[Air-L] PhD positions in misinformation/partisanship/polarization/propaganda/platforms/etc.

[Deen Freelon]

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The University of North Carolina’s Hussman School of Journalism and 
Media invites applications to its MA and doctoral programs for fall 2020 
admission. In addition to our long-standing specializations in health 
communication; media processes and production; political, social, and 
strategic communication; media uses and effects; and media law and 
policy, we are especially excited about our newly-launched Center for 
Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP). Master’s and PhD 
students interested in misinformation, partisanship, polarization, 
propaganda, platforms, political institutions, journalism, and related 
issues will have opportunities to collaborate on interdisciplinary 
research projects led by the center’s four principal researchers:


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    Deen Freelon, associate professor, Hussman School

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    Daniel Kreiss, associate professor, Hussman School

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    Alice Marwick, assistant professor, Department of Communication

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    Zeynep Tufekci, associate professor, School of Information and
    Library Sciences


Graduate members of CITAP will have access to a wide variety of 
resources, including generous travel funding, privileged digital 
datasets, a newly refurbished dedicated lab space, workshops and reading 
groups, and faculty and graduate students from the School of Information 
and Library Sciences and the Department of Communication. In addition to 
the principal researchers, potential collaborators will include 
postdoctoral researchers, visiting scholars, affiliate faculty, a 
dedicated programmer, and a new core faculty member who will join us in 
August 2020.


Applicants to the Hussman School of Journalism and Media’s doctoral 
program will be considered for CITAP affiliation. The Hussman School 
offers generous competitive funding packages including the prestigious 
Roy H. Park fellowships which guarantee three years of funding, 
including tuition waivers, a generous stipend, and technology and 
research funding. The Hussman School features an approximately 80% 
placement rate in tenure-track and postdoctoral positions and over $1M 
in external funding annually.


To apply, visit https://applynow.unc.edu/apply/and select the program in 
which you are interested. The PhD application deadline is Tuesday, Dec 
3, 2019, while the MA deadline is Tuesday, Dec 10, 2019. For more 
information on graduate study at Hussman, visit http://hussman.unc.edu/grad

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Deen Freelon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor -> Hussman School of Journalism and Media
Principal Researcher -> Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
http://dfreelon.org | @dfreelon <https://twitter.com/dfreelon> | 
https://github.com/dfreelon | https://citap.unc.edu/