Opportunities for Partners
Opportunities for international faculty, postdocs, and graduate students to visit Cornell.
Faculty Long-Term or Sabbatical
Unpaid
East Asia Program - Visiting Scholar (9-12 months): pursue research on China, Japan, or Korea and work with EAP faculty and students. Most visiting scholars come from countries in East Asia and spend 9 to 12 months at Cornell. Scholars must obtain their own financial support and health insurance and find a Cornell EAP core professor with similar disciplinary and research interests to support their application and serve as their faculty host.
Faculty Long-Term or Sabbatical
Unpaid
Institute for European Studies (IES) - Visiting Scholars: Please contact the program for details.
Faculty Long-Term or Sabbatical
Unpaid
Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) - Visiting Scholars: Please contact the program for details.
Faculty Long-Term or Sabbatical
Unpaid
Latin American and Caribbean Studies - Visiting Scholar (1-3 years): LACS welcomes scholars from U.S. and overseas institutions who do not have access to special research collections, but who do have their own funding, either during the academic year or in the summer period. LACS visiting fellows are expected to engage with Cornell’s campus in-person to conduct research in university libraries, as well as contribute to program conferences, symposia, and workshops.
Postdoc
Paid
Schmidt Postdoc Fellows (1 year): Cornell University hosts the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, a program of Schmidt Sciences. This program supports collaborative research projects using AI to accelerate scientific discovery. Postdocs will engage in a variety of research, training, and learning opportunities to advance broad and deep adoption of AI tools across multiple scientific domains. Postdocs will become part of a global network of AI-trained researchers and…
Faculty Long-Term or Sabbatical
Unpaid
School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR School) - Visiting Fellows: Each year ILR welcomes scholars from around the world to further their research and/or create new collaborative research partnerships in industrial and labor relations. Positions are unpaid and offer no administrative support but do provide access to all of Cornell University's libraries. Visiting Fellows are expected to contribute to the intellectual life of the school. VisitingFellows are invited to participate in ILR…
Faculty Long-Term or Sabbatical
Unpaid
South Asia Program - Visiting Scholar (1 year): come from a wide array of disciplines and are required to have a Cornell faculty member as a sponsor. Scholars can be based in the US or elsewhere and come to Ithaca either during the academic year or in the summer. SAP Visiting Scholars are able to conduct research at the Cornell University Library, including the Kroch Library Asia Collections, as well as contribute to SAP seminars, conferences, symposia, workshops, and outreach activities.
Faculty Long-Term or Sabbatical
Funding: Other
Southeast Asia Program - Visiting Fellow (Cornell stipend provided) or Visiting Scholar (without Cornell stipend) (1-3 years): SEAP welcomes scholars from other institutions, especially those in this country and overseas who do not have access to special research collections, but who do have their own funding, either during the academic year or in the summer period. In accordance with current university procedures, a formal appointment requires a PhD degree, and can be made for one year at a…
Faculty Long-Term or Sabbatical
Paid
Nominations of candidates to the Tang Cornell-China Scholars Program are solicited anually from the presidents of universities and research institutions in China by invitation. Scholarships are awarded to outstanding scholars early in their careers in the agricultural and biological sciences and biological engineering to spend a full year at Cornell. Scholars are expected to have a track record of outstanding capability in research and potential for research leadership, and are also expected to…
Faculty Long-Term or Sabbatical
Paid
Visiting Assistant Professorships - Cornell Law School (2-4 semesters): Applications are invited from law school graduates and from recipients of a Ph.D. in any field who have demonstrated a sustained interest in law.
Faculty Long-Term or Sabbatical
Funding: Other
Weill Cornell Medicine - Visiting Fellow: This title is used for individuals joining the academic staff for a limited period in order to obtain further training in their field but retaining their positions at another institution. Normally such individuals will have an earned doctorate. Their support may be obtained from the Medical College and/or another source.