ptewkesb
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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 Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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On the basis of y��all��s comments (for which I am extremely grateful), I��m thinking that going the university route is probably best for me. So now I have a few university-specific questions.
| J.B. Clamence wrote: |
| Most university jobs you see advertised are for somneone with preferrably an M.A., and the salary is usually on par with hakwon jobs. However, once in while I see an ad for a university job for a Ph.D. holder, and the salary and conditions are much better than your average university job. I think you have a good shot at one of those jobs, but they don't seem to be very common. |
1. Where does one see these university jobs advertised? Do Korean universities typically post advertisements somewhere online or in print? Do they go through recruiters? Or is the standard procedure simply for the jobseeker to go from university to university with a resume in tow? Can one find a full-time position at one university, or, as is common in the U. S., does one have to pick up random courses here and there?
2. Regarding salary, do universities typically provide housing as well as some of the other benefits (such as predetermined curricula and course materials) that I��ve been reading about here? Or am I expected to arrange all that myself?
3. Is anything billing itself a ��university�� going to be an actual university? Some of the posts here suggest that misrepresentation is rampant among all sorts of Korean employers of English teachers, and I would hate to end up at a faux university. What should I look for to try to differentiate between a legitimate (or even quasi legitimate) university and a joke university?
4. Can anyone who��s gone the university route recommend any cities and/or universities that provide decent jobs, salaries, and working conditions? Conversely, can anyone warn me of any universities to avoid at all costs?
5. At what times of year do Korean universities typically hire? From what I can gather from the posts here, English teachers can generally just hop off the plane and find some kind of work immediately, but I��m assuming that��s not necessarily the case with universities? I��m not going to be coming over in time for the spring semester, but when does the majority of hiring for the fall semester 2005 (or its equivalent) take place?
6. Are there such things as exclusively business or other professional schools, or are they, as they typically are in the U. S., generally part of a larger university system? I actually prefer teaching business or technical communication, have experience in those areas, and therefore wonder if it is feasible that I can restrict the job search to these sorts of schools or jobs specifically.
Again, thank you for any feedback whatsoever. |
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