[AISWorld] University of Maryland iSchool Welcomes PhD Applications

[Ping Wang]

University of Maryland, College Park
College of Information Studies-Maryland’s iSchool

The iSchool at the University of Maryland invites creative and 
forward-thinking individuals to apply for the Ph.D. in Information 
Studies program. Located near Washington DC, Maryland’s iSchool offers 
unparalleled opportunities for students to pursue research-oriented 
employment careers. Students learn to conduct original research through 
one-on-one mentoring relationships with faculty members in diverse 
disciplines as Computer Science, Humanities, Information Policy, 
Information Science, Information Systems, and Library Science. This year 
funding (e.g., fellowships, scholarships, and assistantships) is 
available to support students interested in:

 > Accessibility
 > Big Data (Large-scale Data Mining)
 > Broadband Networks
 > Citizen Science
 > Computational Sustainability
 > Data Management and Data Science
 > Digital Innovation/Information Technology Innovation
 > Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
 > Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D)
 > Interaction Design and Children
 > Learning Technologies
 > Mobile Computing
 > Smart Cities
 > Social Computing
 > Technology Ethics
 > Values in Design

Please join us on Tuesday, September 23, at 4:30 pm for an information 
session, or Friday, October 10, at 11am (EDT) for a virtual information 
session [details for both sessions are at: 
http://ischool.umd.edu/content/information-sessions]. Learn more about 
Maryland's iSchool [http://ischool.umd.edu] and the PhD in Information 
Studies program [http://ischool.umd.edu/phd]. Apply online 
[http://ischool.umd.edu/content/phd-admissions] by December 1 (November 
1 for international applicants).

Inquiries should be directed to Maryland's iSchool Admissions 
<ischooladmission at umd.edu>.