DECO Program Manager & Research Lead

Stanford University School of Medicine; Monterey (CA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability seeks a DECO Research and Program Manager to advance the Disease Ecology in a Changing World program. Based at the Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove, CA with a hybrid work option and occasional main campus work, this two-year fixed-term role coordinates research, funding, and partnerships.

Applicants should hold a PhD in disease ecology or a related field, with strong data-analysis, writing, and project-management skills, plus experience engaging

Qualifications

• PhD in disease ecology or a related field is required or strongly preferred.
• Experience coordinating multi-partner research programs and stakeholders.
• Strong data analysis, writing, and grant-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multiple DECO research projects with cross-disciplinary teams.
• Design research approaches, conduct literature review, and draft manuscripts.
• Develop proposals and manage budgets for funding applications.
• Maintain stakeholder relationships and communicate findings to diverse audiences.
• Organize meetings, manage knowledge systems, and prepare presentation materials.
• Supervise students and staff involved in the DECO program.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Communication skills

Spanish language

Education

PhD in disease ecology or related field

Master's degree in related scientific field

Bachelor's degree in related scientific field

Tools

Databases

Scientific applications

Project management tools

Job description

The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability seeks a DECO Research and Program Manager to advance the Disease Ecology in a Changing World program. Based at the Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove, CA with a hybrid work option and occasional main campus work, this two-year fixed-term role coordinates research, funding, and partnerships.

Applicants should hold a PhD in disease ecology or a related field, with strong data-analysis, writing, and project-management skills, plus experience engaging