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[Rice Paddy Daddy]

What are the requirements to teach English in universities in Indonesia?

Are there many opportunities for this kind of teaching?

[gugelhupf]

I don't know about English teaching but I looked into science posts a while back and it was virtually impossible for a westerner to take up a faculty teaching post at an Indonesian university. Universities can't afford to pay the expat levy plus KITAS etc on top of the salary. I know a scientist who did work at a university but he was employed by a UK grantholder who was basically paying the Indonesian university for him to work there.

There are a number of volunteer posts (try Volunteers in Asia if you are in the US) and there are a few Australian universities that run joint degrees with Indo institutions so these might be worth a try. Other than that, I doubt there are many opportunities.

[Rice Paddy Daddy]

Thanks.

I'll keep my eyes and ears open.