From jennahartel at hotmail.com Sat Nov 4 10:55:32 2017 From: jennahartel at hotmail.com (Jenna Hartel) Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 14:55:32 +0000 Subject: [Siguse-l] Doctoral Studies at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto In-Reply-To: References: , , Message-ID: The Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto invites outstanding applicants for entry into our 2018-19 doctoral program. An intellectually diverse and rich environment, the Toronto iSchool is an ideal place to pursue groundbreaking research about information, technology and people. Right in the heart of Toronto, the world?s most diverse city, the faculty is located in the center of a thriving campus. This provides an inspiring background to engage in influential research into critically relevant questions that bridge aspects of technology and society, connecting theory and practice. We welcome applicants who demonstrate intellectual curiosity in any area related to our fields. This year we are particularly keen on hearing from applicants whose interests align with the following research areas: Information cultures and practices, e.g., social and cultural histories of libraries, archives, and museums; games; information practice in informal and leisure contexts; food cultures; social media and heritage practices; user experience; indigenous knowledge; new journalism practices and technology Information policy, e.g., civic participation; civic technologies; global migration and diasporas; digital inclusion; digital policy; political economy of media infrastructures; digital recordkeeping models and standards; Youth, Social Media, Privacy and Equality (fellowship opportunity) Information ethics, e.g., archives and social justice; privacy; ethics in techno-centric fieldwork; feminist media studies, surveillance studies, big data and social justice; usability and digital inclusion Information systems, e.g., big data analytics, cluster analysis; service science; design perspectives for sustainability and long-term considerations; health informatics; enterprise data analytics; digital preservation and curation; social media analytics In addition, faculty and students at the iSchool engage in highly diverse fields of study including: * Archives & Records Management * Critical Information Studies * Cultural Heritage * Information Systems, Media & Design * Knowledge Management & Information Management * Library & Information Science * Philosophy of Information Our doctoral students come from a wide range of scholarly and professional fields to work with faculty from backgrounds matched to their specific research interests in terms of subject matter expertise and complementary knowledge. We encourage prospective applicants to review the current projects in which our faculty are currently engaged. The iSchool is home to several interdisciplinary research clusters and institutes such as the Digital Curation Institute, the Knowledge Media Design Institute, Semaphore and McLuhan Centre for Culture and Technology. Learn more about our labs and institutes and iSchool participation in collaborative programs. Degree Requirements: View the requirements for undertaking doctoral research on a full-time (4 years) basis. Please note: students applying to the program must have a master?s degree or equivalent; there is no direct entry from an undergraduate program. The Flex Option for the doctorate is at present under review; no applications will be accepted for the Flex Option for fall 2018. Funding Summary: The Faculty of Information makes every effort to provide attractive funding packages for all full-time doctoral students. Applications for the 2018-19 academic year opened on October 1, 2017; deadline for applications in January 15, 2018. Learn more about the admissions process and application requirements. To learn more about the admissions process and application requirements you can attend a PhD information session at the Faculty of Information on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 from 6pm-7pm. We will also be hosting an online webinar on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 from 12pm ? 1pm. To register for either of these events visit https://ischool.utoronto.ca/future-students/admissions-events/ Questions? Please contact us via admissions.ischool at utoronto.ca. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rong.tang at simmons.edu Mon Nov 6 17:26:11 2017 From: rong.tang at simmons.edu (Rong Tang) Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 17:26:11 -0500 Subject: [Siguse-l] Call for Expression of Interests in "Connecting Teaching and Research" Session at ALISE 2018 Message-ID: Dear all, For those of you who are interested. === Dear Colleagues, We are organizing a new session, ?Connecting Teaching and Research,? for the ALISE 2018 Conference in Denver. Designed primarily to benefit new faculty and doctoral students, we hope to attract attendees looking for advice and those with expertise to share. Using the World Caf? Discussion format, the goals for the session are to develop a conceptual framework and identify critical success factors for bridging teaching and research. Potential discussion themes include: (1) using research to inform teaching; (2) using teaching to inform research; (3) bridging teaching and research; and (4) challenges in faculty development both in teaching and in scholarship. The session is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, from 8:30am to 10:00am. In order to ensure we organize the session to meet the needs of potential participants, we ask anyone who might attend to provide us with some background information about their teaching and research interests and challenges. If you think you might attend the session, please take a few minutes to fill out a brief survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/alise2018 Thank you. Rong Tang, Simmons Stephen Bajjaly, Wayne State === -- Rong Tang, PhD. Associate Professor School of Library and Information Science Director, Simmons Usability Lab Director, SLIS PhD Program Simmons College Director for External Relations, Association for Library and Information Science Education rong.tang at simmons.edu 1-617-521-2880 <(617)%20521-2880> ------------------------------ ALISE ? 2150 N 107th Street, Suite 205, Seattle, Washington 98133, United States Unsubscribe ? 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