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DMIXDJ
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
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Location: Kigndom Of Bahrain
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 Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:35 am Post subject: PMU Information? |
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Hi all, i have done a Search and found lots of info on PMU, but none really up to date!
Does anybody have any information on the basic Package that PMU would offer including Basic Salary, Housing, Flights for Family, Internet, Health ins and of Course, any information on being a teacher at that Uni.
Many thanks
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Paul in Saudi
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
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Location: Doha, Qatar
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| Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:09 am Post subject: |
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I am also interested in PMU, in case my other offer fizzles out.
Anyone? |
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Mia Xanthi
Joined: 13 Mar 2008
Posts: 955
Location: why is my heart still in the Middle East while the rest of me isn't?
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| Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Does anybody have any information on the basic Package that PMU would offer including Basic Salary, Housing, Flights for Family, Internet, Health ins and of Course, any information on being a teacher at that Uni |
Basic salary: for a prep teacher with an MA, I would say somewhere between SR 10,000 and SR 12, 500, depending on experience. Those with doctorates make considerably more. Those who teach anything other than English also make MUCH more
Housing: a nice but rather military-looking compound with a nice pool, a gym, a game room. Teachers now have fully furnished three-bedroom villas, one per teacher. Furniture is adequate, but not top quality. Some have been asked to share villas and in return they receive a small stipend. There is some talk of new teachers being housed in a very nice apartment building downtown, but I have no details on this.
Flights: airfare is provided for employee and dependents. I don't know if there is a limit on the number of dependents. Round-trip airfare home is provided once a year
Internet: this has been a problem area. There are computers and wireless in the main hall for common use, and they seem to work pretty well. There is also some kind of wireless service you can subscribe to for your villa, but people are not happy with it. The university provides you with a laptop.
Health insurance: minimal health coverage is provided for the employee and dependents. I've heard it described as a very bare-bones type of policy, but it covers regular care at local hospitals. I don't know if there is any coverage when you travel.
You'll have to be more specific if you want information on "being a teacher". I'll try to find out anything you want to know. |
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DMIXDJ
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
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Location: Kigndom Of Bahrain
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| Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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Many thanks for the Reply! It Does sound Reasonable! what i meant by being a teacher at PMU was referring to the General vibe, Organisation, workload etc....
Thanks, once again! |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Dr Brasscat will be here shortly to tell us all how wonderful PMU is (and how much he hated his previous posting in KSA). |
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Mia Xanthi
Joined: 13 Mar 2008
Posts: 955
Location: why is my heart still in the Middle East while the rest of me isn't?
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| Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:52 pm Post subject: being a teacher |
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The workload is 20 hours a week for those in the preparatory (pre-university English) program. It's somewhat less if you teach freshman composition or any non-English courses.
Organization? Not much, I'd say, but things seem to be getting better. PMU is ending the second year of a start-up, and things have been chaotic to put it mildly. There have been a lot of growing pains while the admin sort out policies and procedures. BTW, please be aware that while PMU is built on a "Western" model, the power structure is 100% Saudi. Make no mistake about it: western administrators hold "face" positions, but the Saudis make the decisions. This makes for a lot of culture clash, so those who come need to be prepared. It has many of the same problems that teachers find at other Saudi-administered institutions -- not more problems, mind you, but the usual number. Forewarned is forearmed.
On the bright side, teachers have their own well-equipped offices and the university does offer a lot of opportunity for those who like to work with technology. |
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Cleopatra
Joined: 28 Jun 2003
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Location: Tuamago Archipelago
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| Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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| BTW, please be aware that while PMU is built on a "Western" model, the power structure is 100% Saudi. Make no mistake about it: western administrators hold "face" positions, but the Saudis make the decisions. |
I think that's the case just about everywhere. However influential and important some "Westerners" may think they are, ultimately it is always the Saudis who call the shots. Hardly surprising really, it being their country and all that. |
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007
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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Location: UK/Veteran of the Magic Kingdom
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| Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: being a teacher |
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| Teta Mia Xanthi wrote: |
| BTW, please be aware that while PMU is built on a "Western" model, the power structure is 100% Saudi. Make no mistake about it: western administrators hold "face" positions, but the Saudis make the decisions. |
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