Hiring a Visiting Scholar

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Criteria

• In order to be appointed as a Visiting Scholar, criteria for this appointment must be met.
• This appointment must be initiated a minimum of three to six months prior to the candidate’s start date.
• For the fees associated with processing this appointment, please see the fee schedule.
• Reappointments: please see below.

How to Hire

Faculty, please start the process be following the Steps to Bring in an Exchange Visitor or Research Associate.

For further clarification or additional questions relating to hiring this title not addressed here, please contact the Assistant to the Chair.

Initial and ReAppointment

1. Faculty member (PI) fills out the online Visitor/Research Associate Notification to Chair. Submitting this form will initiate emails sent to the Assistant to the Chair, the Chair, space committee, payroll, facilities, the receptionist and to your Program Manager.
2. Assistant to the Chair contacts the prospective Visiting Scholar for the required documentation, listed below.
   • Documentation Required:
     • Acceptance to Offer Letter
     • Visa documents, if applicable:
       • J-1 Visa Intake Form
       • Copy of your passport showing biographical information
       • Copies of previously-held visas (B-type visas excluded), if applicable – including those of any dependents who will be on the J-2 visa
       • USCIS approval of waiver of foreign residence requirement (if applicable)
       • Proof of Funding from home institution and, if applicable, personal funds – you will be required to meet the minimum financial requirements (USD):
         • J-1 scholar: $1,800 per month
         • J-2 spouse: $1,200 per month (if applicable)
         • J-2 child: $600 per month (if applicable)
         • Please read the link regarding your proof of funding, if applicable. Your evidence of funds must be in English and translated into U.S. dollars.
         • Please Note Personal funds can not be the sole source of funding.
3. Once all documentation has been collected, all appointment paperwork will be assembled and submitted for signatures and approval to the College of Engineering Dean’s office, Academic HR and to ISO (if applicable).
4. Assistant to the Chair sends the appointment offer letter and visa paperwork to the candidate once the updated visa documents have been received from ISO.
5. Assistant to the Chair provides the appointment packet and contact information to the CoE Human Resources Manager, and announces new arrival to the departmental administrative staff and appropriate support staff and faculty.
6. Once a non-resident visitor has arrived on the University of Washington campus, s/he must check in with ISO (every Tuesday at 3 p.m. in 239 Gerberding Hall) with in 30 days of their visa start date (only if the Research Associate has obtained a Visa by the University of Washington).
7. Appointment is considered complete.