[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 Information Policy, Information Science, Information 
Systems, and Computer Science. This year funding (fellowships, 
scholarships, and assistantships) is available to support students 
interested in:

 > Big Data/Data Science

 > Citizen Science

> Cybersecurity

 > Digital Archives

 > Digital Innovation

 > Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

 > Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D)

 > Information Technology (IT) Innovation

 > Learning Technologies

 > Open Data

> Open Online Communities

 > Participatory Design

 > Privacy

> Research Communication

 > Social Computing

 > Social Media

 > Technology Ethics

 > Urban Computing

> Visual Analytics

 > Visualization

Please join us for an information session on Tuesday, September 29, at 5 
pm (in-person or online <https://webmeeting.umd.edu/phdinfosep29/>) or 
on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 11am (online 
<https://webmeeting.umd.edu/phdinfooct1/> only). Details for both 
sessions are at [http://go.umd.edu/4b4]. RSVP here [http://go.umd.edu/4b3].

Learn more about Maryland's iSchool [http://ischool.umd.edu] and the PhD 
in Information Studies program [http://ischool.umd.edu/phd]. For best 
consideration, apply online [http://go.umd.edu/4bo] by January 15, 2016 
(December 1, 2015 for international applicants).

-- 
Ping Wang, Ph.D.
Director of Ph.D. Program
Associate Professor
College of Information Studies (iSchool)
University of Maryland
4105 Hornbake Building, South Wing
4130 Campus Dr.
College Park, MD 20742