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New PhD Scholarships in Australia and in Amsterdam
New PhD Scholarships in Australia and in Amsterdam Melbourne, Australia: A PhD scholarship for research in the field of urban data is available through the Melbourne Networked Society Institute at the University of Melbourne. Cities around the world increasingly deploy varied and multiple data streams — from apps on user-devices to distributed sensor networks —…
Read MoreASIS&T Featuring Doctoral Student Research (Submission Deadline: July 1, 2016)
ASIS&T Featuring Doctoral Student Research (Submission Deadline: July 1, 2016) Are you a doctoral student in the writing stage or close to defending? ASIS&T would like to showcase your research! ASIS&T invites you to submit a short video (5 mins or less) that introduces the world to the exciting and engaging research you are doing. We are extending an invitation to those doctoral students who have: a) completed their coursework, qualifying examinations (or equivalent) and defended their proposals, and b) are in the process of analyzing/writing, or ready to defend their dissertations. In addition to the great visibility that your research receives, the best 20 submissions will win a free one-year ASIS&T membership (or free renewal). All vetted submissions will be featured on the ASIS&T website . ########################### SUBMISSION DEADLINE: July 1, 2016 ########################### TOPIC: Produce a short video (5 mins or less) that is the equivalent of an elevator speech about your dissertation research (related to the information field broadly construed). Please include the following elements in your video: Your Name and affiliation Your dissertation title, and the name of your advisor(s) What your research is about? How you went about it? What your findings indicate; and why it matters… (or any variant of these questions). While we encourage the elevator speech format (concise and well articulated), feel free to be as creative as you want to be! Please consult with your advisor(s) when preparing for the video. And remember to practice, practice, practice. FORMAT: Format the video using PowerPoint, Prezi, Camtasia, Jing, Screencast-O-Matic, VoiceThread, or Brainshark. Include a statement that your video is created for “Doctoral Research @ ASIS&T”. If an updated video file is needed, we will contact you with additional instructions. Length: 5 minutes or less. Any videos longer than 5:59 mins will be automatically disqualified. Video Language: We are an international society, so we welcome a variety of languages. SUBMISSION: Upload the video to your YouTube account and submit the information below to: social@asist.org Subject line: “Doctoral Research @ ASIS&T” your full name and affiliation Email address Video Title URL to your video file You grant ASIS&T the right to feature your video on the ASIST website. PRIZES: All submitted videos will be reviewed by a committee. All approved videos will be featured on the ASIS&T website for a determined period of time. 20 videos featured on…
Read MoreWATCH – The ESC Webinar is now online!
WATCH – The ESC Webinar is now online! You wasn´t able to join our latest webinar on How to Write Successful Journal Manuscripts and Convince the Reviewer? No worries, you can watch the full webinar here. If you like the video you can also subscribe to our YouTube Channel: Asist European Student Chapter
Read MoreHow to write successful journal manuscripts and convince the reviewer
How to write successful journal manuscripts and convince the reviewer Dear friends, the European Student Chapter (ESC) invites you to its next webinar on: How to write successful journal manuscripts and convince the reviewer ==================================================== Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Time: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. CEST (UTC 3:00 p.m.) ==================================================== Experienced reviewers and editors from information science…
Read MoreResearch Associate (Doctoral candidate) (f/m) in Information Extraction/ Information Filtering @GESIS
Research Associate (Doctoral candidate) (f/m) in Information Extraction/ Information Filtering @GESIS For the department WTS at our location in Cologne, we are looking for a Research Associate (Doctoral candidate) (f/m) in Information Extraction/ Information Filtering (salary group TV-L EG 13, 100%, limited to 24 month) starting on September 1, 2016. GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the…
Read MorePhD student workshop: Collecting and analysing social media data
PhD student workshop: Collecting and analysing social media data The ESRC-funded “Social Media – Developing Understanding, Infrastructure & Engagement” (ES/M001628/1) award based at the University of Aberdeen is organising a workshop for PhD student researchers in the social sciences to come together to explore the challenges of collecting and analysing social media data. The workshop…
Read MoreThree PhD scholarships in internet research
Three PhD scholarships in internet research The Department of Media, Cognition, and Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, invites applications for three 3-year PhD scholarships. The successful candidates will be affiliated with the Peoples’ Internet (PIN) project sponsored by the Carlsberg Foundation. The candidates are expected to begin October 1, 2016, or as…
Read MoreBiomedical Big Data Sciences Pre-doctoral Training
Biomedical Big Data Sciences Pre-doctoral Training University of Missouri Informatics Institute Biomedical Big Data Sciences Pre-doctoral Training Funded by NIH T32 (2016-2021) Training Theme: Massive and Complex Data Analytics — Pre-doctoral Training in One Health Financial Package: Stipend – $23,376 annually Tuition and fees are covered Travel allowance: $3,000 annually Allowance for other…
Read MorePhD student positions in Library and Information Science
PhD student positions in Library and Information Science One or two PhD student positions in Library and Information Science at the Department of Archival Science, Library and Information Science, Museology and Cultural Heritage Studies (ALM) with starting date September 1, 2016 at the earliest. Education at the doctoral level consists of 4 years doctoral studentship…
Read MoreDe Gruyter Saur / IFLA Research Paper Award 2016
De Gruyter Saur / IFLA Research Paper Award 2016 Digital Libraries: Knowledge creation and sharing Goal: Advance research on Digital Libraries as environment facilitating collaboration, creation and sharing of knowledge Submissions are invited to focus on one of several of the following subthemes: Intersection of Digital Libraries and Digital Humanities User participation and crowdsourcing Linked…
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