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Tenure Track Faculty Positions

For further information please contact:

Mrs. Ronit Medina Geva
Dean's Assistant for Academic Appointment and Promotions
ronitmg@savion.huji.ac.il

The Robert H. Smith Faculty
of Agriculture, Food and Environment
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
P.O. Box 12
Herzl 229, Rehovot 76100, ISRAEL

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for the 2025-2026 Academic Year

The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at all levels commencing from the 2025-2026 academic year.

Priority will be given to candidates who show originality and potential in one of the areas of specialization listed in Appendix A (very important to check this). We are particularly interested in candidates who have a strong track record in research, outstanding academic credentials and a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate education. Candidates should have a Ph.D. degree (or equivalent for Veterinary Sciences) and Postdoctoral experience. Starting rank will be commensurate with the applicant’s qualifications. Filling of the positions will be dependent on availability of resources.

Department of Animal Sciences

Any aspect of Animal Sciences relevant to farm animals’ production including physiology, cellular and molecular biology, welfare and environmental footprint. Studies can be at the whole animal level, tissue, cell and molecular levels, and can include productivity, environment aspects, welfare, physiology, nutrition, muscle, epigenetics, metabolism, endocrinology, neurobiology, genetics and genomics and water quality.

Head of Department: Prof. Berta Levavi-Sivan (berta.sivan@mail.huji.ac.il)

Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition

Research that is related to food sciences or nutritional sciences. Every aspect of food sciences and any aspect related to human nutritional sciences.

Every aspect of food sciences, including but not limited to advanced and novel aspects of food technology such as synthetic biology, cultured food, food chemistry, alternative protein sources, food 3D- printing, food safety/microbiology, lipid chemistry, carbohydrates chemistry, protein design, and engineering, material science, processing and natural products from waste recovery, microfluidics, and delivery system, and innovative distribution methods such as blockchain in food, environmental impacts of food production, Life cycle analysis of food systems.

Every aspect related to human nutritional sciences and metabolism at the cellular, tissue, and organism level, including but not limited to  biology of metabolic tissues (adipose, liver, pancreas, muscle), the impact of nutrition on human disease, health and performance, microbiome and gut-metabolic axis, personalized nutrition, metabolomics, neuroscience, immunometabolism, appetite control, the biology of digestion system.  Also, clinical, behavioral, and population-oriented studies on human nutrition and health. We welcome candidates developing big data, and AI approaches to food processes and nutritional science.

Head of Institute: Prof. Ido Braslavsky (ido.braslavsky@mail.huji.ac.il)

 

Institute of Environmental Sciences

We seek excellent candidates whose interdisciplinary research is aligned with the institute’s vision (https://ies.agri.huji.ac.il/) and is within the realm of the overlap between environmental and agricultural sciences. Potential candidates should contact the head of the institute for further information.

before submitting their application: Prof. Shai Morin (shai.morin@mail.huji.ac.il).

Department of Entomology

Any aspect of Insect Science, either at the molecular, physiological or ecological level, relevant to agriculture and the environment. We are particularly interested in candidates who have a strong track record in research, outstanding academic credentials and a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate education.

Head of Department: Dr. Jonathan D. Bohbot (jonathan.bohbot@mail.huji.ac.il).

 

Department of Environmental Economics and Management

The Department of Environmental Economics and Management at The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, seeks excellent candidates for a tenure-track faculty position. Candidates should have demonstrated ability to conduct high-quality research in any aspect of economics/management related to the environment, natural resources, food or agriculture. The successful candidate is expected to teach undergraduate and/or graduate classes in Hebrew or English.

Head of Department: Dr. Ohad Raveh (ohad.raveh@mail.huji.ac.il)

Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology

Any aspect of genetics, molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry and bioinformatics.
We seek a fungal biologist. The candidate is expected to establish a research program related to fungal-plant interactions, with emphasis on the fungal component. The candidate should have an excellent background in fungal biology including, but not limited to fungal-plant interactions or plant pathology and be dedicated to develop an original research program relevant to agriculture and/or the environment.

Head of Department: Dr. Shay Covo ( shay.covo@mail.huji.ac.il ).

 

Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture

We are seeking excellent, passionate researchers to join our dynamic team at the Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture. We welcome expertise across all scales of inquiry.
We particularly encourage applications from excellent candidates with experience or a strong interest in agricultural sciences. Our priority areas include but are not limited to: plant breeding and genetics, flowering, plant hormones, crop sciences and agronomy, plant biotechnology, and innovative agricultural technologies.

Potential candidates are encouraged to reach out to and discuss how their expertise can align with our goals.

Head of Institute: Prof. Naomi Ori (naomi.ori@mail.huji.ac.il )

 

Department of Soil and Water Sciences

Any aspect of soil and water sciences, such as soil fertility, soil physics, and soil chemistry.

Head of department: Dr. Nimrod Schwartz (nimrod.schwartz@mail.huji.ac.il)

Koret School of Veterinary Medicine

Any aspects of veterinary sciences will be considered as long as the candidate will be found suitable to join our excellent team of researchers. Any aspect of veterinary pathology, veterinary pharmacology, veterinary virology, veterinary microbiology, veterinary environmental sciences, animal welfare, veterinary food hygiene, immunology, veterinary physiology, farm animal (food-producing) medical sciences, and any other basic sciences associated with veterinary medicine.

Director of the School: Prof. Merav Shamir (merav.shamir@mail.huji.ac.il)

 

 

Successful candidates will be expected to establish and lead independent and original research teams, to obtain competitive research grants, to supervise graduate students, to teach courses in Hebrew and English at the undergraduate and graduate levels (as required by their school/institute/department), and to contribute to department and faculty activities. The Hebrew University is committed to building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from Arab candidates.

Applications should be submitted via the following website:  http://ttp.huji.ac.il

(First “Create an account” if you do not already have one; then “Sign In”; select “The Faculty of Agriculture Food and Environment”; select position “Faculty of Agriculture Tenure Track Faculty Positions - 2025”; click “Apply” and continue the application process in the position’s site)

 

Applications should include the following documents in English (preferably in PDF format):

  • Curriculum Vitae (according to the instructions in Appendix B).
  • List of publications (according to the instructions in Appendix C).
  • Scientific Biography maximum 3 pages) as a summary of previous achievements (according to the instructions in Appendix D).
  • Contribution to Co-authored publications (according to the instructions in Appendix E).
  • A detailed description of future research plans in the form of a research proposal (up to 5 pages, not including references).
  • Teaching statement: teaching interests and specific planned courses (up to 2 pages).
  • Previous teaching experience, including evaluation reports (if available).
  • PDF files of 3 key articles.
  • Recommendation letters from the candidate’s Ph.D. and postdoctoral advisors (accordance to the instructions on the website)
  • A list of 3 additional academicians (name, name of institute and e-mail address) who may be approached by the faculty to evaluate the candidate’s qualifications for the requested academic position.
  • Signed declaration regarding relatives employed by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (form to be filled out on the website).

 

For further information please contact:

Mrs. Ronit Medina Geva
Dean's Assistant for Academic Appointment and Promotions
The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
E-mail: ronitmg@savion.huji.ac.il 

Applications will be accepted until September 10, 2024

 

Appendix A 2025 - Scientific Areas of Specialization to Which Priority Will Be Given.pdf164 KB
Appendix B 2025 - Instructions for CV.pdf231 KB
Appendix C 2025 - Instructions for List of Publications.pdf263 KB
Appendix D 2025 - Scientific Biography.pdf136 KB
Appendix E 2025 - Contribution to Co-Authored Publications.pdf96 KB