Jonathan Livneh
Curriculum Vitae
Updated: October, 2009
Mailing Address:
Idelson 14b/4, Tel Aviv-Jaffa,
63140 Israel
Phone:
+972 (3) 686 84 79
+972 (54) 727 65 87 (cell phone)
E-mail:
yonatan.livneh@mail.huji.ac.il
Date of Birth:
22.12.1976
Education, Degrees, Grants and Awards
May 2008 – present
Ph.D. student (Stage A), The Hebrew University. Studying ethnographic
writing in 5th century Ecclesiastical Histories, supervised by Dr. Oded Irshai.
April 2008
M.A. The Hebrew University, Jerusalem (Cultural Studies Program) [cum
laude].
M.A. Research Paper: Ethnographic Writing in the Ecclesiastical History of
Philostorgius of Borissus, supervised by Dr. Oded Irshai.
January 2005
Rector’s award for M.A. studies.
December 2004
Humanities Faculty scholarship grant for M.A. Studies.
April 2004
B.A. The Hebrew University, Jerusalem. History and the “Amirim”-HonorsProgram. [magna cum laude].
December 2003
Humanities Faculty scholarship grant for M.A. studies.
November 2002
The “Talmon Scholarship Prize” awarded for excellence in the study of
history.
March 2000
Began B.A. studies in the Hebrew University.
Extra-Curricular Employment and Activities
2009 – present
Research assistant to the “Personal vs. Established Religion: Revision and
Stagnation in Eastern Christian Thought and Praxis [5th-8th Centuries]”
research group in the Hebrew University’s Institute for Advanced Studies,
organized by Prof. Lorenzo Perone, Dr. Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony.
2007 – 2009
Chief of Staff to Member of Knesset Dr. Dov Khenin.
2006
Secretary to the Israeli Association for Byzantine Studies headed by Prof.
David Jacoby and Prof. Joseph Patrich.
2005 – 2006
Research assistant to the “Ethnography and Literature” research group in the
Hebrew University’s Institute for Advanced Studies, organized by Prof. Galit
Hasan-Rokem, Dr. Carola Hilfrich and Dr. Ilana Pardes. Secretary of a 3-day
international conference organized by the group.
2004 – 2006
Coordinator of several courses on economic and environmental topics in the
Social-Economic Academy’s Jerusalem branch. 2006 – present: member of
the SEA’s inspection committee. 2004-2006: Head of the executive board of
the SEA’s Jerusalem branch, and member of the SEA’s national executive
board. The Social Economic Academy is a non-profit organization aiming to
forward critical alternative learning and research from social, economic and
environmental perspectives. [All Volunteer work].
2004 – 2007
Research assistant to Dr. Oded Irshai, Scholion, Head of the Department of
Jewish History.
2003 – 2005
Manuscript editor for “Hevra”, a non-profit bi-monthly journal, discussing
social-economic and environmental matters [Volunteer work].
2001 – 2007
The National Institute for Testing and Evaluation (NITE): Test developer of
the verbal reasoning section for the Inter-University Psychometric Entrance
Test and of other verbal reasoning and literacy exams for the ministry of
education and for the ministry of employment. Head of a six-member team of
verbal reasoning developers.
1997 – 2000
Army service.
1995 – 1996
One year of voluntary community work with teenagers, Ashdod.
1995
Graduated high school. Computer science major.
1992 – 1995
Youth movement leader and coordinator. Leading groups of 5th, 8th, and 11th
graders.
Languages:
Hebrew – first language
English – fluent
German, Spanish, Latin, Classical Greek – basic reading knowledge
Links to sites of institutes mentioned above:
Hebrew University, Jerusalem: http://www.huji.ac.il/huji/eng/index_e.htm
The Institute for Advanced Studies: www.as.huji.ac.il
The Israeli Association for Byzantine Studies: www.hum.huji.ac.il/units.php?cat=1306
The National Institute for Testing and Evaluation [NITE]: http://www.nite.org.il/scripts/english/default.asp?flag=0
The Social-Economic Academy [SEA]: http://www.sea.org.il [Hebrew only]
“Hevra” Journal: http://www.yesod.net/yesod/about.php [Hebrew only]
MK Dov Khenin: http://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=780