in the U.S. The Curricular Practical Training (CPT) authorization applies to students in programs with a required internship. Optional Practical Training (OPT) is an off-campus employment benefit for employment in the major field of study. To learn more about CPT and OPT, visit the Bechtel International Center website.
Internship process (EDS & LDT)* **
- In consultation with their program director, a student may enroll in EDUC 215 to earn academic credit.
- Student finds experiential learning opportunity.
- Student and manager complete online internship agreement.
- Student participates in experiential learning with support and guidance from the program director and EdCareers staff.
- Student completes a self-evaluation survey, and the manager provides feedback on student performance.
- Student may repeat an internship for an additional quarter with manager approval
* For MA/MBA students, please consult with MA/MBA director Geoff Cox (gcox@stanford.edu) if you are interested in pursuing an internship for academic credit.
** For all other graduate students, including PhDs, contact EdCareers Director Emi Kuboyama (kuboyama@stanford.edu) if you are interested in pursuing an internship.
Internship Agreements
Internship Agreements help to ensure that you and the organization that you are working with are on the same page in terms of understanding the time, resources, and outcome of expectations for your internship.
View the Internship Agreement Form here.
Contact us
If you have questions about internships, please contact us at edcareers@stanford.edu.
