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Visiting International Professional Scholar


Appointment Details


  • Title: Visiting International Professional Scholar
  • Job Class Code: 0436
  • Service Period: 0-12 months
  • Limitations on Appointment: cannot hold appointment with a 99/99/9999 end date.
  • Length of Appointment Term: up to six months
  • Eligible for Tenure: No
  • Voting Rights: No
  • Allowed earn types: C/A
  • Salary Requirements: may receive salary
  • Full-time / Part-time: not specified
  • Promotable: No
  • Search Required: No
  • Required Approvals: International Scholars Operations (ISO), International Programs and Exchanges (IPE)

New Appointment Details


  • Educational/Experience Details: This title is to be used for students or professionals who participate in sponsored programs that provide a predetermined educational objective:
    • are engaged in professional practice
    • engaged "full time" in a prescribed course of scholarly research or training at the UW
    • will not be matriculated students at the UW
    • will receive adequate financial support for their program from the UW or appropriate funding organization
  • Documentation Required:
    • Visa
    • AHR must be in receipt of an email approval from ISO and IPE regarding details of the activity of the VIP(P)S candidate.

Promotion Details


  • Not a promotable title

Reappointment Details


  • No AHR approval required.

Separation Details


  • Emeritus Eligibility: not eligible for emeritus status
  • Separation action needs to be entered in OPUS.