Dear AoIR colleagues, If you have students who are considering applying to PhD programs, please forward them this information. Dr. Keith Hampton and Dr. Johannes Bauer are seeking applicants for multiple fully-funded positions as research associates in the Information and Media PhD program in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. Applications are due December 1, 2022 to begin in the 2023-24 academic year. Qualified applicants will receive tuition, stipend and benefits for four years and will be affiliated with the Quello Center <https://quello.msu.edu/>. Students will collaborate as part of a team of researchers pursuing research questions that address taken for granted assumptions about the implications of new media, information policy, and Internet regulation. Current and emerging research addresses digital equity and inclusion, social and psychological well-being, platform regulation, challenges of disinformation, and information ethics. Applicants with a methodological background in survey research, quantitative methods, and computational research approaches are especially welcome. The Information and Media PhD program is multidisciplinary in nature and is welcoming to students with diverse training in areas such as economics, sociology, political science, information studies, communication, policy, and related fields. Applicants should explain the relevance of their background and interests for their interest in studying issues related to technology and society. https://comartsci.msu.edu/academics/academic-departments/default/graduate/ph... -- ___________________________________________________________ *Keith N. Hampton, Ph.D.* Professor, Department of Media and Information Director of Academic Research, Quello Center Affiliate Faculty, Department of Sociology Affiliate Faculty, Canadian Studies Center *Michigan State University* www.mysocialnetwork.net www.twitter.com/mysocnet