OVERVIEW
This document provides the rules and the process for the Distinguished Visiting
Professors Program. One of the strategic goals of PSU is the
internationalization of its research and the establishment of collaboration activities
with other top Universities. For this purpose, PSU offers the Distinguished Visiting
Professor Program, where a professor/researcher from a reputed University can be
invited to the University as a visiting professor. The objective is that
colleges/Research labs/groups at PSU take benefit from a long-term research
collaboration that promotes research productivity and visibility of PSU.
OBJECTIVES
The objective of the Distinguished Visiting Professors Program is to provide a
flexible framework to attract reputed scholars in the world to Prince Sultan University
to promote its research and education impact. This practice is done in several
international universities and Saudi Universities. The main objectives are:
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Raise the research and education impact and reputation of Prince Sultan University.
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Establishment of joint and long-term collaborative research between the institution
of the distinguished visiting professor and PSU.
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Provide mentorship in research to faculty members at PSU by interacting with top
scholars in the world to learn from their experience.
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Enrich the teaching and learning experience at PSU by assigning courses to the
distinguished visiting professors.
PROFILE OF DISTINGUISHED VISITING PROFESSOR
The distinguished visiting professor should have the following criteria:
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- A highly reputed scholar in his field of
expertise with the rank of Full Professor
from a reputed foreign University. Associate Professors can also be accepted if they
have an exceptional research record and experience.
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- Should have occupied top management positions in
research and/or industry.
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- Must be a highly indexed/cited researcher.
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- His area of expertise falls in the main research
themes of Prince Sultan University.
JOB ADVERTISING PROCESS
There are different options:
OPTION 1
The University posts a general job advertisement on its
website, job advertisement websites, and social networks for long and short term
visiting professors specifying the research areas of interest and required
profile. The University receives applications, processes them, and selects the
appropriate candidates with coordination with colleges/research labs/groups.
OPTION 2
The University may request the research labs or colleges to
propose visiting research professors of their interest according to the criteria
above, that they may contact and coordinate with them in advance. Then, they
submit a request to the University to process the request for a visiting
professor.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
The candidate, in coordination with the hosting college/research lab/group, should submit
the following:
- CV: The profile of the
visiting professor must satisfy the excellence requirement mentioned in “Profile of
the Distinguished Visiting Professor” section.
- An elaborated research
plan must be prepared in coordination between the research lab/group or college and
the visiting professor. Expected research outcomes must be presented.
- Teaching plan (for
long-term visiting professor): course description and possible schedule.
- Filling up the Application
Form for a Visiting Professor.