Charles Haberl

Charles Haberl, Associate Professor, Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

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Charles Haberl is currently a Associate Professor at the Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, where his responsibilities include teaching, research, and service to the university. The courses that Charles Haberl teaches address subjects such as Middle Eastern languages and literatures (including Arabic and Aramaic), folklore, and minorities in the Middle East. Charles Haberl's research in these areas informs and enhances his teaching. Charles Haberl has published my research on Aramaic epigraphy, incantation texts, orality and literacy, Middle Eastern folklore, dialects of Neo-Aramaic, and comparative Semitic linguistics in ARAM Periodical, the Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, the Journal of the American Oriental Society, the Journal of Semitic Studies, Encyclopaedia Iranica, and Numen. Charles Haberl's first book, The Neo-Mandaic Dialect of Khorramshahr (Harrassowitz, 2009) is the first account of a previously undocumented dialect of Neo-Mandaic, and the most thorough description of any Neo-Mandaic dialect. Charles Haberl is currently working on an NEH-funded translation of the Mandaean Book of John. Charles Haberl has taught in the Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Language and Literatures since 2009. From 2006 to 2009, Charles Haberl was a full-time lecturer at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers, and currently serves as its Director. Charles Haberl has an AB in Old World Archaeology and Art from Brown University, and an AM and PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University.

Assistant Professor at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

July 2009 - April 2012

I taught at the Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures, where I offered courses in the area of Middle Eastern languages and literatures with a focus on Arabic and Aramaic. My previously taught courses include Middle Eastern Folklore, Introduction to Aramaic, Comparative Semitic Linguistics, Qur'anic Arabic, and Minorities in the Middle East.

Full Time Lecturer at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

July 2008 - June 2009

After the creation of the Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures in 2008, my lecturer line was moved to the new department. I continued to serve the department as a lecturer until my line was upgraded to a new tenure-track line in July, 2009. During this year, my responsibilities included teaching three courses per semester on topics related to Middle Eastern languages and literatures.

Full Time Lecturer at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

July 2006 - June 2008

Prior to assuming a tenure-track position at Rutgers, I served as a full-time lecturer at the Center for Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures. My responsibilities included teaching three courses per semester on topics related to Middle Eastern languages and literatures.

Outreach and Development Coordinator at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

July 2006 - June 2008

During my time as a full-time lecturer at the Rutgers Center for Middle Eastern Studies, I also served as the Center's Outreach and Development Coordinator, responsible for organizing lectures, workshops, conferences, and other public outreach events, as well as fundraising from public and private sources.

Associate Professor at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

April 2012

I teach at the Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures, where I offer courses in the area of Middle Eastern languages and literatures with a focus on Arabic and Aramaic. My previously taught courses include Middle Eastern Folklore, Introduction to Aramaic, Comparative Semitic Linguistics, Qur'anic Arabic, and Minorities in the Middle East.

Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

July 2009

Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies responsible for the day-to-day management of the Center, fundraising and development, outreach to students, faculty, and the general public, and all other interactions with other academic units both within the university and beyond.

Harvard University

2003 – 2006

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Harvard University

1998 – 2003

Master of Arts (AM)

Concentration: Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

Brown University

1994 – 1998

Bachelor of Arts (AB)

Concentration: Old World Archaeology and Art / Ancient Studies

Ocean Twp High School

1990 – 1994

High School Diploma