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Please note: It is important that all visitors on campus hold an official appointment at UBC when the visit is for an extended time period.
In order to make a visiting appointment, please review our documentation checklist.
These appointments are made only when appointees hold continuing appointments or have emeritus status at other universities or institutions to which they expect to return. Visitors’ appointments will normally be listed by the rank, which they hold in the home institutions, or by an appropriate equivalent rank, preceded by the word “visiting”. These positions are normally held for a maximum of 2 years. For more information, please review Policy 42.
If the appointee is a not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, please review the requirements for Foreign Academic Recruitment.
Please refer to the appointment checklist for visitors for the list of documents that must be submitted to Faculty Relations.
These appointees are not eligible for pension and benefits. Visitors are encouraged to make private arrangements for benefit plans and insurance coverage.
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Visiting Scholars are usually graduate students who require experience at another university prior to completion of their degree or other scholars who are coming to use our libraries and interact with our faculty for his or her own benefit. It is expected that such appointees will return to their home university or institution. These positions are normally held for a maximum of 2 years.
In the case of citizens or permanent residents of Canada, these positions may be paid or unpaid.
Please refer to the appointment checklist for visitors for the list of documents that must be submitted to Faculty Relations.
If the visitor is not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada please review the immigration process for visitors for detailed information. Foreign Visiting Scholar positions must be unpaid unless a work permit is granted by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). Please note that CIC is no longer issuing work permits without a Labour Market Opinion obtained from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC), which cannot be obtained without advertising.
These appointees are not eligible for pension and benefits. Visitors are encouraged to make private arrangements for benefit plans and insurance coverage.
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Visiting Scientists are usually researchers who do not hold an academic appointment elsewhere but are currently employed in a non-academic position, who are coming to work in our labs temporarily. It is expected that such appointees will return to their positions. These positions are normally held for a maximum of 2 years.
These positions can be paid or unpaid.
Please refer to the appointment checklist for visitors for the list of documents that must be submitted to Faculty Relations.
If the visitor is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, please review the immigration process for visitors for detailed information.
These appointees are not eligible for pension and benefits. Visitors are encouraged to make private arrangements for benefit plans and insurance coverage.
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