Johns Hopkins University: Whiting School of Engineering: Data Science and AI Institute
Location
Baltimore, MD, 21209
Open Date
Nov 09, 2026
Salary Range or Pay Grade
$63,480 - $100,000
Deadline
Dec 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
The Johns Hopkins University Data Science and AI (DSAI) Institute welcomes applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowship program, seeking disciplinarily diverse scholars to advance the foundations of data science and artificial intelligence, explore their applications across all areas, including science, health, medicine, the humanities, engineering, policy, governance, democracy, and ethics, and to evaluate the implications of the technology.
The postdoctoral fellows will join the Institute’s growing research community and collaborate with its 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 research programs of the Institute, which build on the University’s historic expansion in AI, including 80 new faculty members in AI, and 30 Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships developing cross-disciplinary AI. This expansion includes new buildings, 30 research engineers, and extensive computational resources to support the Institute’s programs.
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.
Program Information and Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Academic travel stipend
- Mentoring by DSAl faculty and collaborators
- Access to compute resources
- Participation in world-class, center-supported trainings, educational initiatives, and projects
The postdoctoral fellowship program is intended to span two years, beginning in Fall 2027. Initial appointments are for one year, with renewal for a second year contingent on satisfactory performance and continuance of funding and relevant research.
Additional Information
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will be based on factors including, but not limited to, the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate; e.g., years in rank, training, field, discipline, other work experience, and other similar factors; geographic location; internal equity; external market conditions; and other factors as reasonably determined by the University.
Contact
Please email ai@jhu.edu with any questions.
Qualifications
Fellows must hold a PhD in a related field.
Application Instructions
Applications should include:
- Cover letter
- A curriculum vitae (CV)
- Research statement (1-2 pages preferred)
- 2 reference letters
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Salary Range
The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.
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Background Checks
After receiving a conditional offer, the successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification. When deciding whether a candidate’s conviction history is job-disqualifying, the University considers the nature and gravity of the offense, the time that has passed since the conviction, and the nature of the job being sought.
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For positions in clinical areas or laboratories, or for those that involve work with research subjects or community contact, the pre-employment physical requires a TB screening at least six weeks before your start date. TB screening can be a negative PPD test or an IGRA (T-spot or Quantiferon blood test). A chest X-ray may be required if your TB screening is positive. Documentation of immune status against rubella (German measles), rubeola (measles), mumps, varicella (chickenpox), and hepatitis B, and documentation of having received the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) vaccination is required. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines, two (2) varicella vaccines, or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers.
Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office. An applicant who chooses to have his or her own practitioner complete the above requirements is responsible for those incurred costs.
