Postdoctoral Fellow, Migration Policy & Data Science

Immigration Policy Lab; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Immigration Policy Lab (IPL) at Stanford University invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship for the 2025–2026 academic year. Fellows will analyze refugees and immigrant data, design evaluations of migration policies, and work with IPL faculty on policy-relevant research questions.

Ideal candidates hold a Ph.D. in a relevant field, have strong statistical and data-analytic skills, and experience managing large datasets in complex environments.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. earned within the last three years, in relevant disciplines.
• Strong statistical and data analysis skills.
• Experience handling large datasets and complex data environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, evaluate, and scale migration-related programs and policies.
• Analyze administrative data on refugees and migrants using advanced causal inference.
• Collaborate with IPL faculty on policy-relevant research questions.

Skills

Statistical data analysis

Causal inference methods

Data management

Experience with large datasets

Education

Ph.D.

Job description

Immigration Policy Lab (IPL) at Stanford University invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship for the 2025–2026 academic year. Fellows will analyze refugees and immigrant data, design evaluations of migration policies, and work with IPL faculty on policy-relevant research questions.

Ideal candidates hold a Ph.D. in a relevant field, have strong statistical and data-analytic skills, and experience managing large datasets in complex environments.