[AISWorld] [Master's Student Opportunity] Summer Research at Michigan School of Information

[Lionel Robert]

Are you interested in applying to a doctoral program or would you like to
find out more about what PhD programs entail? Interested in a research
career investigating such topics as the impact of libraries and archives,
instructional technology, user experience, privacy and security and health
informatics?

The University of Michigan School of Information is hosting a 12-week
intensive summer Research Experience for Master’s Students (REMS) from
other iSchool master’s programs or schools of library and
information science, *12-week paid summer research experience* *May
30–August 18, 2017*.

Come develop your research skills with world-renowned faculty and in
leading institutions on the U-M campus. The students selected for 2017 will
engage in a variety of research projects and receive close mentorship as
they investigate key issues in information science with UMSI faculty
or practitioners. The REMS program supplements the experience in the
research project with a broad range of educational and social activities
that create a community of scholars among participating students. Students
completing the program will be eligible to apply for funding to attend a
conference to present their research project.

*For descriptions of the research projects, as well as information on
eligibility and the application process*, please visit
https://www.si.umich.edu/research/research-experiences-masters-students.
Note that both current and graduating domestic students are eligible.
Applications will be accepted until *February 15, 2017*.

*Participant benefits*

·  Participation in an original research project with leading U-M faculty,
libraries and archives on campus, and graduate students

·  Develop research skills through one-on-one mentoring and instruction on
research

·  In-depth orientation on research in the information sciences and the
responsible conduct in research and scholarship and weekly educational
seminars

·  Potential for funding to attend a conference to present findings

·  $10,000 stipend

Top priority will be given to applicants from underrepresented populations
in graduate programs and/or from schools with limited research opportunities
.

For more information contact: UMSI-REMS at umich.edu.

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*New Paper(s): "Extending the Concept of Control Beliefs: Integrating the
Role of Advice Networks, Information Systems Research (ISR), Articles in
Advance <https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/134402>" *


*"The Influence of Early Respondents: Information Cascade Effects in Online
Event Scheduling, WDSM 2017"
<https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/134703>*

*"Does Collectivism Inhibit Individual Creativity? The Effects of
Collectivism and Perceived Diversity on Individual Creativity &
Satisfaction in Virtual Ideation Teams, CSCW 2017" *
<https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/133953>


Lionel P. Robert Jr.
Assistant Professor of Information
School of Information
University of Michigan
4388 North Quad
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285
Phone: 734-764-5296
Fax: 734-615-3587
Email: lprobert at umich.edu
School Website: https://www.si.umich.edu/people/lionel-robert
Personal Website:https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/lionelrobert/
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