פרופ' יעקב קליין

Academic Background

1.  Bar‑Ilan University, Ramat‑Gan, Israel:

     B.A. Degree in Bible and Talmud ‑ 1960

     M.A. Degree in Bible ‑ 1961

2.  The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel:

     Graduate Work in Assyriology, 1961‑1962

3.  University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Department of Oriental Studies:

        Ph.D. Degree in Oriental Studies

Academic Positions

At Bar-Ilan University

1. Bar‑Ilan University, Departments of Hebrew and Bible: Senior Lecturer in Assyriology and Bible (1970‑1980); Associate Professor (1980‑1990); Professor (1990‑2002); Professor Emeritus (from 2003)

2. Samuel Noah Kramer Institute of Assyriology: Director (1983‑1987;1989-1994; 1995-1997; 2000-2001)

3. Bar-Ilan University, Center for Basic Jewish Studies, Chairman, 1995-1997

4. Bar-Ilan University, Department of Bible, Chairman, 1999-2001

Other

1. Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Department of Assyriology: Visiting Senior Lecturer in Assyriology (1973‑1975)

2. Ben‑Gurion University in the Negev, Department of Bible and The Ancient Near East: Visiting Professor (1974‑1976; 1979‑2001)

3. University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Babylonian Section: Visiting Rsearch Fellow on the Sumerian Dictionary Project (1976-1979; 1987‑1988)

4. Dropsie University, Philadelphia:  Visiting Associate Professor in Semitic Linguistics (1977‑1979)

5. Tel‑Aviv University, Department of Comparative Literature: Visiting Senior Lecturer (1980)

6. Yale University, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures: Visiting Professor (1987)

7. Center for Judaic Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Fellow (1997-1998)

8. Barnard Revel Graduate School, Yeshiva University: Visiting Professor (1998)

Membership in Scholarly Societies

1.  American Oriental Society (1968 - to the present)

2.   World Union of Jewish Studies (1977 - to the present)

3.   The Israel Society of Assyriology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies (1996 - to the present)

4.   International Association for Assyriology (2003 - to the present)

5.   The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities (2005 - to the present)

6.      Society of Biblical Literature (2006 - to the present)