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<b><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">e-Science PhD Fellowship</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">School of Information Studies, Syracuse University</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">(<a href="http://ischool.syr.edu/future/doctoral/phd.aspx" target="_blank">http://ischool.syr.edu/future/doctoral/phd.aspx</a>)</span></b></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">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.</span></p>
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PhD Study Support : </span></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">The
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will provide each fellow with (1) tuition, (2) stipend, (3) health
insurance, (4) research grant for research purposes, and (5) conference
traveling.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Eligibility:</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">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.</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Application:</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">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</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="http://ischool.syr.edu/academics/doctoralprograms/PhD/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://ischool.syr.edu/academics/doctoralprograms/PhD/</a>.</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">About e-Science:</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">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.</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">e-Science/Data Science in the iSchool at SU:</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">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.</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">About the PhD Program in Information Science and Technology:</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">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 <a href="http://ischool.syr.edu/future/doctoral/phd.aspx" target="_blank">http://ischool.syr.edu/future/doctoral/phd.aspx</a>. </span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">About IMLS:</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">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. <a href="http://www.imls.gov/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://www.imls.gov</a>. </span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Contact:</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Jian Qin</span></p>
</span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Ph.D., Associate Professor</span><span>
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