SIMLAB at Koç University, Istanbul is looking for candidates for PhD studentships interested in working in the following topics:
- Online socialization
- Impression formation, relationship initiation and maintanance on social media
- Self-disclosure, communication and detection of emotions on social media
- Social media and identity
- Privacy attitudes, preferences and privacy management behavior of users
Candidates should have a background, and preferably graduate training, in social psychology, media studies, or other related fields. Candidates who have applied experience in quantitative research methods, statistical analysis, field management, and/or programming languages are particularly welcome.
Information regarding application procedures for PhD studentships are provided in the Design, Technology, & Society (DTS) PhD program webpage. Further inquiries about the application procedures should be sent to simlab@ku.edu.tr
Candidates who are accepted as PhD students will receive scholarships as described in the webpage of the Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Koç University