Climate and Earth System Dynamics Group Noah Diffenbaugh

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Stanford University and the Stanford Graduate Workers Union (UE-SGWU) have a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) effective November 22, 2024 - August 31, 2027. More information can be found here: https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/workplace-essentials/policies/labor…

Prospective Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars should contact Prof. Noah Diffenbaugh at diffenbaugh@stanford.edu. To become familiar with the advising approach, it will be beneficial for both prospective Ph.D. students  and prospective postdocs to review the Advising Expectations document below. In addition, to become familiar with the expectations for graduate progress, it will beneficial for prospective Ph.D. students to review the Graduate Degree Progress rubric below.  Note that these documents preceded the CBA, and all terms of the CBA supercede these documents.

Stanford Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs ("VPGE") resources

The Stanford VPGE  maintains a number of resources for Stanford graduate students and postdocs. Online resources can be found at the following websites:

Advising Expectations

The following are answers to the guiding questions provided by Stanford VPGE. The VPGE questions are written with respect to graduate student advising, but many of the questions (and answers) are relevant for postdoc advising as well.

Graduate Degree Progress

The file below contains a rubric of capacities expected at different stages of the Ph.D. degree.