[Commlist] Fully Funded PhD positions in Media and Communications at University of Illinois (UIUC)

====Fully Funded PhD positions in Media and Communications at University 
of Illinois (UIUC)=====

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*A newly formed research group* comprising Drs. Ewa Masłowska 
<https://media.illinois.edu/advertising/maslowska-ewa>, Margaret Ng 
<https://media.illinois.edu/journalism/ng-yee-man-margaret>and Harsh 
Taneja <https://media.illinois.edu/advertising/taneja-harsh>are 
recruiting prospective students for fully-funded PhD positions in the 
Institute of Communications Research 
<https://media.illinois.edu/phd-program/about-icr>at the University of 
Illinois Urbana-Champaign.


Our PhD program is very interdisciplinary. Students in our program take 
a very eclectic view of communications, with an international focus, 
integrating a variety of theories and methods.

Our group is  specifically looking for students with interests in the 
following areas, broadly defined

 1.

    Consumer and audience research

 2.

    Media/news consumption across digital platforms

 3.

    Social media behaviors

 4.

    Audits of algorithmic and recommendation systems as they relate to
    news/social media and/or advertising.

 5.

    Spread and effects of misinformation


You will join a large cosmopolitan PhD community with about 40 students 
<https://media.illinois.edu/icr/profiles>enrolled in the program across 
cohorts, but will have the opportunity to also become a part of a small 
group of students and faculty with mutually shared interests. 
_Currently, three doctoral students are working with us directly_:


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    Sakshi Bhalla - Social contexts, journalistic practices and their
    role in mitigating and exacerbating misinformation

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    Rik Ray - Social media affordances and their relationship with media
    consumption patterns

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    Maggie Zhang - Political communication


Methodologically, we are very diverse and encourage students to adopt 
methods (including mixed-methods) that are best suited for the questions 
at hand. We have expertise in analyzing passively collected behavioral 
data, social media data, conducting online and offline experiments and 
surveys, as well as applied computational methods (machine learning, 
network analysis, text mining, etc).


_Our doctoral program offers 5 years of guaranteed funding_ through 
research and teaching assistantships as well as opportunities for 
no-obligation fellowships. The current compensation results in a full 
tuition waiver stipend of $2,100 per month, before taxes, for 9 months 
per year (generous for the low cost of living in Urbana-Champaign) and 
covers health insurance. A small university fee of $500 per semester may 
apply towards free buses, student health and use of the recreation 
center. There are opportunities for additional funding during the summer.


Interested candidates must formally apply to the ICR PhD program by the 
deadline of December 15 
(https://media.illinois.edu/institute-communications-research/admission-requirements 
<https://media.illinois.edu/institute-communications-research/admission-requirements>) 
Informally, we encourage you to contact either of us to know more about 
our program and discuss whether you may be a good fit. Further, if you 
do apply and want to work with us, please also let us know so that we 
have the opportunity to provide our inputs on your applications to the 
admissions committee.


Our contacts: Inquiries are encouraged

Dr. Ewa Masłowska (ehm /at/ illinois.edu) <mailto:(ehm /at/ illinois.edu)>; Dr. 
Margaret Ng (ymn /at/ illinois.edu) <mailto:(ymn /at/ illinois.edu)>Dr. Harsh Taneja 
(harsht /at/ illinois.edu) <mailto:(harsht /at/ illinois.edu)>



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