Prof. Bar-Joseph has served as vice president for resource development at the Weizmann Institute of Science since 2006, and as dean of education at the institute since 2007. Bar-Joseph has filled numerous scientific management positions at the Weizmann Institute, including director of the Braun Submicron Research Center, the Physics Services Unit, the Goldschlager Center for Nanophysics, the Department of Condensed Matter Physics, and more. His main fields of research are nanophysics and electro-optics of semiconductors. Prof. Bar-Joseph serves on the editorial boards of professional journals and has received several scientific awards. In his public work, Prof. Bar-Joseph focuses on environmental and educational issues. He was a member of the executive committee of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, and served on several government committees on science education. Prof. Bar-Joseph received a doctorate in Physics from the Weizmann Institute of Science in 1986.