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maggietulliver · Joined: 06 Oct 2011 Posts: 19

Just wondering if anyone knows places that hire teachers under shorter term contracts - 3-6 months?

Looking at either Abu Dhabi/Dubai at this stage.

Have an MA TESOL and many years experience at college level.

Thanks in advance guys.

nomad soul · Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world

Contracts for university positions are generally for 2 or 3 years---short-term contracts would be cost prohibitive from a business perspective. However, there are full and part-time teaching opportunities available, but those positions go to local hires and are usually minus any benefits.

DLIguy · Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 12:46 pm Post subject:

Abu Dhabi University did that for a while. Don't know if they're still doing it, tho.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

ADU stopped that some years ago. The requirements for a work visa mean that it is cost prohibitive for the employers to do this... which is why they always local-hire people who are already there under a spousal visa.

This part of the world doesn't provide short term jobs.

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Yorks Lad · Joined: 16 Aug 2009 Posts: 93 Location: England

The British Council sometimes has short-term contracts, usually in Qatar or for summer schools in various countries in The Gulf.

Gulezar · Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 483

Don't short-term contracts go to folks on spousal visas? Are you on a spousal visa? I don't think academic employers would hire anyone on a tourist visa. I don't think that an educational institution would spend the time doing a visa for a short-term contract.