Visiting Fellows at the Gender Institute at LSE

The Gender Institute welcomes visiting academics and recognises the value of a wider academic community to the research life of the Institute.  We are happy to consider requests from individuals who are working in one of our research priority areas of: globalisation work and care; multiculturalism and democracy; development and rights; representation and memory; sexuality and culture; transnational epistemology and methodology.

Our visiting fellow programme for 2009/10 is now full.  If you wish to apply for affiliation for any period in the 2010/2011 academic session you will need to apply to Hazel Johnstone by the following dates:

2 October 2009 (for Michaelmas term 2010)

12 January 2010 (for Lent Term 2011)

27 April 2010 (for Summer term 2011).

These dates refer to 'visiting academics'.  Applicants for postdoctoral positions must apply a minimum of one term in advance.

Thereafter our research applications committee,  representing all our interdisciplinary interests, will meet three times a year to considers all applications for places from all visiting academics and will recommend affiliation to the School on that basis.  Potential applicants should note that while visitors will be welcomed into the research community wholeheartedly, they cannot be assured of desk space, administrative support or PC use, however, due to limited resources.  They will, however, be granted library access during the period of fellowship tenure.

Please apply under one of the following schemes, which grant status to individuals from outside the School associated with School departments, Institutes or Centres.

Visiting Fellows: The Visiting Fellow Scheme is aimed at scholars (pre-Major Review equivalent/or early post-doctoral status), persons/practitioners of equivalent standing in an appropriate profession/occupation, and researchers in the early stages of their career.  The status of Visiting Fellow given to those intending to seek external research, is in itself non contractual and unremunerated, and confers no special privileges, excepting those usually granted to Visiting Fellows. Please note postdoctoral fellows must have already been awarded their doctorate at the time of application.

Visiting Senior Fellows: The Visiting Senior Fellow Scheme is aimed at scholars who are of Lecturer (post-Major Review equivalent), Senior Lecturer, or Reader level, and professionals at a broadly comparable level in their profession.  The title of Visiting Senior Fellow is given to individuals from outside the School associated with School Departments/Institutes/Centres. The status is intended to apply to scholars who have already published work of distinction, as well as recognising the contribution from those in government service, in professional practice, in the private sector, or in other appropriate fields, to research and other Departmental/Institute/Centre activities.

After our panel, the successful candidates in the categories above will go to the School Committee on the following dates:

Monday 2 November 2009
Monday 8 February 2010
Monday 17 May 2010
Friday 9 July 2010

Visiting Professors

The School may confer the title of Visiting Professor for a defined but renewable period on persons of appropriate distinction whose connections with the School are appropriate to the visiting title. It includes individuals with a non academic background who may have achieved prominence in public life, or who have attained distinction in their profession.

In all cases,  Fellows who are not nationals of the European Economic Area (EEA) and who receive financial support of any form, from a formal source of funding such as the government, university, research council, charitable organisation etc, to carry out research, will be required to have a Sponsored Research Work Permit to work at the School. Please also see visa information as the UK Border Agency have recently changed requirements.

If you are interested in applying to visit the Gender Institute in either category, please contact Hazel Johnstone in the first instance. You will then be required to supply a full c.v. and an outline of the programme of work you wish to undertake during your visit.

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