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Visiting Scholars

We encourage scholarly communication and welcome domestic or international visiting scholars.

Faculty & Post-Doc Visiting Scholars

Faculty & Post-Doc visiting scholars in the School of Information enjoy:

  • Library privileges identical to UA faculty
  • The privilege of auditing classes without fee or record (with the consent of the instructor and as space allows)
  • The privilege of attending and taking part in seminars
  • The use of laboratory and other space and facilities to the extent they are available
  • An on-campus office space

In addition, Visiting Scholars may purchase faculty and parking permits and tickets to Artist Series events at faculty rates.

Eligibility

To ensure a productive and pleasant visit for our guests and the best utilization of the school’s limited resources, you must:

  • Hold a Ph.D degree and research in an area that is of interests to School of Information faculty and students
  • Be self-supported financially. In some cases, a visiting scholar may be offered a paid adjunct faculty position
  • Identify a faculty sponsor who agrees to sponsor you. A faculty sponsor will be your main point of contact for your visit. Any full-time School of Information faculty may be a sponsor for a visiting scholar. You are encouraged to contact the potential sponsoring faculty before submitting an application. Please send application materials/letter of interest to a potential host faculty member, the host faculty member will confirm that they support the application along with the broader School of Information faculty group. 
  • Include your CV, a research plan and two letters of reference with your application
  • For non-US residents, the University of Arizona and the U.S. government require certain forms to be completed that require fees including the J-1 processing fee. Learn more about the J-1 Exchange Visitor program. These papers only need to be processed after we've accepted your application.

Visiting Student Scholars

Visiting student scholars at School of Information enjoy:

  • Library privileges identical with those of UA students
  • May attend and take part in public research presentations
  • Receive the use of laboratory and other space and facilities to the extent they are available
  • Required to present their research at the School of Information's public forums

Eligibility

Your application must include:

  • Complete CV
  • Statement of research to be carried out (If relevant, the research project must receive IRB approval)
  • You must identify a faculty sponsor who has agreed to sponsor you. A faculty sponsor will be your main point of contact for your visit. Any full-time School of Information faculty may be a sponsor for a visiting scholar. You are encouraged to contact the potential sponsoring faculty before submitting an application.
  • Advisor’s letter of recommendation plus 1 more academic letter of reference.
  • For non-US residents, the University of Arizona and the U.S. government require certain forms to be completed that require fees including the J-1 processing fee. Learn more about the J-1 Exchange Visitor program. These papers only need to be processed after we've accepted your application.

Inquiries and visiting scholar applications should be sent to the si_info email. Applications are accepted year round and will be reviewed in a faculty meeting.