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Academy An Academic Dialogue The Human Factor
Who is the quintessential faculty member? What are the faculty’s considerations, in both
the academic and personal aspects, in selecting new members, and which steps does it
take to optimize their induction into the faculty? We brought together former dean Prof.
Pinhas Bar-Yoseph, who recruited a record number of 18 new researchers to the faculty,
and Prof. Doron Shilo, himself a faculty member, to discuss these issues
hilo: Pinni, as must engage in the continuous of mechanical engineering
recruitment of faculty members be like? The Technion has
S the record-holder in order to keep the faculty resolved to rank among the
for recruiting relevant and increase its scope top 10 research universities
new faculty, I’m of research activity. When I took in the world; this is what
interested to hear about what office, my first questions were, guided my work in recruiting
had guided you in choosing the what is the faculty’s vision and new members. I focused on
new members. what will the next generation ‘star researchers,’ with the
Bar-Yoseph: I believe that a dean
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