[Sigsti-l] Science Information Doctoral Fellowships at The University of Tennessee (fwd)

[Joe Hourcle]

Yes, I'm cross posting ...

but I also want their project to succeed so hopefully we can clean up some 
of this mess of science data standards.

-Joe


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Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:02:06 -0500
Subject: [ESSI] Science Information Doctoral Fellowships at The University of
     Tennessee

Apply for a Science Information Doctoral Fellowship - Be a Leader and an 
Innovator!

Are you interested in improving how scientists create, access, share and 
preserve data?  Do you want to understand how to facilitate the 
communication of science information between scientists, and across 
scientific networks including large multinational, multidisciplinary 
networks such as DataONE?  Are you interested in how science information 
is presented and made accessible to decision-makers and the public? Do you 
want to be the one educating the next generation of science information 
professionals?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are a prime 
candidate for a University of Tennessee Science Information Doctoral 
Fellowship.  You should have a strong interest in developing expertise in 
science information and communication. Your goals should be to become a 
university faculty member teaching the next generation of science 
information and communication professionals.  You should already have 
earned a masters degree and have a background in either 
information/library science, communication, and/or earth/environmental 
sciences.

These Fellowships are funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and 
Library Services.


The four year doctoral fellowship includes:

*         Full tuition

*         An annual stipend of $21,000 & medical

*         Focused academic mentoring

*         Research opportunities with highly qualified mentors at a
           variety of science venues including Oak Ridge National
           Laboratory and the NSF funded DataNet project, DataONE.


Date for application: Feb 1 2010


Contact: Suzie Allard, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Assistant Director

Email: sallard at utk.edu

Phone: 865.974.1369


For more information  see our website:
     http://www.sis.utk.edu/sciencelinks2



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Suzie Allard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Assistant Director University of Tennessee College of Communication & Information School of Information Sciences
453 Communication Building
Knoxville,  TN  37996-0341
phone: 865.974.1369
fax: 865.974.4967
email: sallard at utk.edu
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