Stanford University

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment is searching for a senior fellow in California Climate and Energy Policy. The successful candidate will teach and mentor graduate and undergraduate students in interdisciplinary courses and in courses or programs that offer opportunities to gain practical policy experience. They will be expected to maintain an externally funded program that delivers both academic papers and policy support. Performance will be evaluated based on the combination of policy and academic impact. This is a five-year appointment with the possibility of reappointment, subject to funding and performance.

Senior Fellows are members of the Professoriate and of the Academic Council. As members of the Academic Council, Senior Fellows are eligible to serve as principal investigators and provide guidance to graduate students. The standard of accomplishment for appointment as Senior Fellow is high, similar to that for a tenured professor, though Senior Fellows are not members of the tenure line faculty.

Application packages should be submitted online at this link by November 1, 2025: https://secure.dc4.pageuppeople.com/apply/1054/aw/applicationForm/initApplication.asp?lJobID=494911&sLanguage=en-us&sSourcePointer=aw&lJobSourceTypeID=796.

Packages must include:

Cover letter
Curriculum Vitae
Combined Research and Teaching Statement

Full job posting can be found here: https://facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/494911/senior-fellow-california-climate-and-energy-policy