[Students-l] Fwd: [Siguse-l] PhD opportunities at UT Austin's iSchool

[Michel Menou]

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Subject: 	[Siguse-l] PhD opportunities at UT Austin's iSchool
Date: 	Mon, 21 Nov 2016 14:25:09 -0600
From: 	Jacek Gwizdka <asis at gwizdka.com>
To: 	asis-l at asis.org, siguse-l at asis.org



UT Austin's School of Information is looking for talented students to 
join its Ph.D. Program.
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Our curriculum prepares our doctoral students to become high quality, 
high-impact researchers. UT Austin is one of the premier research 
universities in the US and the city of Austin is both a rapidly growing 
center for IT research and development and one of the country's most 
vibrant cities in which to live and work.

https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/programs/phd 
<https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/programs/phd>

Our school has a strong tradition of fully financially supporting our 
Ph.D. students through a combination of Research Assistantships, 
Teaching Assistantships, Fellowships and, in later years, teaching 
positions as Assistant Instructors. Our packages of support include 
tuition, health insurance, and a stipend sufficient to live comfortably 
in Austin.

PhD Applications for our School of Information, ranked 6th nationally, 
are due ***December 15th***. While we do not guarantee consideration of 
late applications, the closer to the deadline an application is 
received, the greater the likelihood that it will be considered. The 
application process is detailed on this page:

https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/admissions 
<https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/admissions> (please scroll down to PhD 
Program requirements)

Our Mission
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At the UT Austin School of Information, we are committed to making a 
difference in the world.

The study of information extends beyond any existing field. Our 
world-class faculty has expertise in a range of disciplines, from 
computer science, psychology, and engineering to anthropology, history, 
communications, English, science and technology studies, and more. We 
come together to study and educate people about the interactions of 
people and information; the processes of managing and organizing 
information for meaning and use; and the impact of new technologies and 
behaviors on individuals, organizations and society. We seek students 
who can see beyond current approaches to problems, who recognize that 
information transcends boundaries, and who are comfortable crossing 
disciplines in search of answers.

The greatest challenges facing today's modern information society are to 
tackle the extraordinary complexity of information, to discover 
principles and processes to manage its massive scale, and to leverage it 
to enhance our lives.

We seek the best and brightest people who thrive on challenges:

* People dedicated to creating new forms of information systems that can 
augment human and organizational capabilities

* People committed to exploring the human and technological principles 
and processes that underlie information complexity

* People seeking to understand human-computer interaction, from 
interacting with mobile devices, to systems in homes, organizations, and 
governments.

* People energized by a vision of a diverse society where access to 
relevant information is not a luxury but a requirement

* People appreciative of the importance and challenge of preserving and 
disseminating information on the human cultural record

Our faculty and students are passionate about information, and we 
welcome others who want to join us in helping to forge a better 
information society. We encourage prospective applicants to explore our 
faculty and our research.

https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/people/faculty_directory 
<https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/people/faculty_directory>

https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/research 
<https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/research>




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Jacek Gwizdka, PhD (Toronto) http://gwizdka.com/research
'Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate' - William 
of Ockham (1285-1349)
Research Talk <http://bit.ly/Jacek_RU_talk_2015> on NeuroIR
Assistant Professor at School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
1616 Guadalupe St,  Austin, TX 78701, USA |  Office 5.532 (5th floor)
Information eXperience (IX) lab Co-Director   |  ACM Senior Member
Distinguished Fellow of the Kosciuszko Foundation Collegium of Eminent 
Scientists
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