Yael Shomer

Yael Shomer is a senior lecturer in the School of Political Science, Government and International Affairs at Tel Aviv University, specializing in legislative politics, electoral systems, candidate selection processes, parties and party systems and quantitative methodology. She is a recipient of several grants and fellowships including the Israel Science Foundation grant, and the Marie Curie Reintegration Grant from the European Union. Prior to her academic career, Shomer was the secretary of the Governor of the Bank of Israel, and a project coordinator in the Israel National Council for the Child.