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naturegirl321
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 Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:47 am Post subject: University positions? |
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One of the guys at my school taught in Korea, only for three months, then he got sick and had to go home. He told me that the best jobs are at unis, where you get 30K USD a year and three months off.
I've seen very few unis jobs, and most of them pay about 2.0mil to 2.5mil. I've looked at the job board here, and found a place called www.koreapot.com, but the server's down and I can't get to the site.
Where can I find uni jobs?
I've been offered a position with Tenet Korea in a public school with 22 hours a week, no Saturdays that pays 2.5mil. Is that decent?
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the_beaver
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:48 am Post subject: |
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30K USD a month?
Damn, show me that job. |
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butlerian
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:50 am Post subject: Re: University positions? |
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| naturegirl321 wrote: |
One of the guys at my school taught in Korea, only for three months, then he got sick and had to go home. He told me that the best jobs are at unis, where you get 30K USD a month and three months off.
I've seen very few unis jobs, and most of them pay about 2.0mil to 2.5mil. I've looked at the job board here, and found a place called www.koreapot.com, but the server's down and I can't get to the site.
Where can I find uni jobs?
I've been offered a position with Tenet Korea in a public school with 22 hours a week, no Saturdays that pays 2.5mil. Is that decent? |
If it's your first time teaching in Korea, you're unlikely to get one of the elusive 'great' uni jobs. You can get a decent uni job with 3 months off and about 2.4m a month. Having a Masters degree will help.
Your job at the public school in Chungnam is a good deal for a public school. The only problem is the fairly rural location, but Seoul should be 2 hours away by train. |
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SuperHero
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:52 am Post subject: |
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| the_beaver wrote: |
30K USD a month?
Damn, show me that job. |
only three months vacation, come on that's chicken feed. |
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butlerian
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:54 am Post subject: |
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| the_beaver wrote: |
30K USD a month?
Damn, show me that job. |
only three months vacation, come on that's chicken feed. |
True that. The best uni jobs offer around 5 months vacation. |
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:56 am Post subject: |
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| Sorry, it's 30K USd a year. Are there listings online of Korean unis? |
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the_beaver
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:58 am Post subject: |
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| thanks a bunch. |
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ajuma
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:14 am Post subject: |
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| The best thing to do is do a lot of networking. Many uni jobs are filled through recommendations of people already working there. Try to meet as many people as you can, and come across to them as a good, reliable teacher. Even a good friend won't recommend you if they know you're the type to cause problems. |
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Tiger Beer
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:32 am Post subject: |
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3-5 months of paid vacation, leaning heavier towards the 5 months (unless your uni requires camps).
There are only two semesters and each semester is either 15 or 16 weeks depending on the school.
Which means you get either 20 or 22 weeks of paid vacation. Required camps could decrease that to 12 weeks (3 months) if you had 4-week camps plus the max 16-week semesters. 4-week camps is about the maximum, sometimes its only 2-3 weeks (if the uni requires camps at all - many don't). |
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:37 am Post subject: |
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| Sounds like a dream job. I've been to about ten uni websites, but haven't seen any jobs advertised. I guess I'll just email them and hope for the best. |
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the_beaver
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:40 am Post subject: |
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| naturegirl321 wrote: |
| Sounds like a dream job. I've been to about ten uni websites, but haven't seen any jobs advertised. I guess I'll just email them and hope for the best. |
That could work, but I doubt it.
Read this. |
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VirginIslander
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:24 am Post subject: |
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| Sounds like a dream job. I've been to about ten uni websites, but haven't seen any jobs advertised. I guess I'll just email them and hope for the best. |
In Korea its often who you know and where you are, not what you know and what you have.
Come to Korea. Work for an adult howgron. Impress your students and boss. Make friends with University Professors. Get a Uni job for your second year. |
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Tiger Beer
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:45 am Post subject: Re: University positions? |
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| naturegirl321 wrote: |
One of the guys at my school taught in Korea, only for three months, then he got sick and had to go home. He told me that the best jobs are at unis, where you get 30K USD a year and three months off.
I've seen very few unis jobs, and most of them pay about 2.0mil to 2.5mil. I've looked at the job board here, and found a place called www.koreapot.com, but the server's down and I can't get to the site.
Where can I find uni jobs?
I've been offered a position with Tenet Korea in a public school with 22 hours a week, no Saturdays that pays 2.5mil. Is that decent? |
What kind of degree do you have?
MA or BA?
Most want a MA, and you won't need to be in Korea to apply, although you will to interview.
I applied several years back to several universities from Las Vegas (after I got an MA in an unrelated subject). All three different universities offered me interviews and scheduled them IN Korea. I missed a couple and finally flew specifically to Korea for one taking a big risk in case I didn't get it. Got it.
If you have a BA, you'll have to more or less 'be lucky' which means there are possibilities there, but no certainties, particularly if applying from another country. |
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:47 am Post subject: |
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| I have a BA, but will have an MA in TEFL in Feb. |
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