Visiting Scholars/Graduate Students

Policy [pdf]

Visiting Scholars

Authority

Visiting Scholars are requested through Research Affairs.

Policy and Appointment Procedures

Policy and appointment procedures can be found here.

Recruiting

Open recruitments for Visiting Scholars are not required. It is extremely rare that this type of appointment would require an advertisement. If you do find yourself needing to advertise for such a position, it is encouraged that departments use the following language somewhere in their advertisements:

  1. "The Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego is committed to building an excellent, diverse and inclusive faculty, staff, and student body (https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/about/diversity)."
  2. "UCSD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity."

Visiting Graduate Students

A Visiting Graduate Student (VGS) at UCSD is a pre-doctoral graduate student registered at an educational institution outside of the University of California system pursuing research related to their degree program.

Authority

Visiting Graduate Students are requested through the Office of Graduate Studies.

Policy and Appointment Procedures

Policy and appointment procedures can be found at this link.