[Students-l] Fwd: [Siguse-l] Doctoral Studies at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto

[Michel Menou]

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Subject: 	[Siguse-l] Doctoral Studies at the Faculty of Information, 
University of Toronto
Date: 	Sat, 4 Nov 2017 14:55:32 +0000
From: 	Jenna Hartel <jennahartel at hotmail.com>
To: 	siguse-l at asis.org <siguse-l at asis.org>



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 
<http://ischool.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/EQ-Fellowship-2018_revised-oct19-2017_Oct24.2017_Final.pdf>)

*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 
<https://ischool.utoronto.ca/areas-of-study/phd-in-information-studies/> 
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
    <https://ischool.utoronto.ca/research/projects/faculty/> in which
    our faculty are currently engaged.

    The iSchool is home to several interdisciplinary research clusters
    and institutes such as the Digital Curation Institute
    <http://dci.ischool.utoronto.ca/?page_id=296>, the Knowledge Media
    Design Institute <http://kmdi.utoronto.ca/>, Semaphore
    <http://semaphore.utoronto.ca/> and McLuhan Centre for Culture and
    Technology <http://www.chi.utoronto.ca/>. Learn more about our labs
    and institutes <http://ischool.utoronto.ca/institutes-labs> and
    iSchool participation in collaborative programs
    <https://ischool.utoronto.ca/future-students/apply/phd-apply/>.


    Degree Requirements: View the requirements
    <https://ischool.utoronto.ca/areas-of-study/phd-in-information-studies/>
    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
    <https://ischool.utoronto.ca/current-students/fees-financial-aid/phd-funding/>
    for all full-time doctoral students.



    Applications
    <https://ischool.utoronto.ca/future-students/apply/phd-apply/>**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
    <https://ischool.utoronto.ca/future-students/apply/phd-apply/>.

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 
<mailto:admissions.ischool at utoronto.ca>.



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