Applicants must be recommended/sponsored by a faculty member or researcher of Sciences Po Bordeaux – the “collègue référent·e” – or the institute’s International Relations Office.

Applications are submitted between February and April; selected candidates carry out their teaching engagements starting from the following academic year.

• If you are acquainted with a faculty member or researcher of Sciences Po Bordeaux, please reach out to them directly to effectuate your candidacy. Please click here for our directory of faculty/researchers.
• If you do not have a contact at Sciences Po Bordeaux, you may contact Delphine Gorostidi | International Cooperation Manager  email (d.gorostidi @ sciencespobordeaux.fr)

In certain cases, visiting professors may be equipped with a work space in one of the two research centers of the institute. Each professor will have a personal work space.

In coordination with International Relations Office and Human Resources, the “collègue référent·e” is responsible for following up with candidates:

• Nominating the invited professor
• Updating the candidate of the application process and final decision
• Welcoming the visiting professor upon arrival and accompanying their research and teaching engagements

Visiting professors must complete 12 teaching hours during their stay, to be spread out over a minimum of two weeks. Courses may take place between the following dates (subject to minor changes):

Exams and Grades

Students are evaluated and attributed a final grade and 1 ECTS (2 ECTS for international students). The instructor may choose between two methods of assessment:

• A paper of 4 pages maximum (15,000 characters) that the student submits to the instructor’s teaching platform (Moodle) no later than 3 weeks after the end of the course;
• A written exam (1-hour duration) of course-related questions administered on the final day of class.

Grades are due by January 20^th at the latest for the first semester, and May 3rd for the second semester.

The French grading system consists of a point rating out of 20; the student must receive a minimum of 10 to pass.

Students

Courses are intended for Sciences Po Bordeaux students in the 1^st, 3^rd, or 4^th Year, including international exchange students. The number of students per course may vary between 20-100. Final course registration information will be communicated whenever possible.

Visiting professors, regardless of their statuses at their home institutions, will receive a salary commensurate with that of a top-tier French university professor.

Visiting professors are expected to cover transportation, housing, and living expenses.

• Quality of application materials (teaching experience, academic quality)
• Fit with curriculum of Sciences Po Bordeaux
• Flexibility to teach in English

All candidates who wish to apply to the visiting professor program must fill out the following application form.

Application form 

In order to complete the form, the following documents must be included:

• Bank account attestation: Official document issued and signed by your bank that includes: First name, last name, permanent address, name of bank, SWIFT and IBAN codes, account number, and key
• Sworn statement "Attestation sur l’honneur" | Download
• Copy of passport
• Health insurance card, if available
• Syllabus of proposed course to teach, including evaluation method
• Course description form | Download

Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Opening of Application Cycle: October 2023

Application Deadline: March 25, 2024

Final Decision: April 2024