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[naturegirl321]

I've been teaching English for four years now and want change a bit. I'd like to become a study abroad coordinator for those students who come from the UK and such to study in Lima. I have a background in Business Admin and experience in coordinator positions. Anyone have any advice? Know of websites that offer jobs? Or know of places in Lima that are looking for people?
Thanks

[Justin Trullinger]

I have a colleague with the same interest- she found it nearly impossible to get anything until she got her MA in international education. At the place I work, most people involved in the study abroad program are MA level educated...


Justin

[MELEE]

That's what I was thinking Justin. Before I settled down in Mexico, I had planned to get into this myself. I believe the US, no the world, would be a better place if more US students studied abroad, and I would like to do something to facilitate that happening. CIEE used to advertise their openings on their webpage, as did Justin's friend at the Experiment for International Living. I used to regularly watch them to get an idea of what I need to do to be a competitive candidate. I had planned to do an MA. I liked Lesley College's MA in Intercultural Relations. One of the speciality options was Study Abroad Administration. SIT has a similar program. There are a handful of other options as well. If you were looking to be specifically in Lima, you'd probably have to wait until a person there died, retired or otherwise quit. I don't imagine there are a lot of openings. I know of an internship in Oaxaca City doing just such a thing for a very measly stipen, I considered applying for it after my first year here, but I decided to stay in teaching instead. The best thing for you to do now would probably hit the streets of Lima and meet the people doing the job now. They may have temporary position come up when student groups come into town and that would be a good resume builder in the field. I seem to remember Amerispan had short term group leader positions on their websight as well.

Good Luck!

[MELEE]

Okay Naturegirl, my class was cancelled due to a conflicting Calculus exam so I did a little surfing. And found a job I might apply for! I don't have the education they are looking for, but would be an excellent candidate in all other aspects. Though I don't like that they don't mention a salary range, I might be making more in my current job.

Here is the job:
http://www.worldlearning.org/hr/postings/ad_mexico.html

Here is another job with them that would interest me if I was looking to go back to the US, and I do meet all the qualifications for this one! (so the pay is probably peanuts!)
http://www.worldlearning.org/hr/postings/ssa_coord_latinAm_caribbean.html

An Internship in Cusco (to get some experience under your belt?)
http://amerispan.com/volunteer_intern/Peru/Cusco/208

The MA program I had my heart set on 10 years ago:
http://www.lesley.edu/gsass/irpprogram.html

The program at SIT:
http://www.sit.edu/graduate/maie/index.html

[naturegirl321]

Thanks a bunch!!!