Colleen Baldino
Department Manager, NYU Social Cultural Analysis
cb5223@nyu.edu
Phone: 212-998-8520
Prospective Visiting Scholars
The program for visiting scholars and professors extends specified courtesy titles and privileges to scholars of distinction who visit the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University in order to engage in research, scholarship, and scholarly and cultural interaction with our faculty and students. Visiting scholars are considered guests of the University and of our department, and they may visit for a period of three months to a year. The program is intended for scholars who hold academic appointments at other educational institutions that are on sabbatical leave to complete a research project. It is also for scholars in the early stage of their career with a doctoral degree but without an academic appointment whom are looking to engage in research and scholarly interaction with our faculty and students.
Visiting scholars are encouraged to participate in colloquia, audit classes, consult members of the faculty, and use University Libraries. As non-employees, visiting scholars should come with their own funding and are not entitled to salary, housing, office space or benefits other than those privileges cited above. Our incoming scholars are typically funded through the Fulbright program, another post-doctoral fellowship program, or through the universities at which they hold an academic appointment.
In some cases, library privileges may be a more suitable option than Visiting Scholar affiliation. Please contact the department Graduate Program Assistant to inquire about the sponsored borrower application.
Individuals wishing to pursue Visiting Scholar or Research Affiliate status must arrange to work with a designated faculty host who will be in residence for the duration of their visit to NYU. This process must be initiated more than three months in advance of the proposed affiliation start date. To make arrangements, look through our faculty directory and contact the professor(s) with whom you are interested in doing research. If a professor agrees to work with you, forward the email to our department manager along with a copy of your C.V. and a 1-2 page research proposal to initiate the application process. However, please note that our faculty receive multiple requests of this nature each semester, and thus we are unable to accommodate a majority of requests.