A New President for Shalem College: Call for Applicants
Sonia Bloomfield
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A New President for Shalem College: Call for Applicants
Shalem College, Israel’s only four-year liberal arts college (founded 2013, in Jerusalem), seeks a vigorous, inspiring, and wise president to grow the institution and its resources as the College enters its second decade.
Shalem College exists to prepare young Israelis to assume leadership roles in the Jewish state in public affairs and the professions, in education and culture, in business and the media.
Its elite program features a Core Curriculum emphasizing great texts of the Western, Jewish and Zionist traditions; encourages civic engagement and the desire to serve; and inculcates the habits of mind and heart needed for sustaining and enriching Israel’s Jewish ethos and democratic character.
We seek a president, already an established scholar and educator, who will be (1) an inspiring and effective leader of the institution, possessed of prudent executive judgment, (2) a successful fundraiser and steward of sustained philanthropic relationships, and (3) Shalem’s public voice in Israel and abroad, carrying the message of its educational vision. These functions call for a person who is charismatic and decisive; who is energetic, articulate in both Hebrew and English, and appealing to donors worldwide; and who can make the case for the College and its crucial importance for the State of Israel to all relevant audiences and constituencies.
The candidate must hold (or have held) a tenured academic position with the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor. Previous executive experience is highly desirable.
The term of the president is a minimum of five years. The position is full-time, and while serving in office the president must be a resident of Israel.
Interested individuals are invited to submit their applications by July 15, 2020 to the Presidential Search Committee at president...@shalem.ac.il. Along with a full academic CV, the application should include a letter explaining why the candidate is drawn to the opportunity of serving as president of Shalem College and what characteristics and experience make him or her suitable for the position.
Applications will be treated with the strictest secrecy. The Search Committee is not obligated to interview all candidates who apply and reserves the right to reach out at its initiative to individuals whom its members view as being suitable for the position.