[Students-l] Fwd. {JESSE] e-Science PhD Fellowship at Syracuse University

[M.J. Menou]

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> e-Science PhD Fellowship
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> School of Information Studies, Syracuse University
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> (http://ischool.syr.edu/academics/doctoralprograms/PhD/)
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> The e-Science fellowship is made available with a grant from the
> 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.
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> PhD Study Support :
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> The fellowship will provide each fellow with (1) tuition, (2)
> stipend, (3) health insurance, (4) research grant for research
> purposes, and (5) conference traveling.
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> Eligibility:
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> Prospective candidates should be US citizens or permanent residents
> who have both science and library backgrounds, are interested in
> doing e-Science related research and are willing to be a faculty
> member once graduating with a PhD degree.
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> Application:
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> 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
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> http://ischool.syr.edu/academics/doctoralprograms/PhD/.
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> About e-Science:
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> 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.
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> e-Science/Data Science in the iSchool at SU:
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> 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.
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> About the PhD Program in Information Science and Technology:
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> 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.
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> About IMLS:
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> The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of
> 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.
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> Contact:
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> Dr. Ping Zhang, Professor
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> PhD Program Director
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> pzhang at syr.edu
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> 315-443-5617


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