Opportunities at RegLab

Stanford RegLab is hiring! Come join a diverse, interdisciplinary, and highly motivated group to drive change in technology, data science, and government!

Recent high-profile work includes work on machine learning and demographic disparities in IRS audits (New York Times story), an award-winning collaboration for pandemic preparedness and public health (description here and Wall Street Journal story), pioneering work on satellite imagery for environmental protection (Scientific American story), modernization of social safety net systems (Department of Labor background here), and extensive policy work on AI governance (Senate testimony here).

We are hiring for a range of positions, including data scientist, policy analyst, postdoc, and predoctoral research fellow. If you are interested in getting involved, please submit your materials through our general interest form here. We review all submissions to our job postings and general interest form, but regret that we are not able to respond to direct inquiries. Thank you for understanding!

Full-time Research Fellows

We are currently hiring for pre-doctoral Research Fellows to join our team starting Summer/Fall 2025. The deadline for the first round was December 2, 2024; the deadline for the second round was Monday, January 6, 2025. Applications will still be evaluated on a rolling basis and preference will be given to first-round applicants. Visit the official listing here for more details.

Full-time Data Scientists

We are currently hiring for Data Scientists to join our team. Compared to the Research Fellowship position, which is ideal for pre-doctoral candidates, successful candidates in this role have typically had meaningful work experience and/or a PhD, allowing them to contribute effectively to our work over a longer-term. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis. Visit the official listing here for more details.

Summer Institute

We welcome applications for our 2025 RegLab Summer Institute. This is a full-time funded summer program (10-12 weeks) for graduate and undergraduate students from any academic institution. The first deadline for applications was January 27, 2025; the second deadline is March 3, 2025. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, with preference to early applicants. Use the General Interest Form here to indicate your interest in the Summer Institute and to submit your materials.

Research Assistants

We are almost always looking for motivated and engaged students who would like to use their skills to work on pressing social issues. Graduate, professional, and advanced undergraduate students with training in machine learning, data science, causal inference, and statistics are especially encouraged to reach out. Our preference is to support well-aligned direct research, thesis, or practicum projects by offering course credit. We may also have a limited number of paid research assistantships available each quarter. Please reach out through the General Interest Form here with a brief cover note, CV, transcript, and a writing/code sample.