PhD Traineeships Available For PhD Students Who Entered in Fall 2019

PhD traineeships, with two years of full funding, are available through a new NSF NRT: Data and Informatics Graduate Intern-traineeship in Materials at the Atomic Scale (DIGI-MAT).

The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and the Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) in the Grainger College of Engineering are co-hosting a new National Science Foundation NRT program on Materials and Data Science starting in Spring 2020. Participating academic units include the departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Science and Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Statistics, and the iSchool. More information is available here: https://digi-mat.ncsa.illinois.edu

Applications are sought immediately for paid PhD traineeships beginning in August 2020 (for PhD students who entered programs at Illinois in August 2019) and for August 2021 (for PhD students planning to enter programs at Illinois in August 2020). The full traineeship period is 4-5 years -- with two years of full funding at the level of an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, and a tuition waiver -- provided by the DIGI-MAT program. The program includes specialized curricula; internship opportunities in industry, national labs, and academia; as well as professional development opportunities.

Applications, consisting of a letter from the PhD advisor (or prospective advisor), a copy of the student’s curriculum vitae, and a one page summary of the proposed PhD project relevant to data science and materials at the atomic scale, should be sent to the DIGI-MAT PI and Director, Prof. Harley T. Johnson, at htj@illinois.edu.

Selections will be based upon (1) the fit of the proposed PhD projects to the goals of the DIGI-MAT program, (2) the academic record of the PhD student, and (3) the need to balance the awards across the participating units and with respect to demographics.

For more information: //ws.engr.illinois.edu/blogs/getfile/23/40470