In 1988 Bourgain was Lady Davis Professor of Mathematics at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and, in 1991, Fairchild Distinguished Professor at Caltech in the United States.
Sa 1988 Bourgain ay Ina Davis Propesor ng Matematika sa Hebrew University at sa Jerusalem, sa 1,991, Fairchild marangal Propesor sa Caltech sa Pilipinas.