[PD] PhD opportunities with a competitive graduate assistantships available at Virginia Tech

[Ico Bukvic]

Please pardon the cross-posting,


*My lab is currently looking to recruit additional highly motivated and
competitive Human-Centered Design (HCD) PhD-level students with interest
and experience in the following areas *(listed in no particular order)*:*


   - New Interfaces for Musical Expression
   - Novel approaches to spatial and immersive sound, including VR/AR/MR/XR
   scenarios
   - Data sonification
   - Application of sound and music in everyday scenarios, including
   automotive industry
   - K-12 STEM education using sound and music
   - Other Human-Computer-Interaction + Sound/Music research topics

*If interested, please contact me directly at <ico at vt.edu <ico at vt.edu>>.*


*ABOUT HCD*

Virginia Tech's individualized Human-Centered Design (HCD
<https://hcd.icat.vt.edu>) iPhD transdisciplinary degree, offered by
the Graduate
School <https://graduateschool.vt.edu/>, is closely aligned with the
Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT <https://icat.vt.edu>)
and its Creativity + Innovation (C+I <http://ci.icat.vt.edu>) initiative
that serves as its administrative home. This HCD iPhD is a degree designed
primarily to support individually tailored PhD experiences, allowing
students to actively participate in shaping their plan of study across
multiple design-related disciplines in a pursuit of research that defies
traditional disciplinary boundaries.

In addition to externally funded faculty-led grants and student-led
fellowships designed to support graduate researchers, HCD iPhD also has a
dedicated pool of highly competitive 9-month graduate assistantships that
also cover the cost of tuition (excluding select fees). These
assistantships also offer some of the highest graduate student stipends
available at Virginia Tech. Students typically explore a subset of arts,
design, education, engineering, human-computer interaction, and technology,
and their application and evaluation in impactful scenarios.


The program prides itself in having a low-enrollment and highly individual
attention to students. Its affiliation with ICAT and C+I
<http://ci.icat.vt.edu/> offers access to some of the world-class facilities
<https://icat.vt.edu/studios.html> and infrastructure, including ICAT’s Cube
<https://icat.vt.edu/studios/the-cube.html>. Current and past students
enrolled in the program have been also funded through a number of federal
foundations and agencies, including NSF, NASA, ONR, and more.

*HOW TO APPLY*

Students interested in the program are expected to have a high level of
maturity and independence and should, as part of their application, explore
affiliated faculty and identify and communicate with aspirational mentors
and potential committee members who will be instrumental in helping them
achieve their research and dissertation goals. People who apply must have a
Master’s degree or equivalent experience. The application should be also
supplemented by a 3-page essay covering what the student’s scholarly
interest, how such an interest may fit the HCD program (typically a genuine
need to explore 3 disciplines), why the student sees VT and HCD as the
perfect fit for their research needs, *as well as whom they have been in
contact and who has agreed to serve as their mentor (pending admission)*.The
application should be also complemented by an online portfolio (e.g. a
website) showcasing student’s past and current work. For additional
information on how to apply, please visit the HCD website
<https://hcd.icat.vt.edu>.

While the program reviews applications on a rolling basis with an option of
admission in fall, spring, and summer semesters, preference will be given
to applications submitted for the fall (October 1) and spring (February 1)
deadlines. When possible and applicable, the program seeks to fund all its
admitted students. Both the admission and the graduate assistantship award
are merit-based.


Students awarded the degree will receive their diploma either through the
home department of their primary mentor, or, if the primary mentor's home
department does not offer a graduate degree, through the Graduate School.
For the non-US applicants, please note that the granted degree is not
considered a STEM degree and is therefore currently not eligible for the
extended optional practical training option.

In part due to the ongoing pandemic, prospective students are not required
to supply their GRE scores. For additional information, please consult
the Graduate
School website <https://graduateschool.vt.edu/>.

For general questions and application information please contact
co-directors:

Dr. Ivica Ico Bukvic <ico at vt.edu>

Dr. Scott McCrickard <dmccrick at vt.edu>

Web: https://hcd.icat.vt.edu

Application Portal:
https://graduateschool.vt.edu/admissions/how-to-apply.html

Best,

Ico

-- 
Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A.
Director, Creativity + Innovation
Director, Human-Centered Design iPhD
Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology

Virginia Tech
Creative Technologies in Music
School of Performing Arts – 0141
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-6139
ico at vt.edu

ci.icat.vt.edu
l2ork.icat.vt.edu
ico.bukvic.net
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