IAS Distinguished Visiting Fellowship Scheme

Nominations are now open for the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) Distinguished Visiting Fellowship (DVF) scheme which will allow us to bring to Birmingham outstanding academics from around the world for research collaborations and the enrichment of campus life. The guidelines for making a nomination are below:

Purpose

  • To attract outstanding academics across all career stages, who are operating at the cutting edge of their disciplines to work collaboratively with colleagues at the University of Birmingham.
  • To focus on new and existing areas that are timely, relevant to national and international priorities and cross disciplinary boundaries.

Timing

  • IAS will host fellows for visits of up to six months. We would normally expect fellows to spend a minimum of one month with us although cases for shorter visits will be considered.

Resources

The IAS will:

  • Cover costs associated with the Fellow travelling to Birmingham from their home institution
  • Arrange and cover the cost of accommodation
  • Provide a research honorarium of up to £800 per month (pro rata)
  • Organise access to Library and IT services
  • Support networking through meetings and events across the University
  • Facilitate a DVF network
  • Organise and support public events and workshops agreed with the dissemination plan

 

The academic hosting department/school will:

 

  • Provide desk/office space
  • Provide support for induction to the host department
  • Work with IAS and DVF to plan implementation of the objectives and dissemination plan

Assessment and selection

Normally, an internal selection panel comprising DoR or their nominee will advise the Director.

Applications will be assessed against the following criteria:

  • Academic excellence and standing against career stage of the proposed DVF
  • The extent to which the visit will enhance existing collaborative research or pump prime new areas

The value of the research outputs and their impact

The Distinguished Visiting Fellow will be expected to:

  • Participate in IAS activities and engage with staff and research students in relevant Departments, Schools and Colleges at The University of Birmingham
  • Present an IAS seminar and or public lecture
  • Write a short report on activities and achievements against objectives outlined at application stage (within 6 months of the end of the fellowship)
  • Acknowledge IAS support in any publications resulting from their period of stay in Birmingham
  • Become a member of the cohort of IAS DVF alumni group

Deadlines

 

The first deadline is 20 September 2013, with further calls for deadlines 17 January, 11 April, and 11 July 2014

 

Proposals from Internal Sponsor

 

 

A case for support of up to 500 words from the internal sponsor to demonstrate fit to the objectives of the scheme and likely outcomes from the collaboration, together with a dissemination plan with specifics that will be delivered during the visit (e.g. seminar, workshop, public lecture, webinars, blog) and subsequently (e.g. publications, new research projects) which will demonstrate the value of the visit to the academic community and external stakeholders and organisations.

  • Short CV of applicant
  • Confirmation from the applicant that if IAS were to offer a Fellowship they would accept, together with an indication of when they expect to be in Birmingham.

 

Where there is a need to move quickly to secure exceptional individuals, Directors of Research and the Director of the IAS will fast track applications and sign off proposals outside the published deadlines.

Please contact Sue Gilligan with any questions.

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