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[gav71]

Hi all:)

My wife and I are looking at Oman for the first time and were wondering if anyone has any advice about the University of Nizwa or any university in Oman that they would recommend working at.

Any information on work conditions (contact hours and required on-campus hours), pay scale, co-workers, students and/or HR/Admin would be really appreciated. Additionally any advice on regions to live in Oman would also be great.

Some background ... my wife has an EdD (TESOL) and I have an MEd (TESOL). Both of us have over 10 years of ESL/EFL experience in a variety of countries and work environments. We prefer to use public transport cabs (if reasonably priced) and riding bikes.

Thanks and all the best

gav

[nomad soul]

With your credentials, if you both could hold off applying for any straggling leftover positions until the TESOL Arabia conference and job fair this March, you'll have more opportunities to choose from. For example, Sultan Qaboos University does their face-to-face recruiting---they're considered the most desirable university employer in Oman. Many university recruiters from other parts of the Gulf attend the job fair as well. Plus, March is the start of the hiring season for the upcoming academic year.

[MuscatGary]

[gav71]

Thanks heaps Nomad Soul and MuscatGary - greatly appreciated.

All the best

gav

[Tazz]

if the OP is currently living/ working in the gulf region then attending the job fair is sound advice. If, however, both he and his wife are living in the US for example, that's a mighty expensive venture to attend!

[nomad soul]