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Every year, around a hundred researchers and professors from around the world come to conduct their research and teach at Sciences Po. During their stay, they are fully integrated into our university’s research activities.
A diverse array of calls for applications are open to faculty from all disciplines and all continents. Some calls are only open to professors from partner universities or pre-identified regions of the world.
Visiting professors are fully integrated into Sciences Po’s academic and scientific activities. They are expected to teach one full course (usually 12 sessions of 2 hours each, spread over 12 weeks) per semester. They are also expected to contribute actively to the research community they will join, and to deliver at least one academic lecture or seminar presentation during their stay.
Visiting faculty have access to a workstation on campus, to the Sciences Po library and other services offered by the university, as well as to Sciences Po's programme of research activities and events, particularly those of the research entity that is hosting them. Conditions, including financial terms, may vary from one programme to another; interested applicants are invited to refer to the details of each call for applications.

Section #Open
  • September 8 (incoming) - 5th LIEPP International Scholars in Policy Evaluation Programme
     
  • November 7th, 2025 - Global Visiting Faculty Program 
    Open to outstanding candidates from all disciplines and all continents, to spend one semester at Sciences Po.  
    See 2026-2027 call
     
  • November 7th, 2025 - Sciences Po Paris Visiting Fellowship
    Open to outstanding candidates from all disciplines currently affiliated to American universities, to spend one semester at Sciences Po.
    See 2026-2027 call
     
  • November 7th, 2025 - Visiting Faculty Programme in collaboration with Université Paris Cité
    Open to professors from all over the world. Particular attention will be paid to applications related to environmental research and to applications related to gender research.
    See 2026-2027 call
     
  • November 7th, 2025 - Visiting Faculty: AI & society (as part of the TIERED project)
    See  2026-2027 call 
     
  • November 7th, 2025 - The Alfred Grosser Chair - Der Alfred-Grosser-Lehrstuhl rekrutiert zwei Gastprofessoren/Forscher in Paris und Nancy 
    Open to professors of social sciences currently affiliated to German universities.
    See 2026-2027 call
Section #recurrent

Calls Renewed Each Year / Opened Calls for 2026-2027

  • Global Visiting Faculty Program 
    Open to outstanding candidates from all disciplines and all continents, to spend one semester at Sciences Po.  
    Open until November 7th, 2025
    See 2026-2027 call
     
  • Sciences Po Paris Visiting Fellowship
    Open to outstanding candidates from all disciplines currently affiliated to American universities, to spend one semester at Sciences Po.
    Open until November 7th, 2025
    See 2026-2027 call
     
  • Visiting Faculty Programme in collaboration with Université Paris Cité
    Open to professors from all over the world. Particular attention will be paid to applications related to environmental research and to applications related to gender research. 
    Open until November 7th, 2025
    See 2026-2027 call
     
  • Visiting Faculty: AI & society (as part of the TIERED project)
    Open until November 7th, 2025
    See  2026-2027 call 
     
  • The Alfred Grosser Chair - Der Alfred-Grosser-Lehrstuhl rekrutiert zwei Gastprofessoren/Forscher in Paris und Nancy 
    Open to professors of social sciences currently affiliated to German universities.
    Open until 7 November 2024
    See 2026-2027 call

Calls Renewed Each Year / To be opened later for 2026-2027

  • Exchange Program with Waseda University
    As part of its memorandum of understanding with Waseda University, Sciences Po is committed to sending two of its professors to conduct research or teach in Japan, and to inviting two researchers from Waseda.
    Open until January 20, 2025
    See 2025-2026 call
     
  • Exchange Program with Keio University 
    As part of its memorandum of understanding with Keio University, Sciences Po is committed to sending two of its professors to conduct research or teach in Japan, and to inviting two researchers from Keio.
    Open until January 15, 2025
    See 2025-2026 call
     
  • The Oxford-SciencesPo Network (OxPo)
    The Oxford-SciencesPo Network offers several visiting schemes for academics and students wishing to spend time to conduct individual research at the other institution.
    Open beginning January until mid-March 
    See 2025-2026 call
     
  • ALLIANCE Visiting Professor Program
    Open to faculty from Columbia University and Sciences Po, to spend one month, two months or a semester at the partner university.
    Open until 17 January 2025
    See 2025-2026 call
     
  • Programme d'échange enseignants-chercheurs-  Université Luiss / Sciences Po
    Open until mid-June
    See 2024-2025 call 
     
  • AxPo Observatory of Market Society Polarization research stays of approximately 1-2 months 
    Open until mid-May
    See the 2024-2025 call
     
  • LIEPP International scholars in Policy Evaluation programme - Research Stay 
    Open until September
    See 2024-2025 call
     
  •  Visiting Faculty in Environmental Research (in partnership with University Paris Cité) 
    Open until 7 November 2024 
    See 2025-2026 call
     
     
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