BGU PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2021

BGU PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2021

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FOCUS ON FACULTY OUR NEXT FIFTY

Dr. Ohad Elishco Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Maha Sabbah Karkabi Sociology and Anthropology

Recruitment and retention of the best and brightest young researchers is a crucial component of the strategic plan. First-rate researchers will help us become a leading global institution.

these crucial skills. It also offers a range of orientation meetings and workshops that prepare them to become the best researchers, teachers, and managers that they can be. The Unit designs individually tailored support for researchers’ families, such as help with relocating to Israel and Beer-Sheva, and finding employment for spouses and appropriate educational frameworks for their children. “Our ultimate goal is for new faculty members to integrate into the University smoothly and painlessly, to provide the conditions for scientific growth and allow them to become leaders in research and teaching,” says Deputy Rector, Prof. Gal deBotton, who heads the new Unit.

FACULTY RECRUITMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

The University’s new Unit for Faculty Recruitment is aimed at giving BGU an edge in recruiting the most outstanding candidates, by synchronizing all elements of faculty recruitment and integration. The goal is to create an efficient process that provides maximum support. New faculty members’ first years at the University are incredibly intense and demanding: In addition to setting up their research programs or laboratories and jumping into teaching, they must learn to manage budgets and navigate countless relationships with various units and organizations within and outside of the University. The new Unit matches new hires with mentors who help them acquire

Dr. Shachar Maidenbaum Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Nir Shlezinger Electrical and Computer Engineering

Prof. Eran Palti Physics

Dr. Talia Meital Schwartz-Tayri Social Work

Dr. Shira Chapman Physics