Visiting Scholars & Postdocs Affairs (VSPA)

A service overview and catalog of Visiting Scholars & Postdocs Affairs (VSPA) provided by the UC Berkeley IT Service Hub.

Description

The VSPA Gateway is a custom application used by departmental administrators to process applications for postdoc, visiting scholar and visiting student researcher appointments at UC Berkeley.

Getting Started

To initiate new or renew appointments for visiting scholars, student researchers, and postdoctoral researchers, the first step is to be granted access to the VSPA Gateway, our online application system.

If your department receives HR services from a BRS region, please initiate the request with your assigned HR Partner by submitting an HR Service Hub ticket. Gateway preparers should have their Berkeley Regional Services team manager submit a request to vspa@berkeley.edu with your name and the list of departments to which you should have access.

Please allow 1-2 business days for the change to be made. If it is an urgent request, please indicate this by including "Urgent" in the subject line of the message. If you will also be processing living allowance payments, disbursement preparer access should also be indicated in the request.

Once you have been granted access to VSPA Gateway, sign in with your CalNet credentials to begin submitting applications. Check out our Gateway Tutorial Guide (PDF file) for detailed step-by-step instructions.

Review the corresponding criteria for the visiting scholar and visiting student researcher titles to ensure applicants meet eligibility requirements prior to submitting an application for approval in Gateway.

Service Details

Eligibility	This service is available to Faculty and Staff engaged in processing applications for postdoc, visiting scholar and visiting student researcher appointments.
Contact	Contact the VSPA Gateway team: By email: vspa@berkeley.edu By telephone: +1 (510) 643-9681
Availability	Available 24/7. Support is provided Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PT, excluding University holidays and curtailment periods.
Cost	There are no direct costs associated with this service.
Data Classification	This service is rated for: Protection Level: P4 Availability Level: A3 Recovery Level: R2 Compliance: Users are responsible for ensuring data handled within this service complies with the Data and IT Resource Classification Standards.