Applying for a Visiting Scholar Position

The Departments of the College of Business are supportive of faculty members encouraging academic visits by colleagues as such opportunities for direct interaction foster a stimulating intellectual environment both in our department and in the larger academic community.

  • Short-term Academic Visitor (normally staying longer than 2 weeks but less than three months)
  • Long-term Academic Visitor (normally staying longer than three months but less than a year)
  • Self-supported Academic Visitor
  • Department-supported Academic Visitor

Evaluating Short-term, Long-term & Self-supported AVs

  • A prospective AV should send an application to the Department office.  The application should include at least (1) application letter, (2) academic vita, (3) research plan, (4) statement of faculty support needed, and (5) potential benefits to the department and/or the college.
  • Department Chair will review application and render a decision.
  • Department Chair may set up a committee to review application and provide her/him with more information.
  • No application will be approved unless a Department of Marketing faculty member is willing to sponsor the AV. 
  • The department normally supports one AV at a time.

  • Acceptance depends on availability of office space during the visit.

  • Applicants should have minimum academic qualifications (ABD or completed Ph.D. in marketing or a related field).