[Students-l] Fwd: [Sigifp-l] Funded PhD Position to Join PERVADE: Pervasive Data Ethics for Computational Research

[Michel Menou]

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Subject: 	[Sigifp-l] Funded PhD Position to Join PERVADE: Pervasive Data 
Ethics for Computational Research
Date: 	Mon, 9 Oct 2017 18:25:52 +0000
From: 	Michael T Zimmer <zimmerm at uwm.edu>
To: 	Sigifp-l at asis.org <Sigifp-l at asis.org>



Colleagues,  Please share this funded PhD opportunity at UW-Milwaukee 
with any interested students. (And my colleagues on PERVADE likely have 
similar opportunities!)

Michael Zimmer

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Michael Zimmer, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Information Studies
Director, Center for Information Policy Research
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
e: zimmerm at uwm.edu <mailto:zimmerm at uwm.edu>
w: www.michaelzimmer.org <http://www.michaelzimmer.org>



Are you a graduate student interested in big data, data ethics, internet 
research, or internet research ethics?
Are you looking for a funded PhD opportunity to explore these issues?

Then, join me at UW-Milwaukee to work on the PERVADE: Pervasive Data 
Ethics for Computational Research project (https://pervade.umd.edu/)! 
Details for this fully-fundedPhD research assistant position are below.

Application deadline for the UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies 
PhD program is January 15, 2018.

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
School of Information Studies

Project: PERVADE: Pervasive Data Ethics for Computational Research
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Zimmer

Funding Opportunity: Graduate Research Assistant
Funding Details: 50% annual appointment (includes monthly stipend, 
tuition remission, eligible for benefits, access to travel funding; 
renewable for up to 4 years)

The School of Information Studies at the University of 
Wisconsin-Milwaukee invites applications for an incoming Ph.D. student 
with interests in data ethics, information ethics, or internet research 
ethics to work with Dr. Michael Zimmer on the NSF-funded PERVADE: 
Pervasive Data Ethics for Computational Research project 
(https://pervade.umd.edu/). Students interested in information policy, 
critical information studies, internet studies, social media, and 
digital privacy are also encouraged to apply.

The incoming student will be under the supervision of Dr. Michael 
Zimmer, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Information 
Policy Research. Among the student’s responsibilities will be to assist 
Dr. Zimmer in various aspects of the PERVADE project, including project 
management activities, supervising undergraduate assistants, data 
collection, coding and analysis, and other tasks as assigned. The 
student will also assist with literature reviews, manuscript 
preparation, and dissemination of results, including conference 
presentations and publication opportunities.

The incoming student will be funded on a 50% annual Research Assistant 
appointment (renewable for up to four years), which includes tuition 
remission, a monthly stipend (including summer), and eligibility for 
university benefits. Full details of UW-Milwaukee graduate assistant 
policies are available at 
http://uwm.edu/graduateschool/graduate-assistant-policies-procedures/. 
The student will also have the opportunity to access funds for 
conference travel and related research expenses, and integrate with the 
broader PhD student cohort at the School of Information Studies.

Interested students must apply directly to the Ph.D. Program in 
Information Studies, and in their cover letter should (1) specifically 
indicate they are applying for the PERVADE graduate research assistant 
position, and (2) demonstrate their fit for the project. Students should 
also contact Dr. Michael Zimmer directly at zimmerm at uwm.edu 
<mailto:zimmerm at uwm.edu> to indicate they are applying for the PERVADE 
research assistant position. Applicants must meet Graduate School 
requirements plus SOIS requirements to be considered for admission to 
the Ph.D. program. Application deadline is January 15, 2018.

Additional information about the Ph.D. program in in Information Studies 
can be found at http://uwm.edu/informationstudies/academics/doctoral/, 
and application requirements are available at 
http://uwm.edu/informationstudies/academics/doctoral/phd/?target=admission.

Learn about the PERVADE: Pervasive Data Ethics for Computational 
Research project here: https://pervade.umd.edu/



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