Program Coordinator, Scandinavian Consortium Organizational Research; SCANCOR

🔍Graduate School of Education, Stanford, California, United States📁Administration📅Dec 09, 2025 Post Date📅107885 Requisition #

Join a vibrant international research community at Stanford! The Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research (SCANCOR) at Stanford University is seeking a detail-oriented and service-driven Program Coordinator to support visiting scholars, postdoctoral fellows, and guests from around the world. In this highly collaborative position, you’ll help organize academic seminars and events, coordinate scholar onboarding, maintain program communications, and ensure the smooth day-to-day operations of a welcoming intellectual hub.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a small team, values meaningful cross-cultural engagement, and is energized by supporting academic programs in a dynamic university setting.

Note: This is a 1-year fixed term position that may be renewed subject to funding and operational need. This position is based on Stanford’s main campus and will be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement (minimum 3 days in the office per week). Interested applicants should include a resume and cover letter describing why they are interested in this position at this stage in their career.

• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.

The Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE) is dedicated to solving education's greatest challenges. Through rigorous research, model training programs and partnerships with educators worldwide, we're pursuing equitable, accessible and effective learning for all. The GSE is a top-ranked school of education, known for its prestigious faculty, rigorous graduate degree programs, and its impact on the quality of education across the world.

The GSE is committed to developing leaders in education research, practice and policy. Our community includes over 60 faculty, 400 students, 280 staff, 14,000 alumni and countless individuals from the local and global communities that we work with and impact.

SCANCOR is a scholarly exchange program designed to promote organizational research across boundaries. Housed in the Stanford Graduate School of Education since 1989 and with locations at Harvard and in Scandinavia, the network places a special (though not exclusive) focus on research dedicated to understanding organizations and organizing related to education and more broadly to collective good. Through seminars, events, and community-building activities, SCANCOR provides a supportive intellectual environment where scholars can bridge across geographic and academic boundaries to connect, exchange ideas, and contribute to ongoing research conversations.

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The Program Coordinator supports the smooth operation of SCANCOR’s academic programs by managing routine logistics, coordinating communications, assisting with seminars and events, and helping maintain an organized, welcoming office environment. Working under general supervision and in close collaboration with faculty directors and campus partners, the Coordinator plays an essential administrative role that ensures visiting scholars, postdoctoral fellows, and guests have a positive, well-supported experience at SCANCOR.

• Program Administration & Scholar Support
  • Organize application materials for visiting scholars and postdoctoral fellows; maintain records and prepare documents for faculty review.
  • Coordinate onboarding logistics such as scheduling orientations, preparing welcome materials, and sharing standardized information about campus resources.
  • Maintain scholar profiles and program documentation; update program guides and routine materials under the direction of program leads.
  • Assist with routine inquiries from scholars and visitors regarding campus services, office procedures, and program activities.
• Seminar & Event Coordination
  • Support weekly seminars and scholar events by reserving rooms, updating calendars, sending communications, preparing materials, and coordinating light hospitality.
  • Assist with planning small…