The Graduate School User-Centred Social Media (UCSM) at the University of Duisburg-Essen invites applications for 12 fully funded PhD positions starting in October 2015. The positions are paid according to German TV-L E13 (starting from 43,000 €/year before taxes), for a duration of three years. Applicants should have a background in Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Psychology or Communication Science and, ideally, prior knowledge and experience in one or more of the areas listed above.
Study Subject(s): User-Centred Social Media
Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing PhD programme starting in October 2015.
Scholarship Provider: The University of Duisburg-Essen
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany
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( votes)Eligibility: Applicants should have a background in Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Psychology or Communication Science and, ideally, prior knowledge and experience in one or more of the areas.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Position is open for international applicants.
Scholarship Description: The Graduate School UCSM provides an interdisciplinary research environment with computer science and psychology as the main contributing disciplines. From this interdisciplinary perspective, it addresses research challenges related to Social Media which are understood as complex socio-technical systems characterized by features such as user-generated content, social interaction and awareness, and emergent functionality. Significant research gaps have been identified with respect to analyzing and understanding the characteristics and determinants of user behaviour, both at the individual and the collective level, as well as regarding the user-centred design of social media systems. Our research will build on theories and methods from the following fields:
• Media and communication psychology
• Decision making and decision support
• Human-computer interaction
• Information retrieval and mining
• Social network analysis and visualization
• Privacy and security engineering
• Media-supported collaboration and learning
Number of award(s): 12 fully funded PhD positions are offered.
Duration of award(s): The positions are paid according to German TV-L E13, for a duration of three years.
What does it cover? The positions are paid according to German TV-L E13 (starting from 43,000 €/year before taxes), for a duration of three years.
How to Apply: Applications should comprise a curriculum vitae, documentation of academic degrees and certificates and two academic contacts that can provide references. In addition, a written statement of the applicant’s research interests and related experience should be submitted as well as electronic copies of the applicant’s master thesis and/or relevant publications. Applicants are also invited to express their interest in one or more of the provisional research topics listed on the Website.
Scholarship Application Deadline: Applications, together with supporting documents, are to be submitted in electronic form to our Website until 2015-06-15.
