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[deniserita]

It has been suggested to me to look into university teaching based on my qualifications.

Where would one start to find universities? Do I just type in Universities in Italy? And whatever comes up apply?

I have been looking at international schools this way.
Same way for universities?

[spiral78]

I worked for some years in a Western European university (not Italy) and with some partners in Italy. One of my best friends is at an Italian university.

It's difficult to get such posts - though I recall from earlier posts that your quals are pretty good.

The thing is that universities have to argue to the national government that 'you' have skills/experience/quals that no EU candidate has. With hordes of well-qualified Brits around on the job market (along with lots of very highly qualified non-native speakers with local connections) it's really rare to get such a post.

Further, the job market is very much in favour of the hiring parties just now - and they will jump on the 'easier' (EU member citizen) candidates every time, given equal quals. In the last two years, when I was a member of the hiring committee at 'my' uni, for every job we posted, there were as many as 30 to 50 viable applications (not counting the throwaway ones).

The way it worked for me is that I had specialist quals in the approach/method used by the university PLUS local contacts who were willing to jump through the legal hoops on my behalf.

Overall, it's certainly not going to hurt to apply for whatever posts you might find online, but I wouldn't be holding my breath. Sorry if this is bad news - but it's not easy to land such posts.

I think it's easier for international schools because they are set up to hire non-EU citizens from the start. Universities obviously CAN do, but they generally have much less need to go through the hassles.

[Glenski]

Just what are your qualifications? Whether you should consider looking at uni jobs will depend on the requirements of every country.

And, I don't think Americans can get work visas/permits to teach in Italy.

[deniserita]

yea I figured Italy would be hard...but I guess I was just asking more in general. Where do I go to find universities abroad to work at?

[spiral78]

[deniserita]

I have been teaching for 12 years. I have a Master Degree in Curriculum and Instruction, Master Degree in Educational Administration, and Endorsement in ESL

[artemisia]

OP:

[markcmc]

To find university jobs abroad, a good way is to go to the university websites and check whether they have any positions advertised there. Wikipedia has lists of universities around the world.

[naturegirl321]

Does money matter? There are lots of uni jobs on the China board, but you won't make much, maybe 500 to 1000 usd, tops. bUT free housing! And it's cheap to live there.

I've found these sites to be good.

Though I'll admit that the first uni job I got through a contact at Dave's, my second I was recruited through a mailing list, and this job I found through Dave's on the job board.

Keep in mind that cold calling does work, sometimes, though not always. I'd only apply for a job that was posted or I heard through the grapevine. I've cold called for jobs before and that's just my opinion. I've never gotten a job by cold calling, just wasted a lot of time

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[deniserita]

Thanks Nature Girl, I did join TIE ... there was a small fee, but felt it was worth it. We'll see