The Academic Affairs Office (AAO) and the Research Grants and Projects (RGP) Office together comprise the Directorate for Research and Academic Affairs.

The Directorate is headed by the Academic Secretary, Dr. Boaz Avron, who is directly subordinate to the President. The Academic Secretary carries the overall responsibility for the proper functioning and administration of the Offices included in the Directorate.

Academic Affairs Office
Esti Krieger, Head

The Academic Affairs Office assists the Academic Secretary in the performance of his duties.

The Office’s principle responsibilities include the administration and follow-up of:

1. Appointments and Promotions Committees of (i) the Life Sciences Faculties (ii) the Scientific Council (dealing with both non-tenured scientific personnel as well as Staff Scientists) , and (iii) the Council of Professors (dealing with scientific personnel tenured appointments and promotions to the ranks of Associate Professor and Professor as well as appointments and promotions to the rank of Senior Research Fellows).
2. Administration of appointments of Deans, Department heads, Institute heads and Center heads and internal academic administrative committees.
3. Appointments of external academic consultants, interns and senior interns.
4. Annual Scientific Academic Advisory Committees (SAAC) reviews.
5. All regulations pertaining to the academic life at the Institute.
6. Scientific Council meetings and meetings of its various Committees.
7. President’s Advisory Committee meetings.
8. Non-tenured academic staff (i.e., scientific personnel as well as staff scientists) appointments and their extensions as relevant, as well as the Staff Scientists Tenure Committee.
9. Academic Grants allocations.
10. The Clore (Sir Charles) Prize, the Kimmel (Helen and Martin) Prize, the Lombroso (Sergio) Award in Cancer Research and the Wolgin Prize for Scientific Excellence.
11. The Goldschleger Conference Foundation.
12. Extension of Service Committee.
13. New Immigrants Funding Support.
14. Visiting Professors Programs and Feinberg Foundation Visiting Faculty Program.
15. The Weizmann Lectures Series.
16. Annual disclosures of Academic Staff.

The Academic Affairs Office publishes annually:

• Current Research Activities
• Scientific Activities