[Sigmetrics] NSF-NRT PhD Fellowships in Complex Networks and Systems at Indiana University

[Borner, Katy]

Dear all,
Please encourage your best students to apply for this prestigious PhD Fellowship Opportunity.
See research areas and program benefits below.
Best regards from IU,
k




Interdisciplinary Training in Complex Networks and Systems



Understanding complex networked systems is key to solving some of the most vexing problems confronting humankind, from discovering how dynamic brain connections give rise to thoughts and behaviors, to detecting and preventing the spread of misinformation or unhealthy behaviors across a population. Graduate training, however, typically occurs in one of two dimensions: experimental and observational methods in a specific area such as biology and sociology, or in general methodologies such as machine learning and data science.



With more and more students seeking to gain sufficient expertise in mathematical and computational methods on top of domain-specific laboratory and social analysis methodologies, a greater demand for more efficient interdisciplinary training is emerging. The Indiana University National Science Foundation Research Traineeship<https://cns-nrt.indiana.edu/> (NRT) addresses this growing need with an integrated dual PhD program that trains students to be "bidisciplinary" in Complex Networks and Systems (CNS) and another discipline of their choosing from the natural and social sciences. It will seamlessly integrate traditional education with interdisciplinary hands-on research in a culture of academic and human diversity.



The training program capitalizes on the new Indiana University Network Science Institute (IUNI)<https://iuni.iu.edu/>. The Institute's 165+ faculty members will serve in interdisciplinary PhD program committees to be co-chaired by research mentors from both CNS and the target empirical domain. Project-driven, team-based research at IUNI will seamlessly integrate academic education with interdisciplinary hands-on scientific and industrial research. Trainees will learn to connect the general-purpose, computational expertise of CNS to the deep, domain-specific research methodologies of the natural, behavioral, and social sciences thus bridging the gap between distinct training cultures. They will be a new breed of STEM scientists that escapes the silos of disciplinary training to address the complex problems of the 21st century.



Applications Due December 1



For more information on how to apply please contact: infograd at indiana.edu<mailto:infograd at indiana.edu>. For information about research and academic components, please see our website https://cns-nrt.indiana.edu<https://cns-nrt.indiana.edu/>, contact the program director Prof. Luis M Rocha<mailto:rocha at indiana.edu?subject=NSF-CNS-NRT%20Inquiry>, or other members of the executive committee:



Executive Committee
·        Luis M. Rocha<https://www.informatics.indiana.edu/rocha/>, Director
·        Katy Börner<http://info.ils.indiana.edu/~katy/>, Evaluation Committee Chair
·        Bernice Pescosolido<https://iuni.iu.edu/people/person/bernice-pescosolido>, Colloquia and Outreach Committee Chair
·        Armando Razo<http://polisci.indiana.edu/faculty/profiles/arazo.shtml>, Education and Training Committee Chair
·        Olaf Sporns<http://psych.indiana.edu/faculty/osporns.php>, Recruiting and Admissions Committee Chair
·        Tara Holbrook<https://www.soic.indiana.edu/all-people/profile.html?profile_id=230>, Project Coordinator



Research Themes

Complex networks and systems

Network neuroscience

Social network science

Health & health care

Science of science

Finance and economy networks

Biological and chemical networks

Many others



Program Benefits

$34,000 stipend on prestigious NSF Fellowship

Tuition and health insurance

Develop dual proficiency

Interdisciplinary training

Early integration in research via Indiana University Network Science Institute (IUNI)

National and international internships

Academic and industrial professional development including travel support

Diverse, collaborative cohorts

Interaction with world-renowned external board members and speakers

NSF fellow must be US citizens residents. IU fellowships and NRT affiliates available for international students.

Academics
Dual PhD program in CNS and another domain such as Biology, Chemistry, Cognitive Science, Economics, Psychological and Brain Sciences, Sociology, Political Science, Physics, etc. Hands-on training in general-purpose methodologies of CNS, computational and data science, as well domain-specific methodologies of a chosen natural, behavioral, or social science.



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Katy Borner
Victor H. Yngve Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Information Science
Director, CI for Network Science Center, http://cns.iu.edu
Curator, Mapping Science exhibit, http://scimaps.org

ISE and ILS, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University
Wells Library 021, 1320 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
Phone: (812) 855-3256  Fax: -6166

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