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Edinburgh Futures Institute is proud to open calls for their Visiting Fellowship programme, for visits in the 2025/26 academic year. Click here to learn more about this fellowship and apply for it.
Opportunity Details
In this dynamic academic environment, visitors will be able to interact with other fellows, researchers affiliated with the Futures Institute, their partners from the business and third sector, and students. Fellows will be able to take part in seminars and events programmes, and be able to access training courses, making for a highly enriching experience.
At the Edinburgh Futures Institute they challenge, create, and make change happen. They are focused on tackling today's increasingly complex issues by bringing people and disciplines together to spark the unexpected and make better futures possible.
They catalyse collaborative, data-driven and interdisciplinary research innovation across the University of Edinburgh and six key research areas:
Visits are expected to last 3-6 months, and must take place within an academic semester. Successful applicants will be expected to make a contribution to the local research community, through guest lectures or seminars, collaborating on grant proposals, or contributing to teaching. If successful, you will receive up to £1,500.00 per month of visit towards relocation costs, plus reimbursement of travel and visa costs (if required). Additional support can be provided to successful applicants from LMI countries.
Applicants should hold an open-ended position within an academic institution at the time of their planned visit (though relevant career experience and equivalent professional qualifications will also be taken into account). They must be based outside of the University of Edinburgh. The university particularly encourage applications from those based in LMICs (low- and middle-income countries), or other applicants who represent minorities not currently well-represented in the Futures Institute. They are looking for those:
Applications will be assessed using the following criteria:
Academic Sponsorship
As part of the application process, applicants are expected to contact someone based at the University of Edinburgh to act as an academic sponsor, who will be the academic point of contact for the Visiting Fellow and will be expected to regularly engage with them throughout their visit. The sponsor will be contacted for a statement in support of the application, so must be named prior to submission. More information about academic sponsorship can be found below.
The deadline is midnight (GMT) 23 January 2025, and successful applicants will be informed by the end of February.
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