Perhaps of interest to readers of this list and their students:
e-Science PhD Fellowship
School of Information Studies, Syracuse University
(http://ischool.syr.edu/academics/doctoralprograms/PhD/)
The e-Science fellowship is made available with a grant from the US Institute
of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the Laura Bush 21st Century
Librarian Program. It is designated to produce future faculty who will educate
the next generation of information professionals. The PI is Dr. Ping Zhang and
Co-PI is Dr. Jian Qin.
PhD Study Support :
The fellowship will provide each fellow with (1) tuition, (2) stipend, (3)
health insurance, (4) research grant for research purposes, and (5) conference
traveling.
Eligibility:
Prospective candidates must be US citizens or permanent residents, preferably
with both science and library backgrounds, are interested in doing e-Science
related research and planning to be a faculty member once graduating with a PhD
degree.
Application:
Follow the regular procedure to apply to the PhD program in the School of
Information Studies at SU. In the personal statement, indicate your interests
in e-Science research and education. The doctoral committee will review the
prospective applicants for admissions. The deadline is Jan. 8, 2011. The online
application site can be found at
http://ischool.syr.edu/academics/doctoralprograms/PhD/.
About e-Science:
e-Science is a new way of conducting scientific research: sharing and managing
huge volumes of data (Big Data) and collaborating in various aspects. This
inevitably needs information professionals to be able to solve large scale
information management problems. The changing breadth and nature of educating
the new generation of information professionals presents an urgent call for
preparing the future faculty for this new tasks.
e-Science/Data Science in the iSchool at SU:
The iSchool at SU has a long history on research and education on e-Science and
Data Science with funding from agencies such as NSF, IMLS, among others. In
addition to research, the school has several educational programs at the
graduate level such as the Certificate of Advanced Study in Data Science and
e-Science Masters’ Fellows Program to educate the new information professionals
in science and engineering disciplines. In recent years, the iSchool is
actively recruiting new faculty members to support our ever growing research
and education in e-Science and Data Science areas.
About the PhD Program in Information Science and Technology:
Founded in 1969, the PhD program at Syracuse University's School of Information
Studies is one of the finest interdisciplinary PhD programs in the information
field in the nation. It addresses information-related phenomena in all
settings: individual, organizational, societal, political, and technical. The
PhD program brings together relevant knowledge and methods from information
science, behavioral and social sciences, management science, computer science,
law and public policy. The program has produced more than 100 PhD degrees so
far. To learn more, visit
http://ischool.syr.edu/academics/doctoralprograms/PhD.
About IMLS:
The US Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of US
federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The
Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect
people to information and ideas. http://www.imls.gov.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Ping Zhang, Professor
PhD Program Director
[email protected]
315-443-5617
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