CKS visiting scholars are self-supporting, either by their personal funds or through financial support by their home institutions or other grants. A one-time payment to help defray costs of the visiting scholar program is requested of each scholar upon arrival at Berkeley (for details see Application Information).
The Center provides library privileges, shared computer facilities with Korean language software and internet connections, modest research assistance, administrative support for the scholars' research, and meeting space. Individual office availability is limited.
The visiting scholar program has reached full capacity for fall 2008. We are unlikely to accept any more applicants for that term. If you have questions about the program, please contact CKS Program Assistant Dianne Cho (diannecho@berkeley.edu). If you are interested in a spring 2009 affiliation, please submit your application as early as possible. The final application deadline for spring 2009 is October 1, 2008.
Prospective scholars and postdocs may consult two websites for up-to-date information relevant to their application process and their arrival at Berkeley. These websites are:
(1) Visiting Scholar and Postdoc Affairs (VSPA), http://vspa.berkeley.edu/. The website contains complete information on the VSPA program.
(2) Berkeley International Office, http://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/. This website contains information on such matters as the issuing of visa documents, immigration advising as well as advising services in other areas, including cultural adjustment, financial needs, work permission, family matters, general advising, liaising with other campus offices, and navigating our large university and the community around us.
The CKS accepts applications under the following categories:
Postdoc Definition
• Titles:
» Visiting Postdoctoral Employee (Payroll title code 3370)
» Visiting Stipend Postdoctoral Fellow (Payroll title code 3296)
» Visiting Research Fellow (non-payroll)
Applicants must satisfy all of the following specifications:
a) possess a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent conferred less than five years ago; proposed appointment may not total more than five years of service including previous postdoctoral experience at other institutions; have an institutional source of funding, e.g., fellowship, traineeship, or equivalent external support; pursue a program of research and training under the direction of a faculty member with approval of an academic department or organized research unit (ORU) and registration with the VSPA Program; may not have been employed as an assistant professor, associate professor, or professor; and the appointment term must be at least one month in duration.
Visiting Scholar Definition
Applicants for visiting scholar appointments must satisfy all of the following specifications:
1a. Possess a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent conferred more than five years ago; or possess a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent conferred less than five years ago but
1b. Is currently holding a professorial tenure-track position, e.g., Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor; or does not possess a Ph.D. but has substantial professional experience beyond a master's degree which permits the host department or organized research unit (ORU) to certify to the authorizing unit that the individual functions at the level of a Ph.D. scholar;
and
2. Pursue a program of research which is of mutual interest to and endorsed by an academic department or ORU;
and
3. Research length must be at least one month in duration.
Special note: Currently employed staff and faculty of the University of California are not eligible for visiting scholar affiliation.
For further information on Berkeley's visiting scholar and postdoctoral appointment (VSPA) program, visit the VSPA website.