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<\/p>\n\u00a0Public Interest Technology (PIT) focuses on the development and realization of socially responsible solutions to the challenges in a technology-driven world.\u00a0 It serves as a critical foundation for 21st century education and a driver for research that addresses complex problems and advances solutions with positive community impact.<\/p>\n
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The Public Interest Technology Initiative at UMass Amherst (PIT@UMass<\/a>) seeks to develop critical thinking, tech and social literacy, and pragmatic strategies needed to promote personal and professional social responsibility.\u00a0 Through the development of curricular, research, experiential and outreach offerings across UMass Amherst\u2019s diverse schools and colleges, PIT@UMass seeks to provide today\u2019s students and tomorrow\u2019s professionals the awareness and expertise they need to navigate today\u2019s complex world.\u00a0 For more information about the PIT@UMass Initiative, see https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/<\/a><\/p>\n The 2023 PIT Faculty Fellowship will focus on building public interest-focused interdisciplinary <\/strong>research<\/strong> that explores PIT questions and solutions.\u00a0 The research proposed must<\/p>\n Each Fellowship will provide seed funding to a research team to support the groundwork or strengthen ongoing work that will ultimately be submitted for external funding.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n PIT research projects can come from any area but many problems come at the interface of 1) complex science or societal problems, 2) the need to develop or use information technologies to help solve these problems responsibly and ethically, and 3) the need for technological and social solutions to be be beneficial for all.\u00a0 For example, campus Carbon Zero efforts will have to combine strategies for sustainability, responsible incorporation of sensor data from humans, the physical and built environment, and economic and cultural models that ensure that pro-active and remediation strategies are available and applicable to everyone.<\/p>\n We expect to support 7-11 2023 PIT Fellows (depending on budgets).\u00a0 The PIT Fellows will meet as a cohort and share their work with each other and the campus in private and public events in a format loosely based on Harvard\u2019s Radcliffe Fellowship \u2013 known for developing work with both depth and impact.\u00a0 They will join the evolving PIT@UMass community, providing feedback for ongoing efforts, providing role models to students and colleagues interested in PIT research, and helping raise awareness with the broader community.<\/p>\n This year, three of the Faculty Fellowships will be co-sponsored by UMass Amherst Colleges.<\/i>\u00a0 We invite applications from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences <\/b>for a PIT Faculty Fellowship targeted at interdisciplinary SBS efforts, the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences <\/b>for a PIT Faculty Fellowship targeted at interdisciplinary CICS efforts, and the Marieb College of Nursing <\/b>for a PIT Faculty Fellowship targeted to interdisciplinary Nursing efforts. (Applications from SBS, CICS, and Nursing will also be considered for the remaining, remaining \u201copen\u201d PIT Faculty Fellowships).<\/p>\n In the application, PIT Fellowship teams (1+ researchers, all researchers share the team stipend, all researchers are designated 2023 PIT Fellows) will describe proposed work.\u00a0 In addition to this work, all 2023 PIT Fellows will be expected to<\/p>\n Any tenure and non-tenure track faculty from any UMass Amherst School or College who can serve as the PI of an externally funded grant may apply.\u00a0 As stated above, the research proposed must<\/p>\n The proposed work must not already be supported by external funds.\u00a0 Applicants are asked to write a mini-proposal (see template) addressing the following questions (application template at the end of this document)<\/p>\n To apply, please use this\u00a0form<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to develop your proposal.\u00a0 Please submit the proposal by February 1, 2023.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Notifications of acceptance will be sent out no later than March 1, 2023<\/b>.<\/p>\n Please contact fberman@umass.edu<\/strong><\/a> and pit@umass.edu<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PIT@UMass Faculty Fellowship – 2023 What is Public Interest Technology? 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Eligibility, logistics and stipend<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Stipend<\/b><\/h2>\n
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To Apply<\/b><\/h2>\n
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