Open Positions

The Stanford Graduate School of Education is seeking nominations and applications for a faculty member who specializes in history/social studies education. The successful candidate will have a promising record of accomplishment in the field, including a doctoral degree with a scholarly focus in the area of history/social studies education and/or the preparation of prospective teachers for teaching K-12 history/social studies. The rank will be tenure track Assistant Professor.

The person hired for this position will teach graduate level courses for prospective researchers and K-12 teachers, with the potential to teach other master's students and undergraduates as well. They will also advise students and guide doctoral research in history/social studies education and related fields. Prior teaching experience in K-12 classrooms preferred.

We welcome applications from scholars deploying a wide range of methods and data, including ethnographic, qualitative, comparative-historical, and quantitative/computational approaches.

Applicants are required to provide:

• a brief cover letter (no more than 2 pages)
• a research and teaching statement (no more than 3 pages)
• curriculum vitae 
• three scholarly publications and/or well-developed papers
• the names of three references, who will be contacted for a letter upon submission of the application

Ph.D./Ed.D. or enrollment in a Ph.D./Ed.D. program with anticipated degree conferral by the time of appointment as Assistant Professor is required.

All application materials must be submitted online. Please submit your application at the following site: https://facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/494893/assistant-professor-position-in-historysocial-studies-education

Application deadline is October 31st, 2025, at 11:55 pm PST.

Questions pertaining to this position may be directed to Tanya Chamberlain, Faculty Affairs Director, tanyas@stanford.edu.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from others who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact disability.access@stanford.edu.

The expected base pay range for this position is:

• Assistant Prof: $135k - $150k

Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

The Stanford Graduate School of Education seeks applicants at any faculty rank for a position in education and organizations. We seek an empirical social-science researcher who studies organizations such as schools and school systems, colleges and universities, education businesses, education philanthropies, government and regulatory agencies, and the relationships among these and other organizations that constitute the ecosystem for education—in the United States and/or internationally. We welcome applications from scholars deploying a wide range of methods and data, including ethnographic, qualitative, comparative-historical, and quantitative/computational approaches. 

The successful candidate will join a community of faculty who study educational phenomena from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, many of whom have interests in collaborating with colleagues across the university as well as with practitioners to understand and facilitate change. The successful candidate will also be expected to teach and advise students at the graduate level.   

Ph.D./Ed.D., or enrollment in a Ph.D./Ed.D. program with anticipated degree conferral by the time of appointment is required.

Applicants are required to provide:

• a brief cover letter
• a research and teaching statement (no more than 3 pages total)
• curriculum vitae
• three scholarly publications and/or well-developed papers
• provide the names of three references, who will be contacted as follows:
  • references for non-tenured applicants will be contacted for a letter upon submission of the application
  • references for applicants who are currently tenured may be contacted for a letter at a later stage in the application process

All application materials must be submitted online.  Please submit your application to the following site: https://facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/494884/open-rank-faculty-position-in-education-and-organizations

Application deadline is October 15th, 2025, at 11:55pm PST. 

Questions pertaining to this position may be directed to Tanya Chamberlain, Faculty Affairs Director, tanyas@stanford.edu.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from others who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact disability.access@stanford.edu.

The expected base pay range for this position is:

• Assistant Prof.: $135k – $150k
• Assoc. Prof: $160k – $180k
• Full Prof: $200k - $275k

Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

The Stanford University Graduate School of Education seeks an early career (assistant or associate), tenure-track faculty member who will teach courses in education data science and statistics, and whose research develops and/or applies cutting edge data science and statistical methods to the study of education. We invite applications from candidates in a variety of academic disciplines who make use of statistical and computational techniques for analysis of large volumes of data describing educational systems or processes. A strong preference will be given to applicants who are familiar with the full data science research pipeline and with multimodal data and who use state-of-the-art computational methodologies to drive discovery and address problems in education. 

The successful candidate will show a generative line of research in education data science and contribute to teaching and advising doctoral and masters students in the Graduate School of Education.   

Ph.D./Ed.D., or enrollment in a Ph.D./Ed.D. program with anticipated degree conferral by the time of appointment is required.

Applicants are required to provide:

• a brief cover letter
• a research and teaching statement (no more than 3 pages total)
• curriculum vitae
• three scholarly publications and/or well-developed papers
• provide the names of three references, who will be contacted as follows:
  • references for non-tenured applicants will be contacted for a letter upon submission of the application
  • references for applicants who are currently tenured may be contacted for a letter at a later stage in the application process

All application materials must be submitted online. Please submit your application at the following site: https://facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/494880/faculty-position-in-education-data-science

The deadline for submitting applications is October 1st, 2025 at 11:55pm PDT.

Questions may be directed to Tanya Chamberlain, Faculty Affairs Director, tanyas@stanford.edu.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from others who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact disability.access@stanford.edu.

The expected base pay range for this position is:

• Assistant Prof.: $135k – $150k
• Assoc. Prof: $160k – $180k

Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.