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A recent Penn Today article on the future of AI research at Penn highlights our AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellowship as a key example of how interdisciplinary collaboration can help drive innovation in the data sciences.

Please join us in welcoming the Data Driven Discovery Initiative’s 2025 cohort of Data Science Postdoctoral Fellows! These scholars bring together deep disciplinary knowledge paired with cutting-edge expertise in data science, and will contribute to a growing interdisciplinary community at Penn.

The University of Pennsylvania officially launched its new Penn AI Initiative with a panel event at the recently opened Amy Gutmann Hall on April 1, 2025. The initiative brings together faculty and researchers from across Penn to explore the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on society.

The Data Driven Discovery Initiative (DDDI) is excited to announce the expansion of our postdoctoral fellows program to include five new fellows from the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM)! This expansion brings together postdoctoral researchers working at the intersection of data science, artificial intelligence, and medicine within the Penn community. 

The University Atlas project, initially developed to map the research within the School of Arts and Sciences at Penn (read more in Penn Today), is embarking on a significant expansion to map the entire University of Pennsylvania.

The Center for Innovation in Data Engineering and Science (IDEAS) and the Data-Driven Discovery Initiative (DDDI) welcome the inaugural cohort of the Penn AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellows Program! This unique fellowship supports postdoctoral researchers working at the intersection of science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence across the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) and the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS).

Applications for the DDDI Postdoctoral Fellowship are now open for the 2025/2026 cycle!

The DDDI Postdoctoral Fellowship is an opportunity open to all postdocs in the School of Arts & Sciences who use data science as a significant part of their research methodology. We encourage postdocs across the natural and social sciences to apply.

DDDI and PDRI/DevLab are hiring a data scientist! This is a unique opportunity at the intersection of data science, interdisciplinary research, and social impact. We’re looking for someone with a strong quantitative and machine learning background, as well as experience in spatial data analysis, to help drive our research projects and contribute to our data science for social good mission.