The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Summer Science Internship Program
Date: June-July 2016: 4 weeks (TBD) (can be extended on
consultation with supervisor).
Credits: 4
Tuition: Tuition waiver for exchange students
Housing: US$800 (for 4 weeks)
This summer internship program offers senior
undergraduate and postgraduate students the
opportunity to gain cutting-edge research experience in
a wide variety of scientific fields while earning academic
credit. Participants will work in a state-of-the-art
laboratory, under the guidance of leading Hebrew
University scientists participating in the program.
Students intern for 40 hours per week.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) is Israel’s
premier university as well as its leading research
institution, ranked internationally 67th in the Shanghai ranking and first among Israeli
universities. HUJI offers world class education for university and college students interested
in broadening their horizons while receiving outstanding practical instruction.
List of Internship Vacancies: Appendix 1 - List of internship vacancies
Extra-Curricular Activities
The Office of Student Activities (OSA) is responsible for organizing diverse extracurricular
programs specially designed to introduce students to ISRAEL. The exciting
summer events, tours and activities that complement the academic program allow
participants to experience Israeli culture and society and, for a small fee, to see the country
from new angles and provide them with a comprehensive, memorable Israel experience.
Housing
Modern, comfortable dorms are offered at the Mount Scopus Student Village.
Health Services
All exchange students at the Hebrew University are required to purchase health insurance
coverage for the duration of their studies.
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Admission Requirements:
Undergraduate level program:
1. Students who have completed at least 28 semester credits from an accredited
college or university with a 3.5 (B+) cumulative GPA or its equivalent are eligible to
apply.
2. English: High Level of English (C1)
Graduate level program:
1. Qualified students with a bachelor's degree from accredited institutions of higher
education are eligible for admission to the program. Students should have at least a
3.5 (B+) grade-point average.
2. English: High Level of English (C1)
Special admission requirements can be found in Appendix 1.
How Do Our Exchange Programs Work?
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Your home institution must be a HUJI partner through a formal reciprocal
exchange agreement – visit our website for list of partners:
http://international.huji.ac.il/en/programs/exchange
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You must be nominated for the program by your home institution's exchange
coordinator, following the submission of the above mentioned documents.
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You must apply to HUJI and, if selected, you remain
enrolled with your home institution and continue to pay your home institution
fees. You will be exempt from HUJI tuition fees.
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The courses you take in HUJI may be credited towards your degree by your home
institution, on approval of your home institution.
Application Steps:
1. Submission of application documents to your home institution
2. Selection and nomination process by your home institution
3. Online application to HUJI - Deadline: 26/02/2016
4. Notification of acceptance
Application – documents to be submitted to your home institution:
1. CV
2. Letter of Motivation (1 page)
3. Transcript of Grades
4. Proof of English Level from University English Teaching Unit
5. Graduate level program: BSc/MSc degree
6. 2 letters of recommendation from a faculty member or academic advisor
Questions?
Please contact: The International Office: [email protected]
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Field of Study
Name of
Researcher
Field of Study
Contact Details
Area of Specialization
No. of
Places
Name of
Department/
Faculty
Biology
Arachnology, Taxonomy
and Systematics
3 places
National Natural
History
Collections
/Faculty of
Science
Life Sciences
Stem cells,
neurodegenerative
diseases, chromatin,
epigenetics
1
graduate
student
Genetics &
Brain Center
Genetics
Cancer ; The DNA
damage response ; DNA
repair
Prof. Hagai
Eisenberg
Physics
Experimental Quantum
Optics and Quantum
Information
Prof. Nir
Bar-Gill
Physics
Dr. Jotham
ZifferBerger
Dr. Efrat
GavishRegev
Prof. Eran
Meshorer
Prof.
Michal
Goldberg
Dr. Alon
Zaslaver
Website
Contact
Person
http://nnhc.
huji.ac.il/?la
ng=en
Dr. Efrat
GavishRegev
E-Mail
Admission
Requirements
Special Admission
Requirements
efrat.gavish
regev@mai
l.huji.ac.il
BSc/MSc/PhD student
in Arachnid
Systematics
http://mesh
orerlab.huji.a Yael Riback
c.il/
yaelrib@sa
vion.huji.ac
.il
PhD student in
biology/
bioinformatics/
neuroscience
Genetics
http://bio.hu
ji.ac.il/goldb
erg/main.ht
m
Prof. Michal
Goldberg
goldbergm
@mail.huji.
ac.il
BSc/MSc/PhD student
in Genetics/Molecular
Biology/Life Sciences
1 place
Physics
http://www.
phys.huji.ac.i
l/~hagaie/
Prof. Hagai
Eisenberg
hagai.eisen
berg@huji.
ac.il
Experimental quantum
physics (NV centers in
diamond)
1 place
Applied
Physics/Physics
http://bargill
.phys.huji.ac.
il
Prof. Nir
Bar-Gill
bargill@ph
ys.huji.ac.il
Biology
Botany, bryology
1 place
Natural Sciences
http://nnhc.
huji.ac.il/her
barium/
Dr. Jotham
Ziffer-Berger
jotham.z@
mail.
huji.ac.il
3rd year BSc studies
and above
Biology
Systems Biology, Neural
circuits and behavior,
Neurogenetics,
optogenetics
Life Sciences
www.zaslave
rlab.com
Dr. Alon
Zaslaver
alonzas@m
ail.huji.ac.il
BSc/MSc student in
Biology, with a grade
average of at least 85
1 place
2 places
3
BSc/MSc/PhD student
in Physics, with a
grade average of at
least 85
BSc/MSc/PhD student
in Physics and/or
Applied Physics, with a
grade average of at
least 90
Field of Study
Name of
Researcher
Contact Details
Field of Study
Area of Specialization
Dr. Daniel
Kaganovich
Biology
Biophysics
Quantitative
Biology
super-resolution livecell imaging, molecular
neuroscience, protein
folding and aggregation,
genetics, and
bioengineering
Prof.
Hermona
Soreq
Molecular
Neuroscience
Prof. Ran
Nathan
Biology/Ecology
non-coding RNA
No. of
Places
3 places
2 places
Movement ecology, bird
2 places
migration, navigation
Name of
Department/
Faculty
Website
Contact
Person
E-Mail
Admission
Requirements
Special Admission
Requirements
Life Sciences
http://www.
kaganovichla
b.com/
Dr. Daniel
Kaganovich;
Sara Burstin
dan@mail.
huji.ac.il ;
sarabu@sa
vion.huji.ac
.il
Life Sciences
http://elsc.h
uji.ac.il/sore
q/home
Prof.
Hermona
Soreq
hermona.s
oreq@mail.
huji.ac.il
EEB/Life
Sciences
http://www.
bio.huji.ac.il/
ese/NathanL
abHome.htm
Yoav Bartan
yoav.barta
[email protected]
i.ac.il
Prof. Doron
Steinberg
dorons@ek
md.huji.ac.i
l
Background in life
sciences
Dr. Gadi
Pelled
gadip@ek
md.huji.ac.i
l
Background in
Biology / Biomedical
Sciences
Prof. Doron
Steinberg
Biofilms
Microbiology, novel
sustained released
systems against biofilms
2 places
Bio medicine
program
https://dent
al.ekmd.huji.
ac.il/En/Publi
cations/Rese
archersPages
/pages/doro
ns.aspx
Prof. Dan
Gazit
Regenerative
Medicine
Stem cell and gene
therapies for skeletal
tissue regeneration
1 or 2
places
Skeletal Biotech
Laboratory /
Faculty of
Dental Medicine
http://gazitla
b.huji.ac.il
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BSc/MSc/PhD student
with a grade average
of at least 80
BSc/MSc/PhD student
in Life Sciences, with a
grade average of at
least 85
BSc/MSc/PhD student
in Ecology, with ability
to work in the field
and a grade average of
at least 85
Field of Study
Name of
Researcher
Prof. Gilad
Bachrach
Prof.
Masha Niv
Field of Study
Oral ecology
and immunity
Biochemistry
Contact Details
Area of Specialization
Fusobacterium
nucleatum genes and
adhesins involved in
coaggregation and
adhesion
Chemical senses, GPCR,
structural
bioinformatics,
molecular dynamics
No. of
Places
1 or 2
places
2 places
Name of
Department/
Faculty
Website
Contact
Person
Institute of
Dental Sciences
https://dent
al.ekmd.huji.
ac.il/En/Publi
cations/Rese
archersPages
/pages/gilad
ba.aspx
Biochemistry,
Food Science
and Nutrition
http://depar
tments.agri.h
uji.ac.il/bioc Prof. Masha
hemfoodsci7 Niv
22/teachers/
niv_masha/
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Prof. Gilad
Bachrach
E-Mail
Admission
Requirements
Special Admission
Requirements
Giladba@e
kmd.huji.ac
.il
Friendliness and
interest in science
masha.niv
@mail.huji.
ac.il
MSc/PhD student in
structural
bioinformatics/
biophysics/
computational
chemistry, average
grade at least 85