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[coledavis]

Short hours, yes, but you only get paid per hour. So if you work 6 - 10 hours you'll 6-10 hours worth of pay. Not the same as Chinese universities I rather think.

Accommodation: check with the universities. I see no point in repeating what I've already said.

Language schools are similar to private schools, although these days they are constitutionally licensed educational establishments not businesses per se. They vary in their offers, both in terms of hours (although 25 is usually the upper limit) and the pay. I think the pay may be similar, but you usually get accommodation thrown in, although this varies in quality. If in Moscow, it is often shared accommodation. Elsewhere, it could be a self-contained flat or a room in a hall of residence (noisy).

Go to Google and type in 'list of russian universities'. You'll find various lists. However, you will almost certainly need to go the web sites to find the English department's contact details.

[BTK]

coledavis wrote "Short hours, yes, but you only get paid per hour."

Now I don�t know how things work in Russia, that�s why I�m on this Forum. But it�s not true in China. I'm talking about the universities not the language or private schools, which I've never taught at.
My contract in China at this university is for a maximum of 8 classes per week at a specified salary. Over the years I've average about 5.3 classes a week. But my salary is paid as specified on the contract. There is no reduction for teaching under 8 classes per week.

[Kofola]

I have never seen an advert for a Russian uni TEFL post. Few people teach at universities in Russia since salaries are difficult to live off if you don't already have paid-for accommodation (universities do not provide this). Average pay is between 200 and 700 USD a month. (That's for qualified faculty.) Language schools start at 1000 USD in Moscow - and that's entry level so not a good salary. Cheap accommodation is around 400 USD i.e. a room in a flat.

[VladJR87]

My understanding is that working as a teacher in Russia is very much a grey-area. Technically to be employed as a "teacher" you have to have a university degree qualifying you as a teacher. This goes for Russian citizens as well. Making it unlikely someone without a fancy teaching degree is going to be able to find a job with a state run school.

Maybe that's not true, but this is what I have seen.

[Houston]

You don't have to have a university degree, but you will definitely need a TESOL or CELTA.

Regarding Army experience. I spent four years in military intelligence, and it didn't affect my job prospects here. It helps though that my experience ended 10 years ago.

[VladJR87]