All students offered a place on the Information School PhD program are guaranteed 5 academic years of full funding, including tuition, stipend, and health insurance.
Funded positions include teaching assistant, project assistant, and research assistant positions in the department. These positions are 50% (20 hours) per week.
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iSchool Graduate Assistant Positions
When assistantships are available they will be posted on the campus Student Jobs site and on the iSchool Daily Digest website. Follow the application instructions in the job post.
All Teaching Assistant (TA) hires are semester-by-semester and there is no presumption of reappointment. An exception to this is appointments with a funding guarantee, as with iSchool PhD students.
iSchool courses that typically employ TAs are:
- LIS 201: The Information Society
- LIS 202: Information Divides & Differences in a Multicultural Society
- LIS 351: Introduction to Digital Information
- LIS 461: Data and Algorithms: Ethics and Policy
Hiring criteria will generally be as follows but may differ in certain circumstances
- Seniority and experience
- Subject matter expertise
- Academic Standing
- Performance in prior TAships and Lecturer-Student Assistant appointments
If you have questions about iSchool assistantships, contact either:
- Steve Sylte, iSchool HR Coordinator, ssylte@wisc.edu
- Lori Ushman, iSchool Department Administrator, ushman@wisc.edu
Research and Travel Funding
During their time in the program, iSchool PhD students are eligible for departmental funding to support conference, research travel, and/or other research related expenses.
Students can apply to the Graduate School for a Conference Presentation Award and a Travel Research Grant.