IAS Warwick Visiting Professor/Associate Professor

We offer a visiting fellowship program for Professors/Associate Professors. This scheme allows Warwick departments to invite distinguished academics and other high-profile individuals to Warwick for extended stays and various longer-term activities.

Visiting fellowships allow the university to create substantial links with researchers and other high-profile figures from around the globe who will enrich the academic life of the University and help us achieve our strategic aims. The IAS visiting fellowships provide a mechanism to achieve this and to support long-lasting collaborations with researchers around the world.

Our visiting fellowship schemes allow our academics to invite researchers who are already established in an academic career or make connections outside academia, as well as providing a mechanism to host outstanding postdoctoral researchers to facilitate the development of a fellowship application based at Warwick.

Academics At Risk

• We have now welcomed ten Ukrainian scholars, and family members, who were at risk as a result of the war in Ukraine.
• These Fellows are working with Departments across all faculties.
• Funding comes from the Fernandes Fellowship and the University of Warwick
• We also thank local families and Warwick colleagues who are now hosting Fellows via the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

Offer to Fellows

IAS Visiting Fellowships support visits of from ten days to ten weeks in order to enrich the academic life of the University and create lasting links with established academics and other high-profile figures from around the globe. These fellowships advance the mission of the IAS by bringing new expertise and knowledge to Warwick in order to share it with an interdisciplinary audience of researchers and to create ongoing research collaborations.

• Title IAS Visiting Professor/Associate Professor
• Fellowships are awarded for between 10 days and 10 weeks
• Travel costs up to £2,500
• Up to £500 to support fellowship activities delivered at Warwick
• Small per diem payment to support living expenses when based at Warwick
• Accommodation in the IAS housing at Cryfield Cottage (this is shared accommodation and subject to availability).
• University email account and ID card, which will enable access to the library and other University facilities, including access to the host department’s equipment and facilities, as agreed by the Department.

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Expectations of Fellows

Fellows will be hosted by their nominator, and will largely be based in the nominator's department and they will be expected to undertake a programme of research and other research related activities which engage across departments and disciplines. The visiting fellow will be expected to spend time in the IAS, presenting research and engaging with our Early Career Researcher community. This will be in the form of a research presentation which will be open to everyone at Warwick. The fellowship activities should be appropriate to the scholarship and experience of the fellow and may include activities such as:

• Developing research collaborations, publications & funding applications with the nominating host and other academics
• Networking and engagement with IAS postdoctoral fellows and other early career researchers to give insight into academic career development and opportunities outside the UK
• Exploration of collaborative research opportunities with other groups & individuals at Warwick
• Interdisciplinary engagement of researchers beyond the host academic department, possibly through participation in the activity of the Spotlights and other interdisciplinary research Institutes at Warwick
• Research training events targeted at early career scholars (e.g. IAS Accolade Programme, DTPs, Faculty postdoc groups, etc) which aim to develop knowledge and expertise not otherwise available at Warwick
• Events aimed at a public audience, possibly in collaboration with Warwick Institute of Engagement
• Research talks, workshops or other events aimed at engaging an audience beyond the Fellow’s immediate field of specialism and developing new research collaborations
• Presentation of Fellow’s core research to a specific disciplinary audience (e.g departmental research seminars)

Appointment type

Commonly, visiting associates will be individuals of appropriate academic/professional standing who are employed by another university or similar institution. Visiting associates may also be from outside academia, such as in the arts or business. The association will be made at an appropriate academic standing equivalent to a University of Warwick appointment level (Associate Professor or Professor).

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Deadline for Applications

Applications for visiting fellowships for 25/26 are now open. There will be two calls annually:

Call opens:
2nd June 2025
1st December 2025
1st June 2026

Deadline for applications:
14th July 2025
12th January 2026
13th July 2026

Results announced:
26th August 2025
24th March 2026
27th August 2026

Please note that IAS accommodation is limited and specific dates cannot be guaranteed. Please check the current availability of accommodationLink opens in a new window to see when we are most likely to be able to accommodate visitors and indicate alternative dates for the visit whenever possible since this will increase the chance of us being able to accommodate the Visiting Fellow. Please note that late applications will not be accepted and will need to be resubmitted in the following round.

Review Criteria

Proposals will be reviewed by a small college comprising representatives of IAS and relevant academic or other colleagues. Applications will be assessed on:

• Quality of the proposed Fellow's contribution to their field, as attested by CV
• The ability of the programme to advance collaborative research activities and the potential for future funding opportunities
• The ability of programme events to enrich the research environment across a wide range of departments and career stages
• Quality of the proposed activities the fellow will undertake

Terms and Conditions of Visiting Fellowship

For visitors hosted through this scheme, the IAS will be responsible for the following:

• Arranging travel and accommodation in the IAS facilities
• Completing all HR processes to set up the visitor status
• Communicating and coordinating with the visitor about their participation in IAS events

The host academic and department will be responsible for hosting the fellow and supporting the IAS in completing all the relevant forms and collecting any visiting fellow information required ( e.g for PR4 forms, RTA forms, bank details and Visiting Fellow information for the IAS website).

The academic host is also responsible for completing the Visiting Fellow Final Report at the end of the fellowship and providing any information requested by the IAS in subsequent years to allow the tracking of outcomes arising from the Visiting Fellowship

Application Guidelines

All nominations must be made by a permanent Warwick academic staff member (including probationary staff) or holder of a fellowship awarded by an external funder (the duration of which extends beyond the proposed activity). The Nominator is expected to be present during the tenure of the Fellowship and is responsible for liaising with the nominated Fellow prior to the submission of the application and coordinating their events.

All applications, CVs and letters of support must be saved in the following format: SURNAME_FIRSTNAME_Application form | SURNAME_FIRSTNAME_ CV | SURNAME_FIRSTNAME_ Letter of Support

Application Procedure

The following documents should be submitted using the form below:

1. A completed application formLink opens in a new window, making sure it has been signed by the Head of Department and Departmental Administrator.
2. A CV (maximum 4 pages, in English) for the proposed Fellow highlighting any publications, activities or achievements that are especially relevant to this application.
3. A letter of support (or email) from the proposed Fellow's home institution, written and signed by a Head of Department, Head of School or senior level colleague within the institution. The letter should provide support for the visit and confirmation of the fellow's position at the institution.
4. Complete the Equal Opportunities survey