[Asis-l] PhD program at UNC-Chapel Hill accepting applications

[Wildemuth, Barbara M]

The School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applicants to our PhD program for start in August 2017.

Our doctoral program provides intensive, highly flexible and customizable preparation for a range of careers including those in academia and research centers. The program consists of a combination of coursework and independent and guided research in broad range of areas, including information organization, interactive information retrieval, information services for particular populations, and digital/data curation, among others. Please review the research interests of the faculty (https://sils.unc.edu/people/faculty) for more details.

For those interested in pursuing faculty positions, we also offer extensive training in teaching and curriculum development.

We expect to provide at least 4 years of funding (tuition, stipend and health insurance) to all PhD students admitted to the program.

The application period closes December 13.  For more information about our PhD Program and application process, please visit:
http://sils.unc.edu/programs/graduate/phd http://sils.unc.edu/programs/graduate/admissions

If you're interested in applying, you can contact the chair of the admissions committee, David Gotz, gotz at unc.edu<mailto:gotz at unc.edu>, or the Doctoral Program DirectorArcot Rajasekar, rajasekar at unc.edu<mailto:rajasekar at unc.edu>.


Barbara M. Wildemuth
SILS, UNC-CH
wildemuth at unc.edu<mailto:wildemuth at unc.edu>