Faculty of Life
Sciences &
Medicine
Visiting appointment request form
(For contractual purposes, there is a difference between paid and unpaid Visiting appointees. Before
completing this application, please consult the Human Resources team for your Faculty)
Section 1 - Proposed appointee
Personal details:
Title:
Surname:
Forenames:
Address for Correspondence:
Present position:
Section 2(a) – EU / EEA Passport Holders
Proposed title:*
Visiting Professor
Visiting Senior Lecturer
Visiting Lecturer
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Visiting Research Fellow
Visiting Research Associate
Visiting Research Assistant
Proposed period:*
Six months
One year
Two years
Three years
Other
(Please
specify………………………………………….
Proposed start date of appointment:
Important:
The curriculum vitae of the nominee must accompany this form, without
which the proposal cannot be considered. (The CV should contain only that degree of detail
relating to the proposed position).
Section 2(b) – Non EU / EEA Passport Holders
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Country:
Proposed title:
Visiting Professor
Visiting Senior Lecturer
Visiting Lecturer
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Visiting Research Fellow
Visiting Research Associate
Visiting Research Assistant
Proposed period:
Academic Visitor Visa:
Tier 5 Sponsorship:
Tier 5 Sponsorship:
Twelve months
One year
Two years
Other
(Please specify………………………………………….
Proposed start date of appointment:
Important Home Office Note:
Academic Visitor:
Individuals coming to the UK to carry out their own research and not
that of King’s College London. Maximum length of stay in the UK:
twelve months. *
Tier 5 Sponsorship:
Government authorised exchange category is for individuals coming
to the UK as sponsored researchers, who must be sponsored by
King's and be issued with a Certificate of Sponsorship by HR before
they are able to proceed with an application to enter the UK.
Maximum length of stay in the UK: 24 months. *
*please contact your HR Adviser for further details
Important:
The curriculum vitae of the nominee must accompany this form, without
which the proposal cannot be considered. (The CV should contain only that
degree of detail relating to the proposed position).
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Sciences &
Medicine
Section 3: Reason for proposed association with the university (please
attach separate sheet if necessary)
Nature of proposed appointee’s planned contribution to teach and/or research:
Name(s) of principal contact(s) within Division:
Section 4(a) – Divisional authorisation
Name:
Division
Head of Division
Signature:
Date:
Section 4(b) – Dean of Faculty authorisation (For Visiting Lecturer and above)
Name:
Dean of Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
Signature:
Date:
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