[Ica-osgeo-labs] CyberGIS Fellows Program: Call For Proposals

[Wang, Shaowen]

Dear colleagues,


CyberGIS -- geographic information science and systems (GIS) based on
advanced cyberinfrastructure -- has emerged during the past several years
as a vibrant interdisciplinary field impacting a broad swath of scientific
domains and research areas. The NSF CyberGIS Project (www.cybergis.org)
has contributed significantly to the development of this field. Due to the
rapid development, most of the related curricula and education materials
do not systematically 1) teach concepts and principles underlying
cyberGIS; and 2) cover problem solving skills revolving around cyberGIS.
To fill this gap, the CyberGIS Fellows Program established by the NSF
CyberGIS Project aims to catalyze the development of cutting edge cyberGIS
education materials and curricula. The Fellows will hold visiting
appointments within the CyberGIS Center for Advanced Digital and Spatial
Studies and National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and have opportunities to
develop collaborations with these two interdisciplinary programs.

The CyberGIS Fellows are expected to play important roles in charting the
future of cyberGIS education. This program is designed to be a competitive
one that provides seed funding for developing education materials in core
cyberGIS competency areas. Competitive fellowship proposals will involve
individual faculty or educators from higher education institutions in the
US with clear outcomes that advance the state of the art of cyberGIS
education.

For complete details about the CyberGIS Fellows program, including
eligibility and how to apply, go to
http://cybergis.illinois.edu/news/140501_fellows.html. Applications are
due by May 30, 2014, and awardees will be notified by June 14, 2014.

Please help us spread the word that we are now taking applications.
 

Thanks & best, 
-Shaowen

 
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Shaowen Wang, PhD

Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Centennial Scholar, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science (Primary)
Department of Computer Science
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Computational Science and Engineering Graduate Program
Informatics PhD Program

Founding Director
CyberGIS Center for Advanced Digital and Spatial Studies (CyberGIS Center)
CyberInfrastructure and Geospatial Information Laboratory (CIGI Laboratory)

Associate Director for CyberGIS, Senior Research Scientist
National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
Room 3102F, NCSA Building, 1205 W. Clark St., Urbana, IL 61801
Tel: +1 (217) 333-7608 | Fax: +1 (217) 244-1785