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Stanford University

Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law
CDDRL Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellow AY26-27

JOE ID Number: 2025-02_111476583
Date Posted: 10/16/2025
Position Title/Short Description
Title: CDDRL Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellow AY26-27
Section: US: Other Academic (Visiting or Temporary)
Location: Stanford, California, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: P0 -- General
Full Text of JOE Listing:

Stanford University Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law welcomes applications from pre-doctoral students at the write-up stage and from post-doctoral scholars working in any of the four program areas of democracy, development, evaluating the efficacy of democracy promotion, and rule of law. The application cycle for the 2026-2027 academic year will be open from Monday, September 22, 2025, through Thursday, December 4, 2025.

Pre-doctoral fellows must be enrolled currently in a doctoral program or equivalent through the time of intended residency at Stanford and must be at the dissertation write-up (post course work) phase of their doctoral program. Post-doctoral fellows must have earned their Ph.D. within 3 years of the start of the fellowship, or plan to have successfully defended their Ph.D. dissertations by July 31, 2026.

In addition to our regular call for applications, CDDRL invites applications for the Gerhard Casper Fellow in Rule of Law for 2026-27. We welcome research on any aspect of rule of law, including judicial politics, criminal justice, and the politicization of judicial institutions. We are an interdisciplinary center; candidates from any relevant field (i.e. the social sciences, law) are welcome to apply. The Gerhard Casper Fellow will be part of CDDRL’s larger cohort of pre- and postdoctoral fellows. Interested applicants should apply through the CDDRL fellowship application process and indicate that you would like to be considered for the Gerhard Casper Rule of Law Fellowship.

More information on the application and the guidelines to apply can be found at our website at https://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/cddrl-pre-doctoral-and-postdoctoral-fellowships.

Application Requirements:
  • External Application URL and Instructions Below
  • Letters of Reference Link
Application deadline: 12/04/2025
Application Instructions:
The CDDRL Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowship program uses the SlideRoom application system to manage all incoming applications. Applicants are required to submit a completed application form, letter of application of no more than 3 typed pages, current CV, three letters of recommendation, a statement of proposed research (5-10 pages), and a complete set of transcripts (undergraduate and graduate). *You may upload unofficial transcripts with your application.

All application materials, including recommendations, must be in English. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all materials, including letters of reference, are submitted by the deadline stated above.

All pre- and postdoctoral applicants must also include an official Ph.D. transcript. Electronic Transcripts must originate from the university registrar's office via a secure site formally linked to the sending institution. Send to cddrl_fellowship@stanford.edu.