Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Shimokitazawa]

angelgirl Wrote:

[angelgirl]

My comments describe all (OK, most ) language Departments at HUFS.

It is THE place for discrimination.

[justin moffatt]

ANGELGIRL:

You forgot to mention:

You want to be monitored by security staff on your whereabouts and doings (in your home)? GO TO HUFS!

You want to get paid your salary? DON'T GO TO HUFS!

You want a President of your University to be openly anti-foreigner? GO TO HUFS

You want support and collaboration from your fellow instructors. DON'T GO TO HUFS!

You want your scheduled classes to be taken by Korean professors just before semester begins? GO TO HUFS

I could go on all day . . .

Do your research people, there are MUCH better uni gigs out there.

By the way, these are for almost ALL departments.

[Hollywoodaction]

[pkang0202]

[semphoon]

Has anyone worked for Shin Heung college at Mangwolsa in north east Seoul? Please let me know.

[kittyfye]

Pyeongtaek Dae:

9 hours, 2 mil, full vacations, housing, two staff meetings per semester, private office with all the stuff--including t.v. (haha), intsructor determines office hours. And they will release you to work part-time elsewhere--so an additional 1 mil a month would not be difficult, even in Pyeongtaek.

So, where do they fall in the categories?

[chachee99]

[Rumple]

This is resurrecting an old thread, but I just got a job offer from a university in a small city about an hour from Daejeon, and wanted to get peoples' take on the offer:

-2 Million per month for 12 hours a week
-On campus apt with a/c and free internet/cable TV OR 300,000/mo. housing allowance
-Private office
-Airfare reimbusement (which I don't need)
-15 weeks vacation per year

This certainly isn't tier 1, but doesn't neatly fit into tier 2 or 3. What would you call this, a tier 2.5? This will be my first uni gig, and if I don't get a better offer (i.e. an offer in Daejeon) this doesn't seem too bad...sure would like to pick up a little more coin, but coin can be had other ways, I guess.

[TECO]

That doesn't sound too bad at all.

[Thiuda]

It's been a while since anyone has posted to this thread and it's a wonderful resource for potential uni teachers doing their research prior to signing a contract, so here is a new review to get things going again.

I worked at Sangji University, Wonju, Gangwon-do, for a number of years. The first two years at Sangji were great: 15h/w, 2.5 mill/m, 5m vac, as well as a very supportive departmental chair who really went out of her way to ensure that the department was run well. In addition, we were given opportunities to improve our pay cheques substantially through working with the Cont Ed Dep't. The job was a keeper.

Unfortunately, the English Dep't Chair changed following a move by our previous departmental head. The new Chairperson immediately implemented changes to the existing system that diminished job satisfaction among lecturers substantially: foreign staff went from private offices to shared offices, from no vac work to mandatory camps, and were no longer allowed to work at off-campus locations through the Cont Ed Dep't (leaving teachers out of pocket to the tune of 1.5 million a month (!) and clients frantically looking for teachers).

The new chair alienated foreign staff and Korean staff alike and turnover rates among Korean and foreign lecturers have increased dramatically. I decided to leave when I was told that I had to cancel classes at another institution in mid-semester or not be rehired; I immediately handed in my resignation. The classes had been arranged through the Cont Ed Dep't, but following a disagreement between the Chair of the English Dep't and the Head of the Cont Ed Dep't, the English Dep't decided to cancel all cooperation between the departments.

There is a ray of light however, the Chair is switching after her two year reign concludes, so one can hope for an improvement in the situation following the summer of 09. It can't get much worse in any case.

Sangji University: Category IV. Avoid.

[D.D.]

Gyeongsang university pays 30000 a class for 15 classes a week. No pay for vacation and long camps during vactions if you work.

They put the teachers in a semi-share situation with 3 people per unit. They do give free Korea cafeteria food if you like that stuff.
Expect to work with new grads and have staff dramas.

5th tier I think

[tenchu77491]

Where can I apply for university teaching jobs? What are the requirements? Same as public school and hagwons?

[cdninkorea]

[cubanlord]

update - Hey Pragic. If you get a chance, would you mind updating your ranking system. It's been some time and I am curious as to how you will tier the system. Recently, I conducted a competitive market analysis and there were some interesting results to say the least.