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[glass23]

I just got a job offer from Cheju National University. I'm just wondering if anyone's heard anything positive or negative about them. I'd especially like to hear from people who have worked there. Please elaborate. Here's what they're offering.

The Foreign Language Institute of Cheju National University(FLICNU) is looking for full-time English instructors. You are expected to teach early morning, day and evening classes, between-semester classes, children classes and English Camp during vacation.

1) Contract period: June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009(Annual renewal upon evaluation)
2) 80 working hours per month
3) Salary: 2.1mil won
4) Overtime pay: 25,000 won
5) Single Housing is provided (Faculty Apartment is located in the campus. 5 minute-walk brings you to the Institute.)
6) Severance pay upon completion of one year contract.
7) Medical insurance: 50%
8. 4 weeks paid vacation
9) Current # of foreign Instructors: 5 (e-mail address is available upon request)
10) Airfare: None

Address :
Maesoon Moon (E-mail: [email protected] )
Foreign Language Institute of Cheju National University
66 Jejudaehakno, Jeju-shi, Jeju-do, 690-756, Korea
Phone: (+82 64) 754-2292
Fax: (+82 64) 757-8716
http://fli.cheju.ac.kr

Cheju National University�� http://www.cheju.ac.kr

[Hyeon Een]

[garykasparov]

The Foreign Language Institute of Cheju National University(FLICNU) is looking for full-time English instructors. You are expected to teach early morning, day and evening classes, between-semester classes, children classes and English Camp during vacation.

1) Contract period: June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009(Annual renewal upon evaluation)
2) 80 working hours per month
3) Salary: 2.1mil won
4) Overtime pay: 25,000 won
5) Single Housing is provided (Faculty Apartment is located in the campus. 5 minute-walk brings you to the Institute.)
6) Severance pay upon completion of one year contract.
7) Medical insurance: 50%
8. 4 weeks paid vacation
9) Current # of foreign Instructors: 5 (e-mail address is available upon request)
10) Airfare: None
11) What happened too the pension?

Address :
Maesoon Moon (E-mail: [email protected] )
Foreign Language Institute of Cheju National University
66 Jejudaehakno, Jeju-shi, Jeju-do, 690-756, Korea
Phone: (+82 64) 754-2292
Fax: (+82 64) 757-8716
http://fli.cheju.ac.kr

Cheju National University�� http://www.cheju.ac.kr[/quote]

Is this a unigwon?

[Hyeon Een]

I remember a few years back I was thinking that working on the Hawaii of Korea (before I checked the winter temperatures and realized it was a lie) and working at a University with all the perks (before reading about this island University and its' lack of..) I thought a Uni job on Jeju-do would be great.. then I actually started reading..

I've only ever read terrible terrible things about Cheju University on this board. I'm often skeptical of half the bunk posted here but I have actually gone as far as to glance at contracts from this fuckinshit University and I think most of the criticisms that have been layed upon it are true.

It sounds crap. Unless you think a job should be as enjoyable as a yeasty-cunt sandwich with a bondaeggi glazing after a steak dinner this job doesn't sound good.

I guess if you replaced the word 'University' for 'crappy-hagwan' maybe it might seem almost reasonable apart from the low salary? Even then it isn't really working for me..

[garykasparov]

8.) 4 weeks paid vacation > It sounds like annual paid leave + public holidays and not 4 weeks of annual paid leave. I could be wrong.

[Hyeon Een]

[PRagic]

People on this board have been following Cheju University for quite some time. It ALWAYS ranks at the very bottom of the heap in terms of pay, contact hours, and vacation. One word: Avoid.

Why? Well, we haven't been able to figure that out. Maybe they think there should be a sacrifice for living in a 'tropical paradise'. NOT!

Someone should tell them that universities in California and Hawaii actually pay more to offset the cost of living.

[mj roach]

'Why?' same reason all the way back to the old board is...
you should recognize the privilege of working for Cheju U. and be grateful

[hellofaniceguy]

The FLI at Jeju University is not part of the University...hence no pension plan. They are seperate...the FLI and the University. The FLI is on the grounds of the university however.
The visa is E1.
You can be farmed out to teach classes at the English department as well which comes under the university but your pay comes from the FLI.
You will not get airfare.
Housing is dorm and or the apartments.
Classes start at 7am, you might have another at 8am....if not....chill out for a few hours until the next class. Then it starts up again at 1pm until 9pm. The amount of classes you have will depend on how may students sign up for your class. And then there are the adjuma classes....wives of the "professors."
And you will get either screwed or loved. These adjuma's have nothing better to do but gossip...and gossip to their husbands' they will.....if you click with the class...great...if not....you will not be renewed for a second year.
The FLI exsists' to make money.

[glass23]

hellofaniceguy, you sound like you have direct experience with these people at CNU, no? Feel free to palm me.

I'm not surprised by the replies and I noticed that there wasn't one good one, but I was hoping this place was better than your Typical Korean Operation (TKO) or is it Technical Knock Out? Well, it looks like another one bites the dust as they say. Looks like I should I tell them I like to get kissed before I get f**ked.

Kamsahamnida for the replies.

[TECO]

You are expected to teach early morning, day and evening classes, between-semester classes, children classes and English Camp during vacation.

This sounds like a terrible job!

[rhinocharge64]

Give this place a wide berth, its reputation here on island is that of a crappy hogwon. Yu would be better off with epik or a good hogwon if there is suh a thing here on the island.

[Hanson]

[cdninkorea]