Macha Track — Intelligence Researcher
מסלול מח"א
Role facts
from the official pageWhat the role is like
What you would be doing
the full text, nothing cutYou hunt for creative solutions to technological and intelligence threats facing Israel, working at the intersection of technology, intelligence and science — exposing threats, analyzing them and developing an intelligence response. The work draws on physics, computers and math at an academic level. After a roughly five-month course you work paired with a veteran researcher as your mentor, then become an independent researcher as you progress.
What it takes to get in
Medical profile 25 and above. Requires signing a year-and-a-half keva (career service) commitment, and, for women, extending mandatory service to 32 months.
Training
A course of about five months after tironut (basic training), followed by paired work with a veteran researcher as mentor.
Where you serve
An open Aman (Military Intelligence) base.