The School of Information (iSchool) at the University of Arizona is accepting applications for Fall 2022 admission into our PhD program. *For more Information, please visit: https://ischool.arizona.edu/phd-information <https://ischool.arizona.edu/phd-information> * *The application deadline is January 02, 2022.* We are seeking a wide variety of students with different research interests and experiences, with emphasis in these areas: • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Text Retrieval • Virtual/mixed Reality • Game Development and Design • Human Computer Interaction (HCI) • Educational Technology • Digital Curation and Preservation • Archival Studies • Qualitative and Mixed Research Methods For students with interests in technology-focused areas, having advanced object-oriented programming skills, experience with machine learning toolkits such as scikit-learn or TensorFlow, and/or experience with widely used real-time development platforms such as Unity is a plus. Past instructional experiences, although not a requirement for admission, are also beneficial and should be highlighted in application materials. Funded positions will be available for select graduate students; those students will receive tuition remission and a stipend as they engage in instructional or research-related activity. The UArizona iSchool's mission is to inspire interdisciplinary understanding, diverse interpretation, creation, and use of the emerging knowledge and information environments of the 21st century through innovative instruction and state-of-the-art technology. The iSchool is a place for the interdisciplinary study of information, broadly conceived, and is focused on preparing students for living, thinking, and working in the digital age. The iSchool is the state of Arizona's only member of the iSchool caucus, a consortium of over 100 international programs focused on "enhancing the lives of people, the productivity of companies, the innovation cycles of industries, the design of technologies, the policies that govern technology and information use, information services to communities, and much more." The iSchool and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) are dedicated to creating a serious, open, free intellectual space for inquiry, one in which faculty, students, staff members, and community partners can participate fully, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, age, socio-economic status, citizenship status, size, abled status, language, religion, or any other characteristic. Strategically positioned to lead the University of Arizona's status as a Hispanic Serving Institution, the iSchool and SBS foregrounds our awareness of the deep ancestral footprint of our region's populations and cultures, including the Tohono O'odham and Pascua Yaqui peoples whose traditional lands we inhabit. We honor diverse knowledge traditions and lived experiences, and we strive to foster accessibility and equity, the conditions in which our members together can produce new, rigorous, urgent, and evidence-based knowledge. *For more Information, please visit: https://ischool.arizona.edu/phd-information <https://ischool.arizona.edu/phd-information>* *The application deadline is January 02, 2022.* If you have questions about the application process or materials, please reach out to our administrative support team through Eric Gonzales at ericgonzales@arizona.edu ------------------------------ Zack Lischer-Katz, Assistant Professor University of Arizona, iSchool, zlkatz@arizona.edu ------------------------------