{"id":438,"date":"2022-06-15T09:07:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T09:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grad-new.web3dev.technion.ac.il\/?page_id=438"},"modified":"2025-07-08T10:15:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T10:15:44","slug":"how-to-find-an-advisor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/graduate.technion.ac.il\/en\/how-to-find-an-advisor\/","title":{"rendered":"How to find an Advisor"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #002147;\">Guidelines for Finding an Advisor<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #002147;\"><br \/>\nWays to find an advisor:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Via <a href=\"https:\/\/graduate.technion.ac.il\/en\/graduate-degrees-research\/\">Fields of Research in Graduate Studies<\/a> tab, you will find a list of research areas by study program, as well as information about program faculty members.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Via the<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/graduate.technion.ac.il\/en\/these-search\/\">Theses and Research<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">tab: <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You may type keywords (in English), and a list will appear of these papers with the names of advisors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Using<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/graduate.technion.ac.il\/en\/degrees-offered\/\">Degree Programs<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">tab, you can find a list of all study programs at the Jacobs Graduate School, including information about each program, its faculty members and administrative<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">personnel. You can contact the Graduate Studies Coordinator for a list of the advisors involving the area of research in which you are interested in.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Potential advisors should be contacted via email.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Via <a href=\"https:\/\/graduate.technion.ac.il\/en\/careers\/\">Research Proposals for Graduate Students<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #002147;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Contacting an Advisor:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To download a short guide for contacting a supervisor, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/graduate.technion.ac.il\/en\/how-to-contact-a-potential-advisor\/\">click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"color: #002147;\"><strong>Roles of the advisor<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #002147;\"><strong><span class=\"bold\">Responsible advisor<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A member of Technion\u2019s academic staff who accompanies and guides the student during the course of his studies. The advisor will guide the student in research methods or engineering planning, and will be responsible to ensure the performance of the research and the supply of the means for its performance. The advisor is the link that connects the student and the Department Committee and the Graduate School, on all of the matters related to his studies:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Outlining and approving the study program<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Meeting the schedules of the academic requirements (submission of a research topic \/ research proposal \/ thesis)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Report a semester grade on the student\u2019s progress in the research<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Provide a recommendation for all of the student\u2019s requests from the School, such as: a request for vacation, a request to change the research topic, a request to change the study requirements and the like.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If the advisor is unable to complete the position due to an illness, extended absence from Israel or for any other reason, he must ensure to appoint an advisor as a replacement through the Department Committee for Graduate Degrees.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #002147;\"><strong><span class=\"bold\">Partner advisor<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A member of the academic staff who is appointed based on a detailed request from the responsible advisor, when the research contains an area in which the responsible advisor is not an expert. The partner advisor will not have supervisory or reporting duties regarding the student\u2019s study track, other than in the absence of the responsible advisor.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #002147;\"><strong>Research consultant<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A professional expert in the area of the research topic may be appointed, who will assist the student in directing the research or in the work methods.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Guidelines for Finding an Advisor Ways to find an advisor: Via Fields of Research in Graduate Studies tab, you will find a list of research areas by study program, as well as information about program faculty members. 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