Omer Benjakob Email & Phone Number

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Il

Tel Aviv, Israel

Tel Aviv Area, Israel

Commissioning editor in charge of managing Haaretz in English's staff writers, reporters and freelance writers in Israel and around the world

Tel Aviv Area, Israel

One of five news desk chiefs, managing a desk of editors and translators for Haaretz's online English desk. Position including liaising with reporters, working with wires services, coordinating with the Hebrew newspaper and working to produce news content for Haaretz's English newspaper.

Paris, Île-De-France, France

A short-term research fellow at the Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity (CRI), a research unit of INSERM and Université de Paris that is supported by the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation.At the CRI, I am researching how science and scientific knowledge is represented online and trying to build way to map and model the growth of knowledge via a case study on Wikipedia and CRISPR. While here, I am also helping teach a course on open science to MA students and am working on… Show more A short-term research fellow at the Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity (CRI), a research unit of INSERM and Université de Paris that is supported by the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation.At the CRI, I am researching how science and scientific knowledge is represented online and trying to build way to map and model the growth of knowledge via a case study on Wikipedia and CRISPR. While here, I am also helping teach a course on open science to MA students and am working on learning more on citizen science, participatory science and peer-production in science writ large. My research is being conducted together with Dr. Rona Aviram. Show less

Freelance Academic Translator from Hebrew to EnglishClients Include:1. Resling Publishing House2. Dr. Itzhak Binyamini

Ynetnews.Com

After working for a year as a news editor for Ynetnews.com - the English language version of Israel's most popular news site - I was promoted to the position of senior news editor, as part of which I managed the news desk on a shift-basis, worked directly under the site's managing editor and communicated with reporters to create up-to-date news stories (breaking, features and analyses) on Israel

Tel Aviv

In charge of writing a series of articles on the budding fourth sector in Israel and abroad for the online magazine, which focuses on small and medium sized businesses.

A unique scholarship program aimed at finding and training Israels future leadership.The program provides a full study scholarship, unique leadership training program in a group setting and opens the students and future leaders to a growing web of inter-disciplinary leaders

via the Rothschild Ambassadors internship program I am doing citation and bibliography research work for Prof. Gavriel Motzkin's forthcoming book on the philosophy of history and the epistemological foundations of history in particular

Founded and managed a social involvement education project dealing with the social and educational powers of cinema in which students and civil service volunteers taught cinema in a wide array of educational formats and facilities.-raised funds and cooperations for the program\-built its main educational core-raised and supervised instructors -helped the project grow from only a student educational program in the Sderot region to a large project covering a large part of the… Show more Founded and managed a social involvement education project dealing with the social and educational powers of cinema in which students and civil service volunteers taught cinema in a wide array of educational formats and facilities.-raised funds and cooperations for the program\-built its main educational core-raised and supervised instructors -helped the project grow from only a student educational program in the Sderot region to a large project covering a large part of the south of Israel-created what was chosen as one of the most unique civil service options in Israel Show less

Managed and developed educational programs for the only cinematheque in southern Israel, as part of a social outreach agenda attempted at connecting youths and cinema lovers of the south to their (only) local cinemtheque-build educational out reach programs and summer camp-raised funds and cooperation from within the cinema and film distribution world-build content for series of lecture / movie meetings covering topics from current political issues, the biblical story of creation… Show more Managed and developed educational programs for the only cinematheque in southern Israel, as part of a social outreach agenda attempted at connecting youths and cinema lovers of the south to their (only) local cinemtheque-build educational out reach programs and summer camp-raised funds and cooperation from within the cinema and film distribution world-build content for series of lecture / movie meetings covering topics from current political issues, the biblical story of creation, the ten commandments, global warming and more Show less

Facilitating different creative projects, led by both students and the organization, bridging between contemporary Israeli culture and Jewish culture in the widest and most subjective sense, in the mediums of cinema, radio and internet. -Also worked on facilitating cooperation between the Hillel and different NGO's and local cultural establishments.

Worked as a freelance in wide variety of positions in the world of cinema, video editing, video (and HD of course) productions. In cinema worked as independent producer, key-light, best boy and Assitant Director in an independent full-length film, a few commercials, scores of short independent films, clips for Israeli Music Channel (Music 24) and such.In video editing worked as freelance video editor for promotional videos for NGO and non-profit, worked in small editing and production… Show more Worked as a freelance in wide variety of positions in the world of cinema, video editing, video (and HD of course) productions. In cinema worked as independent producer, key-light, best boy and Assitant Director in an independent full-length film, a few commercials, scores of short independent films, clips for Israeli Music Channel (Music 24) and such.In video editing worked as freelance video editor for promotional videos for NGO and non-profit, worked in small editing and production company as chief editor and managed a crew of 3 editors, edited some late night cultural programing for Channel 2 (Reshet and Keshet).Produced a few short independent films and video clips. Show less

Master Of Arts (M.A.), History And Philosophy Of Science And Technology

Activities and Societies: Cohn Institute for Philosophy of Science and the History of Ideas A young researching interested in the internet.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science, Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Founded and co-edited the Politics and Government department's magazine "The Rooster" (Ha-Tarnegol) In addition.

High School Diploma, Cinema & Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Film department, philosophy department In addition to my regular studies I studies philosophy and cinema..