As part of the JoAnn Patrick-Ezzell ’75 & Andrew Ezzell Data Science Student Fellows Program (DSSFP), students work on semester-long collaborative data science projects through the Dominguez Center for Data Science. Each project has a stakeholder mentor who serves as the domain expert and a data science mentor who manages the project and provides analysis support. The student fellows also meet regularly with the Center Director to discuss best practices in data science and engage in efforts to support the Dominguez Center.
We are currently hiring student fellows for the 2026 spring semester! Applications are due by December 1st.
Students from all years and majors are encouraged to apply. If you are a student with an interest in data and experience with at least one data science software program (such as R, Python, or Excel), this is a great opportunity to grow your data science skills. We are looking for students eager to build their data science and communication skills through hands-on work. A strong willingness to dive in is therefore more important than significant prior experience.
If you have questions about the position, reach out to data-science@bucknell.edu.
Could one of your projects benefit from data science support? The Dominguez Center for Data Science is currently looking for semester-long data science projects for fall 2025 and spring 2026. All faculty and staff are invited to submit a project proposal.
We are looking for new projects for the 2025-2026 academic year. Each selected project will be allocated $2000 of research funds, with $1000 designated for the stakeholder mentors and $1000 for the data science mentors. The form also outlines the expectations of each team member. Submit your 2025-26 projects using the form below by October 1st, 2025:
We have a broad view of what counts as data science and encourage you to think expansively in terms of how these collaborative projects could support your work. For inspiration, here’s an incomplete list of different types of projects:
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Looking for a past project? See each past semester’s page for more information: