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Malislamusrex
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 Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:43 pm Post subject: University job conditions. |
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I have been offered a job to teach at a University. I am to teach 9 hours a week and will be getting 3 million a month. That's about all I know at the moment. How much holiday am I entitled too? should I ask for housing on top of this?
any other info would be appreciated. |
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edwardcatflap
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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No offence Malislamusrex but you come across as a bit clueless. If you have been applying for universities surely you would have realised by now that they differ greatly in the conditions they offer, so no one will be able to tell you what to expect unless they know the name of the university that offered you the job. Also surely you would have looked into what conditions the university you applied to offered, before you applied to it. I thought these kind of jobs were supposed to be highly sought after and competitive!  |
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Son Deureo!
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:19 pm Post subject: Re: University job conditions. |
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| Malislamusrex wrote: |
I have been offered a job to teach at a University. I am to teach 9 hours a week and will be getting 3 million a month. That's about all I know at the moment. How much holiday am I entitled too? should I ask for housing on top of this?
any other info would be appreciated. |
Ask to see the contract, that should answer all of your questions about housing and vacation. Some unis offer housing, and some don't.
If you don't want that job because they don't offer housing or there isn't enough vacation time, don't worry, I'm sure they'll find someone else who will. |
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Malislamusrex
Joined: 01 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:28 pm Post subject: Re: University job conditions. |
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That's what I did I asked to see the contract and particulars about the position. What I want to know is, is the contract the be all and end all or is there room for negotiation?
| Son Deureo! wrote: |
| Malislamusrex wrote: |
I have been offered a job to teach at a University. I am to teach 9 hours a week and will be getting 3 million a month. That's about all I know at the moment. How much holiday am I entitled too? should I ask for housing on top of this?
any other info would be appreciated. |
Ask to see the contract, that should answer all of your questions about housing and vacation. Some unis offer housing, and some don't.
If you don't want that job because they don't offer housing or there isn't enough vacation time, don't worry, I'm sure they'll find someone else who will. |
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Malislamusrex
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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The advert has no details.
http://www.eslcafe.com/jobs/korea/index.cgi?read=47131
another advert from the same University has more details.
http://www.eslcafe.com/jobs/korea/index.cgi?read=47456
But this is 12 hours not 9, so I wonder if a contract is a standard thing or does each department write their own.
| edwardcatflap wrote: |
| No offence Malislamusrex but you come across as a bit clueless. If you have been applying for universities surely you would have realised by now that they differ greatly in the conditions they offer, so no one will be able to tell you what to expect unless they know the name of the university that offered you the job. Also surely you would have looked into what conditions the university you applied to offered, before you applied to it. I thought these kind of jobs were supposed to be highly sought after and competitive! |
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Mr. Peabody
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:36 am Post subject: |
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| Malislamusrex wrote: |
The advert has no details.
http://www.eslcafe.com/jobs/korea/index.cgi?read=47131
another advert from the same University has more details.
http://www.eslcafe.com/jobs/korea/index.cgi?read=47456
But this is 12 hours not 9, so I wonder if a contract is a standard thing or does each department write their own.
| edwardcatflap wrote: |
| No offence Malislamusrex but you come across as a bit clueless. If you have been applying for universities surely you would have realised by now that they differ greatly in the conditions they offer, so no one will be able to tell you what to expect unless they know the name of the university that offered you the job. Also surely you would have looked into what conditions the university you applied to offered, before you applied to it. I thought these kind of jobs were supposed to be highly sought after and competitive! |
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Each department writes their own. Most likely, the quoted salary includes a housing allowance.
You will also get the full 5 months vacation with this position.
A very nice job offer. |
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sky484
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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| It's 9 hours a week, that's it. 5 months vacation. No housing. It's pretty clear. How do I know? I work in the department. |
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Malislamusrex
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you for the answer.
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| It's 9 hours a week, that's it. 5 months vacation. No housing. It's pretty clear. How do I know? I work in the department. |
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sky484
Joined: 06 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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| I assume you are the guy who was offered the job. PM me if you have any questions. The job is great. |
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PRagic
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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HUFS in Seoul is advertising for Business profs, too. The pay seems to be in the same ballpark for someone without any experirence; too low to attract Ph.D.s. Still, the pay jumps to 3.63 million/month with 2 years of experience, 4.15 with 6 years of experience.
They're looking for MBAs and Ph.D.s, but the slots appear to be geared more toward MBAs. Housing and round trip air on top of the salary, and a raise from the second year.
The upside is that if you publish in SSCI journals, you get 8 million won a pop (1-2 million for non SSCI publications). |
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TECO
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| Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 10:06 am Post subject: |
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| sky484 wrote: |
| It's 9 hours a week, that's it. 5 months vacation. No housing. It's pretty clear. How do I know? I work in the department. |
sounds like semi-retirement. |
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CarolinaTHeels
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| i have a BA in business. I wanna teach at universities in Asia. Would it be better to get my MBA or get a masters in Education and teach english or get MBA and teach business? |
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PRagic
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The opportunities are fleeting so it's tough to give you any advice. By the time you actually did knock out an MBA, they might decide not to have business English teachers!
At any rate, the people I know teaching 'Business English' mostly have MBAs with additional TESOL certifications. There isn't much 'business' in the 'Business English', though; a lot of it is the same repetitive entry level stuff you'd be teaching, anyway. |
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Malislamusrex
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| Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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Cheers, will do if something comes up.
| sky484 wrote: |
| I assume you are the guy who was offered the job. PM me if you have any questions. The job is great. |
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Malislamusrex
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| Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| CarolinaTHeels wrote: |
| i have a BA in business. I wanna teach at universities in Asia. Would it be better to get my MBA or get a masters in Education and teach english or get MBA and teach business? |
It's about marketing yourself. I have worked as an accountant for 2 years and a management accountant for 3, therefore I am marketable to teach business courses. If you have a BA in Business with no experience, not sure how much it will count. However if you had 15 years experience working as an accountant and a BA in business, and I have an MBA... I am not sure who an University would pick.
But if you want to position yourself as the best candidate in any job, professional development and academic qualifications matter. |
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