We are looking for high-performing, established academics and researchers to join our prestigious and highly-competitive Essex International Visiting Fellowships programme.

This flagship University programme provides support for outstanding researchers to undertake research at Essex, which is of major importance in its field and of significant benefit to Essex's research.

The programme provides a platform to:

• champion Essex as a centre of scholarly excellence at an international level
• raise the profile of the multi-disciplinary research community at Essex
• engage with external experts
• enrich the research and training environment for early career postgraduate and postdoctoral scholars at Essex

The Essex International Visiting Fellowship programme has two components:
Short-Stay Visiting Fellow – for scholars to spend a maximum of two weeks at Essex (application deadline for 2016 is 31 July)
University Visiting Fellow – for leading, international senior academics to spend up to ten months at Essex (applications will open for 2017/18 academic year)

Essex International Visiting Fellowships are open to all researchers, based outside the United Kingdom, who have a sustained track record of significant output, as demonstrated in peer-reviewed literature, and a strong commitment to quality research outputs as judged relative to opportunity.

Please visit our International Visiting Fellowships page for details of how to apply.