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chaz47
Joined: 11 Sep 2003
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 Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:17 pm Post subject: Uni. jobs, additional pay opportunities? |
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So I have finally been offered a university gig, hopefully I'll be able to hold it come spring term with the new E-2 regulations.
What I'm really wondering though is what sort of opportunities can I expect for side work? Many have touted university work as a step up financially and professionally, so I wonder what form does this take?
My contract stipulates 18 hours a week for 1.8 million plus housing allowance. Which is average BA pay for a first year at a university right? There's no mention of overtime pay in the contract though.
I definitely know I am going to love the hell out of the two months of vacation a year even though the pay is a fair bit lower than I would've gotten from another EPIK contract. |
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Kenny Kimchee
Joined: 12 May 2003
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject: Re: Uni. jobs, additional pay opportunities? |
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| chaz47 wrote: |
So I have finally been offered a university gig, hopefully I'll be able to hold it come spring term with the new E-2 regulations.
What I'm really wondering though is what sort of opportunities can I expect for side work? Many have touted university work as a step up financially and professionally, so I wonder what form does this take?
My contract stipulates 18 hours a week for 1.8 million plus housing allowance. Which is average BA pay for a first year at a university right? There's no mention of overtime pay in the contract though.
I definitely know I am going to love the hell out of the two months of vacation a year even though the pay is a fair bit lower than I would've gotten from another EPIK contract. |
Well done, sir!
Those terms aren't spectacular but it's a start and a step in the right direction. Will they allow you to legally pursue side work? |
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chaz47
Joined: 11 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| ^ I'm not sure yet. I dearly hope so. While I can survive on that and still save it isn't ideal. |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: Uni. jobs, additional pay opportunities? |
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| chaz47 wrote: |
| My contract stipulates 18 hours a week for 1.8 million plus housing allowance. |
Seems pretty low pay for high hours. |
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Kenny Kimchee
Joined: 12 May 2003
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:16 pm Post subject: Re: Uni. jobs, additional pay opportunities? |
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| SuperHero wrote: |
| chaz47 wrote: |
| My contract stipulates 18 hours a week for 1.8 million plus housing allowance. |
Seems pretty low pay for high hours. |
Yeah, but it all depends on his qualifications. If he's got a Master's and 3+ years of experience it's a pretty bad deal; however, if he's just got a BA then it's definitely a good deal. Put in your time, get some uni experience, and shoot for a better gig next year. |
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chaz47
Joined: 11 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: Uni. jobs, additional pay opportunities? |
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| Kenny Kimchee wrote: |
| SuperHero wrote: |
| chaz47 wrote: |
| My contract stipulates 18 hours a week for 1.8 million plus housing allowance. |
Seems pretty low pay for high hours. |
Yeah, but it all depends on his qualifications. If he's got a Master's and 3+ years of experience it's a pretty bad deal; however, if he's just got a BA then it's definitely a good deal. Put in your time, get some uni experience, and shoot for a better gig next year. |
^BA and 2.5 years. I thought what I got was pretty standard. Actually a little better as I get a housing allowance. I am in Busan and the uni gigs seem to offer no housing of late, only the dorm nonsense. |
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ella
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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| That seems to be the going rate for university jobs for the past year or so. No overtime rate in your contract is worrying, though. Be very careful about that. |
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oldfatfarang
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: On the road to somewhere.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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This seems A very low salary - even for a BA. Public school teachers make heaps more than that - and they don't always work their contract 22 hours (I teach 15).
And if you resign PS, you get extra fully paid flights/vacations (total vacation during the year = 21 + 10 bonus + 14 National + numerous other non-teaching days). These are 'working' days so, including weekends, PS holidays are much longer than this).
It looks like you're going to have to teach a heap of overtime to make a normal hagwon wage. Is it worth it - just to work at a university? |
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DCJames
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| That salary is very low. |
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TECO
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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1.8 million is crap pay.
I heard 2.9 million for B.A. holders at Hongik University in Seoul - but no housing.
Man, these offers are getting lower and lower every year! 
I the lowest I've seen though were Busan National at 1.4 million a month and Jeonju University at 1.5 million a month. But they included free dorm-style housing. |
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aarontendo
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Location: Daegu-ish
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Eh do the year for experience and move on to bigger and better uni jobs right =) |
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