How to Apply

Applications are welcome from scholars in any field of law or criminology. Preference will be given to applicants whose research is related to the research agenda of the members of the School. Visiting Fellows will be given workspace and related facilities in the School of Law.

There is no financial support available, but the School is willing to assist in applications to other funding bodies to cover costs of travel and accommodation.

Visiting Fellows would be expected to present a paper based on their research during their time at the School.

Applications are welcome from scholars at any level of experience or seniority.

Applications are welcome at any time, and are to be made by letter, CV and a statement of proposed research. These are to be sent to Sarah Beedham(s.beedham@sheffield.ac.uk). Applicants must state as clearly as possible when they wish to visit and the duration of their stay.

Applications can take up to two months to be approved by the Head of School, Faculty and Human Researces. Please consider this time frame when applying.

Research in the School

Research is at the heart of the Law School's mission and underpins all of the School's academic activity, including undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. The School's research covers a range of approaches and methods, including not only doctrinal research but also socio-legal, comparative, empirical and interdisciplinary research, individually and collectively.

School's research is organised around five research clusters:

Centre for Criminological Research
Sheffield Centre for International and European Law
The Centre of the Study of Law in Society
The Institute for Commercial Law Studies
Sheffield Institute for Biotechnology Law and Ethics

Each of the clusters stimulate research by providing a forum within which ideas can be disseminated and discussed. All academic staff, research staff and postgraduate students are members of one or more research clusters, which play a central role in the School´s research culture and strategy, each of which organises its own programme of seminars.

Recent Visiting Scholars

Associate Professor Liming Liu, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Miss Mayumi Ishizuka, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Dr Lamya Tabrizi, University of Shahid Beheshti, Iran
Dr Ilaria Bottigliero, International Development Law Organisation, Italy
Professor Christopher Birkbeck, Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela
Professor Eduardo Paes Machado, University of Brazil
Dr Jon Jackson, London School of Economics

Visiting PhD students

If you wish to be a visiting PhD student please bear in mind that you are asked to pay a pro-rata fee for the time you are here. Please contact Sarah Beedham s.beedham@sheffield.ac.uk for more information on being a visiting PhD student.