Apply Now! Summer School in Computational Social Science in Nigeria (Funded by Covenant University)

We are pleased to announce the call for applications for the first Summer Institute in Computational Social Science in Nigeria that will take place [physically] on June 19-29, 2022, at Covenant University (Nigeria). Participation at SICSS-Covenant is open to postgraduate students, early-career academics and researchers from all African countries, fields of study (e.g. Computer Science, Social Science, Public Health, Statistics etc.).

The instructional program for the Institute will feature lectures, tutorials, group and participant-led research projects focusing on diverse aspects of data science, including but not limited to data analysis in R, web-scrapping, machine learning, social media data analytics, non-probability digital sampling and others. We hope that the summer institute will foster opportunities for collaborative research projects that apply computational methods to digital data or traditional data sources to better measure progress towards sustainable development goals.

About 20 participants will be invited, and there is also a limited number of financial assistance to cover international participants’ travel expenses. Meals and accommodation at Covenant University will also be covered for all accepted participants.

I would greatly appreciate it if you could kindly share details of the Institute with anyone (postgraduate students, postdocs, mentees and junior colleagues etc.) in your network who might be interested.

How To Apply

Applicants must submit the following documents:

• A curriculum vitae (max 4pages).
• A motivation letter (max two pages) describing why do you wish to attend SICSS-Covenant, your current research interests, future plans and how these intersect with the goals of this partner location.
• A supporting letter from a supervisor/head of department/line manager/mentor that can attest to applicant’s competence/potential and availability.
• Optional: Link(s) to one or two recent projects – this/these could include research publications, an online application developed by the applicant, or a tutorial led by the applicant.

Prospective participants can apply via: https://sicss.io/2022/covenant-university/apply until March 18, 2022.

Thanks Greatly

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Emmanuel Olamijuwon, PhD