[Air-L] Fully funded PhD opportunities in Social Media / Online Communities topics at the University of Michigan School of Information

[Oliver Haimson]

Faculty at the University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) in the
Social Media Research Lab (SMRL) are recruiting students for fully funded
PhDs in Social Media, Online Communities, and Social Computing. Our
students work with an interdisciplinary faculty to do world-class research
on topics such as:

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   social media use and online communities in daily, home, school, and work
   settings
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   how social media use impacts everyday life
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   how social media and online communities can be leveraged to positively
   impact wellbeing, social relationships, inclusion of marginalized
   communities, educational outcomes, and civic engagement
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   applying theories from computer-mediated communication, media studies,
   social psychology, science and technology studies, social computing,
   human-centered computing, justice, health, and accessibility to social
   media and online communities research


Students in UMSI’s doctoral program receive full funding for the duration
of their studies and are treated as colleagues. You will have many
opportunities to work with our world-renowned faculty on research projects;
collaborate with your peers; gain teaching experience; and gain breadth and
depth from exposure to diverse subfields of computing, the social sciences
and the humanities. Our doctoral students are exceptionally successful in
gaining employment in both academia and industry post-graduation; for
several years running, 100% of them have found a job in the field of their
choice.

POTENTIAL ADVISORS

UMSI (and the University of Michigan more generally) is one of the best
places in the world to study these topics. The following are some of the
UMSI faculty recruiting students interested in these areas. Don’t hesitate
to reach out with questions!

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   Mark Ackerman, https://www.socialworldsresearch.org/eecs/ackerm
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   Nazanin Andalibi, https://www.nazaninandalibi.net/
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   Robin Brewer, http://robinbrewer.com/
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   Michaelanne Dye, https://michaelannedye.com/
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   Nicole Ellison, http://www-personal.umich.edu/~enicole/
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   Eric Gilbert, http://eegilbert.org/
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   Oliver Haimson, http://oliverhaimson.com/
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   Libby Hemphill, www.libbyh.com
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   Cliff Lampe, https://www.si.umich.edu/people/clifford-lampe
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   Casey Pierce, http://www.caseyspierce.com/
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   Sarita Schoenebeck, https://yardi.people.si.umich.edu/
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   More HERE
   <https://www.si.umich.edu/people/directory/faculty?field_recruiting_target_id%5B24%5D=24>

UPCOMING AMA EVENTS

Join one of our Ask-Me-Anything panels next week with UMSI faculty
recruiting PhD students for Fall 2021. RSVP at http://bit.ly/umsi20ama to
get access to the Zoom link. RSVP closes 11/16.

APPLICATION

Applications for the PhD program are now open! More information can be
found here: https://www.si.umich.edu/programs/phd-information/how-do-i-apply


If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at
umsi.phd.admissions at umich.edu

-- 
Oliver Haimson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan | School of Information
oliverhaimson.com