Data Science and AI Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship

Johns Hopkins University Data Science and AI Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship

Requisition #: A-179059-11

Status:
Full Time

Type:
Postdoctoral Fellowship

School:
Academic Centers

Department/Program:
Data Science and AI Institute

Location State: MD

Closing Date: 01/23/2026 at 11:59 PM US Eastern Time

The Johns Hopkins University Data Science and AI (DSAI) Institute welcomes applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowship program, seeking disciplinarily diverse scholars to advance foundational methods of data science and artificial intelligence and their applications across all areas, including science, health, medicine, the humanities, engineering, policy, governance, democracy, and ethics.

Postdoctoral fellows will join the Institute’s growing research community, collaborating with a broad array of faculty members. Fellows will form an interdisciplinary cohort of outstanding scholars who will contribute to the research, education, policy, and outreach goals of the Institute.

The fellows program supports the historic expansion of the Whiting School of Engineering, which will add 150 new tenure‑track professors at all ranks, including 30 Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships and 80 positions in DSAI. This expansion includes a new building, 30 research engineers, and extensive computational resources that will establish Johns Hopkins as one of the largest and leading engineering schools with a top AI research program.

At present, DSAI faculty represent multiple divisions and departments from across the university.

Fellows will collaborate with Institute members across the university, including the Homewood campus, the East Baltimore Health and Medicine campus, the JHU Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD, and the Washington D.C. campus.

• Academic travel stipend
• Mentoring by DSAl‑affiliated faculty and collaborators
• Access to compute resources
• Participation in center‑supported educational initiatives and projects

Positions are for 2 years with the possibility of an extension pending satisfactory performance and continued funding.

While candidates who complete their applications by January 23, 2026 will receive full consideration, we may consider applications submitted after that date until all positions have been filled.

Fellows must hold a PhD in a related field.

• Research statement (1-2 pages preferred)
• A brief cover letter listing 2–3 DSAI faculty members as potential mentors. See the complete list of DSAI Members who are eligible to host fellows.

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