Academic ranks in Israel are the titles, relative importance and power of professors, researchers, and administrative personnel held in academia.
Israeli universities do not, as a rule, grant tenure to new hires, regardless of previous position, rank, or eminence.
Candidates who were recruited at a higher rank may also be considered for tenure following a trial period (varying across institutes).
In 2012, the Technion began granting senior lecturers the title of assistant professor (profésor mishné), in alignment with the standard American terminology.
This was done after faculty members at the rank of senior lecturers had complained that they felt belittled at international conferences when compared to their American peers bearing the title assistant professor, because "lecturer" sounds less impressive than "professor".