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Tiger Beer · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 778 Location: Hong Kong

I have a MA TESOL and have taught at universities in both Japan & Korea. 6 years university teaching experience.

What are the chances of someone like me finding a job teaching at a college or university in Turkey?

My passport is an American...not sure if that is a strike against me or not.

oxxo · Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Posts: 11

Your chances are quite good... but you should act a.s.a.p. as the hiring season is mostly over... but I know of at least a couple unis that are still hiring

Shalana · Joined: 08 Oct 2006 Posts: 150 Location: Istanbul

Please tell us which ones are still hiring. Thanks.

oxxo · Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Posts: 11

Try Şehir University -new university on the Asian side...

PM me for other ideas...

Listener · Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 140 Location: Istanbul

Googled this school just for kicks... the PR office is in Sisli and I find no other mention of a location for the school, you sure they are going to be on the Asian side?

oxxo · Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Posts: 11

Very sure- initial campus will be in Altunızade... will open next month

Caterinamh · Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 140 Location: Istanbul

This is what I saw on their site.....

Interested candidates can send their applications electronically to: [email protected]

Qualifications:
Applicants should meet most, preferably all, of the following requirements:

* Master's Degree in TESL/TEFL, Education, Applied Linguistics or a closely related field

or a BA degree and RSA DELTA

* Knowledge of current ELT approaches, methods, and techniques; curriculum, materials and test development trends
* Experience in teaching EFL at tertiary level for a minimum of two years
* Committment to professionality with strong work ethics, attention to detail, ability and willingness to learn and take initiative
* Highly organized, task-oriented, and computer literate and familiar with current CALL practices
* Ability to work both independently and as a team member in an innovative environment, with high tolerance of ambiguity

For further details please contact [email protected]

Tiger Beer · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 778 Location: Hong Kong

Caterinamh · Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 140 Location: Istanbul

Depending on which University you work for and which department your in at the University it varies. From my personal experiences and others that I know this is the average that I've come across:

15 to 23 contact hours, 6-10 administrative
salaries range from 1500 USD to 6000 TL *Koc, Sabanci, Fatih, Sehir,Oz, Bilgi, Isik

Accommodation usually comes with "white goods", sometimes basic furnishings. Can be a stipend, part of your salary or on campus.

Peak recruitment is March and as late as June

Listener · Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 140 Location: Istanbul

i love the "high tolerance for ambiguity" bit....

oxxo · Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Posts: 11

Hiring for universities in Turkey runs almost exclusively on the Western academic year- September to September and recruiting starts as early as January/February for that and often goes up until June - but not much after except for newer, less organized places.

It is very, very difficult to find a decent job at universities outside of this time period.

There are very occasional positions that come up for the Spring semester, but these are really an exception.

Solar Strength · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 557 Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Listener · Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 140 Location: Istanbul

I've actually seen that phrase in other job ads over the years, I wonder if this is a common expression in Turkish ads that has just been translated over? Or if their HR manager has been making the rounds of the TEFL circuit and keeps using the same phrases?