Guidelines for Prospective Visiting Faculty, Post-doctoral Students, and Advanced PhD Students

Department of Communication

University of Washington

6/16/2010

The Department of Communication welcomes visiting faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and advanced PhD students from across the US and around the world. The Department requests from each international visitor a one-time donation of 250 USD, and provides visitors visa support, basic technical and administrative support, access to university libraries, and a shared office in which to work. The Department hosts up to four visiting scholars at a time: two faculty / post-doctoral students and two advanced PhD students.

In selecting visiting scholars each year, the Department looks for a good fit between the research interests of the prospective visitor and at least 2-3 of the faculty and graduate students in the Department. Prospective visitors need to secure a departmental “sponsor,” that is, a faculty member in the department whose research interests align with theirs and who is willing to speak in favor of their visit.

Visiting scholars are welcome at all departmental colloquia and department events, and may audit courses with the permission of the instructor. They are expected to:

- give a colloquium lecture during their stay;
- produce a working paper to be posted on the department website;
- interact regularly with departmental faculty and graduate students; and
- involve departmental graduate students in their research if appropriate.

Visiting scholars are also encouraged to enrich the departmental community in other ways, such as by participating in graduate seminars, initiating topical reading groups for faculty and students, collaborating on research projects and symposia, and inviting members of the departmental community to their home institutions.

Applications for visits to the department may be sent to the Department Chair, Dr. David Domke (domke@u.washington.edu). Applications should include a brief description of general research interests and of the specific research to be conducted while visiting the Department, an explanation regarding why this department would be a good environment in which to conduct the proposed research, the name of the faculty member in the department who has agreed to serve as a sponsor for your visit, two reference letters, and a curriculum vita.