Visiting professor
Con l’etichetta “visiting professor” si intendono in senso lato gli studiosi che operano in base a convenzioni o programmi di ricerca, studiosi coinvolti in attività didattiche o di ricerca, gli esperti italiani e stranieri di elevata qualificazione scientifica appartenenti a istituzioni universitarie, di ricerca o alta formazione non italiane per attività di formazione anche seminariale, nell’ambito di un corso di studi, o di ricerca.
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Introduction
The Department of Political and Social Sciences of the University of Florence (DSPS) welcomes and recognizes the role of Visiting Professors in furthering the University’s cultural and scientific internationalization. For this purpose, it promotes the visit of highly qualified professors, researchers and scholars, belonging to foreign universities, research or higher education institutions.
Activities requested from a Visiting Professor
- Educational activities and/or seminars within an Educational Programme of the university;
- Research activities and possibly seminars;
- The Visiting Professor can be a member of examination commissions and supervise theses.
Period of visit at Unifi and benefits
A Visiting Professor’s period of visit at Unifi can range from a minimum of 5 consecutive days to a maximum of 12 months. During his/her visit at Unifi, the Visiting Professor is provided with:
- a 2500 euros grant for each visiting proposal selected by DSPS.
- support relating to the procedures for entry in Italy, if needed;
- adequate work station within the Department, as well as any spaces and equipment for carrying out the agreed activities;
- insurance coverage for accidents and civil liability;
- access to online databases;
- access to the University libraries;
- e-mail account;
- access to university canteens.
How to be a Visiting Professor
The status of Visiting Professor is to be conferred by the Director of the hosting Department by means of a specific provision and it is to be valid for the entire duration of the activities to be carried out at the University.
Interested scholars can submit their application by filling in the following form (link), together with the CV and a cover letter to the following address: diana.kapo@unifi.it . The second call is open from April 3rd to April 13th.
We invite applicants to submit the form twice a year (approximately in February and November of each year).
Alternatively, it is possible to visit the Department within the Erasmus+ program or similar. Please visit the School of Political Science webpage for further information about the International Week.
Visiting 2026
Visiting 2025
| Nome e Cognome | Istituzione di afferenza | Docente Proponente | Periodo di permanenza |
| Montano Reyes Monica | Universidad de Guadalajara | Sheyla Moroni | 12/08/2024 - 31/07/2025 |
| Bussoletti Andrea | Universidad de Guadalajara | Sheyla Moroni | 12/08/2024 - 31/07/2025 |
| Badri Amira | Ahfad University | Alberto Tonini | 09/12/2024 - 08/10/2025 |
Visiting 2024
| Nome e Cognome | Istituzione di afferenza | Docente proponente | Periodo di permanenza |
| Clement Matt | Royal Holloway University | Vincenzo Scalia | 01/04/2024 - 30/04/2024 |
| Pratters Riikka | Monash University | Brunella Casalini | 20/05/2024 - 21/06/2024 |
| Weiss Idit | Tel- Aviv University | Riccardo Guidi | 01/09/2024 - 31/10/2024 |
| Gal John | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Riccardo Guidi | 01/09/2024 - 31/10/2024 |
| Olivas Checa Marina | Universitat Oberta de Calalunya | Annalisa Tonarelli | 02/09/2024 - 02/12/2024 |
| Szabò Gabriella | HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences | Donarella Selva | 29/09/2024 - 31/10/2024 |
| Santana Pereira Josè | Iscte, Lisbon University Institute | Giorgia Bulli | 05/10/2024 - 04/11/2024 |
Ultimo aggiornamento
23.07.2026