[Rdap] Interested in e-Science PhD Fellowship? Please read on--

[Melissa Weaver]

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  *e-Science PhD Fellowship*

*School of Information Studies, Syracuse University*

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*(http://ischool.syr.edu/future/doctoral/phd.aspx)*

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The e-Science fellowship is made available with a grant from the Institute
of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the Laura Bush 21st Century
Librarian Program. It is designated to produce future faculty who will
educate the next generation of information professionals. The PI is Dr.
Ping Zhang and Co-PI is Dr. Jian Qin.

 PhD Study Support : The fellowship will provide each fellow with (1)
tuition, (2) stipend, (3) health insurance, (4) research grant for research
purposes, and (5) conference traveling.

  Eligibility:

Prospective candidates should be US citizens or permanent residents who
have both science and library and information science backgrounds, are
interested in doing e-Science related research, and are willing to be a
faculty member once graduating with a PhD degree.


 Application:

Follow the regular procedure to apply to the PhD program in the School of
Information Studies at SU. In the personal statement, indicate your
interests in e-Science research and education. The doctoral committee will
review the prospective applicants for admissions. The deadline is Jan. 8,
2011. The online application site can be found at

http://ischool.syr.edu/academics/doctoralprograms/PhD/.


 About e-Science:

e-Science is a new way of conducting scientific research: sharing and
managing huge volumes of data and collaborating in various aspects. This
inevitably needs information professionals  to be able to solve large scale
information management problems. The changing breadth and nature of
educating the new generation of information professionals presents an
urgent call for preparing the future faculty for this new tasks.


e-Science/Data Science in the iSchool at SU:

The iSchool at SU has a track record on research and education on e-Science
and Data Science with funding from agencies such as NSF, IMLS, among
others. In addition to research, the school has several educational
programs at the graduate level, including the Certificate of Advanced Study
in Data Science to educate the new information professionals in science and
engineering disciplines. In recent years, the iSchool has been actively
recruiting new faculty members to support our ever growing research and
education in e-Science and Data Science areas.


 About the PhD Program in Information Science and Technology:

Founded in 1969, the PhD program at Syracuse University's School of
Information Studies is one of the finest interdisciplinary PhD programs in
the information field in the nation. It addresses information-related
phenomena in all settings: individual, organizational, societal, political,
and technical. The PhD program brings together relevant knowledge and
methods from information science, behavioral and social sciences,
management science, computer science, law and public policy. The program
has produced more than 100 PhD degrees so far. To learn more, visit
http://ischool.syr.edu/future/doctoral/phd.aspx.


 About IMLS:

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of
federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The
Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect
people to information and ideas. http://www.imls.gov.


  Contact:

Jian Qin
Ph.D., Associate Professor

   School of Information Studies
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244
http://eslib.ischool.syr.edu/jqin/
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