Korean Job Discussion Forums

[jhuntingtonus]

I have an MBA and a PhD (in management). I have years of US college teaching experience, and will have a TEFL International 4-week certificate.

Do you think I would be competitive at getting an EFL job at a university?

[offtheoche]

These kind of threads have been done to death. Try using the search function.....in order to find the answer you're looking for.

Furthermore...why don't you check the qualifications/job requirements section of each university job advertisement.

It really isn't rocket science.

[jhuntingtonus]

Sorry for the repeat - just too much information in the past.

As for qualifications, they tell me nothing about the chances of actually being hired. Here in Florida I have applied for 100+ jobs in six months for which I was fully qualified, but have had only two interviews, since each ad gets 50-100 qualified applicants.

[offtheoche]

[jhuntingtonus]

I was talking about jobs here in Florida, in another field. The point I was trying to make is that job ads don't tell you how much competition there is. But thanks for your comments.

[Trevor]

Lotsa wet blankets on this forum. Best to just ignore them. Cuz they've been done to death.

Yes, you're quite competitive, but it's important o understand that there are lots of crumby uni jobs. A good public school job beats a mediocre uni any day of the week.

My best advice is to decide what you really want. Are you looking for a tenured position? Is money important to you? Housing? Location? All of those factors play into it. Once you have decided what you really want, work the job board. Here's a little trick: In the search engine on Dave's Korean job listings, type in '.ac.kr' as a search term. That's the suffix for all university email addresses. Your search results will all be uni's, then.

[offtheoche]

[TECO]

[lawyertood]

A small number of universities are looking for teachers in the Business Management department--see individual University webpages for Foreign Faculty sought, although you may have missed the deadline for this year at most of them.

[pavement burns]

Seek and ye shall find...

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA

ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW FACULTY POSITIONS
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University invites applications for faculty positions in International Business, with particular functional area focus on international finance, international accounting or global supply chain, IT and operations. All ranks will be considered for appointments. Salary is market competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Responsibilities include innovative and cutting edge teaching in areas consistent with the candidate�s interests and program needs, active scholarship, and service. Faculty members recruited for IB will primarily be teaching in the undergraduate minor in IB and in the master of international business administration program, as well as other master�s programs as appropriate. HSBE has approximately 4,000 students at the undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels, programs can be viewed at www.huizenga.nova.edu.

This position offers a range of resources for professional development. Located on a beautiful 300-acre campus in Fort Lauderdale, NSU has more than 26,000 students and is the largest independent institution of higher education in Florida and the Southeastern U.S., and it is the 6th largest independent institution nationally. The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship is the only school in the nation with entrepreneurship in its name and is one of the premier business schools in Florida. The Carl DeSantis Building, home to the HSBE, is a newly constructed, five-story, state-of-the-art facility which includes general purpose classrooms, compressed video/ teleconferencing classrooms, a lecture theater, computer labs, multipurpose facilities, conference facilities, business services/copy center, and a full service caf� as well as administrative and student offices with support facilities. We offer undergraduate and master�s degree programs in both traditional formats and online. We offer doctoral programs that are research based.
If you are interested in a faculty position, please contact Dr. Ruth Clarke at [email protected] with a copy of your c.v. Dr. Clarke will be interviewing candidates at the AIB meeting in June 2009. Also, please go online to www.nsujobs.com and apply to position #994210. Candidates must have a Ph.D. or D.B.A., and have demonstrated evidence of outstanding research and teaching potential in their fields. Professional business experience is a plus. Please attach a copy of your curriculum vitae.

NSU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and encourages applications from women and minorities as well as other qualified individuals.

[PRagic]

Here's a business job at Konkuk, a pretty big university in a decent part of Seoul. You still have time to apply.

Check out the Chronicle of Higher Education job posts for jobs in Korea. Also, look into the Graduate Schools of International Studies (GSIS) at some of the bigger schools such as Yonsei, Korea U., Seoul National, Sogan (which has a revolving application for foreing scholars), and Ewha. Yonsei and SNU provide decent housing, too.

I'd strongly suggest teaching business here, especially given your educational background. If you have recently published, you won't have a problem getting hired. If you have a decent research agenda, you could also do a search for Korea's World Class University (WCU) program, under which a load of universities here are hiring on foreign scholars with funding from the government. They're competitive slots, but they pay well (better than the Konkuk job, actually).

You'll make substantially more money here teaching business, you'll have a normal contact hour load (6-9 hours), you'll be treated better, and you'll get better housing. You also won't have to worry about teacing in the winter/summer breaks.

What is your specific area of expertise? That can make a difference. However, I've seen slots for Marketing, Finance, IOB, communications, Strategy, and Accounting pop up all over Korea.

Good luck to you. Let us know how things pan out. Here's the ad:

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Konkuk University
Seoul, Korea


Position: Visiting Faculty Positions in the School of Business
Starting Date: March 1, 2009
Length of Employment: One year (but extendable on a yearly basis up to 4 years)
Application Deadline: January 10, 2009
Responsibilities: As one of the major universities in Korea, Konkuk University offers a wide range of degree programs up to Ph.D. level in the Humanities, Business Administration, Engineering, Natural Science, Social Science, and others, and it has a great reputation for the quality of teaching and research. The University has a large and scenic campus in Seoul, Korea, and its student population in 2008 exceeds 20,000. In the annual undergraduate rankings released by JoongAng Daily in September 2007, the University ranks in the 13th place among over 200 universities in Korea. Following the strategic plan for the globalization of Konkuk University, we are aiming to recruit a large number of full-time faculty members from overseas every year in an attempt to secure high-quality foreign teachers and researchers.

The School of Business provides not only undergraduate program but also graduate programs granting MBA, M.S., and Ph.D. The educational objective of the business school is to provide a top-class learning opportunity, aiming to produce business professionals with global leadership. The School of Business is home to a full-time faculty of 30, part-time faculty of 15, and a student body of over 1,300 undergraduate and graduate students. The successful candidate will join a full-time faculty of 30 in the School of Business.

As a full-time faculty member, the successful candidate is required to teach at least two courses per semester. The teaching load of one course is three hours per week, and one semester consists of 16 weeks. The successful candidate will teach courses in the field of his/her own interest including Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Business Strategy, International Business, Human Resources Management, MIS, and Operations Management. Faculty members are also expected to maintain office hours, usually two hours a week.

Required Qualifications: Qualifications include (1) Ph.D. in Business or in a related field, (2) native English speaker, (3) prior teaching experiences in English and research abilities at college or university level, and (4) willingness to teach and work effectively with students, departmental colleagues, and others in the University. The successful candidate is also required to have willingness to work with persons from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Salary and Housing: The annual salary payment is different from the current position in your country. The payment ranges at least from 53,000,000 Korean won (before taxation and insurance deduction) to 79,000,000 Korean won. We also offer free on-campus housing including utilities during the first two years. After two years, 50% of housing costs should be paid. The other benefits include moving expense reimbursement up to U$2,000. One teaching assistant is to be assigned.

Application information and deadline: Required documents include a cover letter with your curriculum vitae by January 10, 2009 through email. We will contact the potential candidates by email not later than January 20, 2009 after initial reviews on your documents. Finalists will be required to submit official undergraduate and graduate transcripts, all career certificates, graduation certificates, and official application form by January 31, 2009. Final decisions on the employment will be made not later than early February in 2009.

Contact Information:
Hyun Geol, Shin, Ph.D.,
Undergraduate Adviser
Associate Professor
School of Business, Konkuk University
1 Hwayang-dong, Kwangjin-gu
Seoul, 143-701, Korea
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 82-2-450-3648
Fax: 82-2-450-4141





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Contact Information:


E-mail : [email protected]
Phone : 822-450-3648
Fax : 822-450-4141
Dr. Hyun Geol Shin
Associate Professor
School of Business
Konkuk University
1 Hwayang-dong, Kwangjin-gu
Seoul 143-701
South Korea

[PRagic]

Nother one:
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Position: All Ranks, International Trade and Business
Salary: $40,000 to less than $50,000
Institution: Kangwon National University
Location: Korea
Date posted: 11/24/2008
Application deadline: 12/8/2008

The Department of Economics and International Trade, Kangwon National University, South Korea invites applications for a full-time tenure track position starting March 1, 2009. Qualified candidates in the field of international economics or international business at all ranks will be considered. Applicants should be non-native-Korean, should hold a Ph.D. in the required field, and must have an excellent record in research and teaching. Preference will be given to candidates who have published their high- quality research in international journals and can teach courses in either of the above fields in English at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Those with specific knowledge of major world areas, such as China or Asia, will have a significant advantage. The appointment will be for an initial period of two years (full-time lecturer), four years (assistant professor), or five years (associate professor or full professor). The regular teaching load will not exceed nine hours per week. Sabbatical visitors are welcome. Compensation will be in the range 40 million - 80 million Korean won per year, depending upon qualifications. A campus housing for three years (free of charge) and research funds will also be offered, in addition to standard fringe benefits.


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Contact Information:


E-mail : [email protected]
Phone : 82-10-5371-5186
Fax : 82-33-256-4088
Dr. Hyun-Hoon Lee
Professor
International Trade and Business
Kangwon National University
Hyoja 2-dong
Chuncheon, Gangwon-do 200-701
Korea

Categories: Economics, Marketing/sales

[PRagic]

One more thing. There's been talk (in recent news and papers) of paying foreign profs in the WCU program at Korea's major universities either in US dollars, or the Korean won equivalent. This would mean that even starting asst profs would be making 90-100 million won/year ballpark. Not bad, especially if you don't have to send money back to your home country now and can ride out the exchange rate slump.

Just a thought. Nothing is set in stone yet. Would be nice, though!

[bassexpander]

[PRagic]

Nope. Originally, the jobs were advertised with a starting salary of USD 65K minimum (e.g. for a new Ph.D.). Most of the hires have a couple of years of experience minimum, so they are up in the 70K+ range. But the exchange rate debacle made short work of that.

They're discussing the option because they're already having some difficulty attracting the number of foreign profs they want. To boot, the exchange rate is giving many already here serious second thoughts, and the ones who signed on to come over to start next semester might bail.