ishibai,
I really have to agree with glenski on this. You've represented yourself as knowing quite a lot about both ESL and teaching in Japan, and have in the past pretty much said that looking for jobs on JREC, JACET, etc., is beneath you. And that you'd go direct or something in order to be what you call HOD (head of department, I guess, but I don't really get how that is a translation of some Japanese title that is commonly used here).
Also, fyi, as you look around, possible amount of research money (hardly ever clearly detailed in job ads, apart from comments like 'as per uni regulations') can be all over the place, and can have many strings attached--amounts that may be used for one thing or another (e.g., travel, books, various supplies), and stipulations that what you buy (e.g., books, a computer or ipad) will remain property of the uni when you leave, and so on.
And also-also, while you haven't posted about this, you might not want to go in thinking that late Feb & March, and/or late Aug & Sept will be "free" time when you can disappear and travel. Especially if you are in any way managerial, or even as being a cut above the other english teachers around you.
More: These days a PhD is not very unique. My wife (who only has an MA) was on a hiring committee a little over a year ago--a smallish 県立大. It was for a direct FT position, only 6 koma, no probation period or initial contract.
They were swamped with applications, and tho it hadn't been a requirement, the first thing they did was eliminate everyone who didn't have a PhD in hand. And they still had a couple dozen+ to sort thru.
I don't have those answers.
That all depends on what you are talking about. It matters for some things. Just look at JRECIN and you'll see that many job ads don't want people over 35, for example. And, if you are getting up there in age, they won't consider hiring you if they are looking for a long-term position to fill.
I believe I have already explained that.
Yes, I have seen those jobs and wouldn't even bother applying. I like to work for ethical companies, not companies that discriminate based on age. The universities that post things like that on their job ads are an embarrassment to academia and should serve as a red flag to potential employees. Most of those jobs are mid-career/entry-level university positions and I would have more experience and research than the whole hiring committee put together.
...gulf universities(') ... English departments are much more professionally run, nothing like in Japan where teachers pull out a copy of side by side and play tape recorders. We are high tech and our students need IELTS 6 or 6.5 to even get into the university. That is only reason I wish to move back to Japan as I remember how easy it was to teach there and the research expectations were low if not non-existant, it would be like semi-retirement for me. ...
Well, Glenski said:
And you replied:
Sorry but that sounds like disdain to me.
For your reference, that's post #43 in this thread: Teaching English in Japan with a Master's in English | Page 2 | Japan Forum
Pot, meet kettle.(Lucky you don't need to take reading comprehension tests to work at a uni in Japan)
Never heard of any uni teacher ever doing such things. If you had that experience, it only proves that you worked for very low class places. The fact that you want to return to such an existence is appalling. Granted, Japan is not a stellar bed of educational wonder, but to contribute to perpetuating its negative aspects is not something a professional should even think of. You will be doing your students an immense disservice by coming back and "teaching" like that, so if that is your goal, I would politely ask that you stay home instead. There are those of us who are actually striving to improve the situation here.in Japan where teachers pull out a copy of side by side and play tape recorders.
That's ok, as HOD with poor Japanese skills, he will just repeat his earlier performance and miss 90% of what is said in the meetings.these days a 'research day' when you don't have classes is no longer a given, and if you do get a day off you probably won't have much say-so regarding which day of the week it might be, nor will you escape meetings scheduled then.
That's ok, as HOD with poor Japanese skills, he will just repeat his earlier performance and miss 90% of what is said in the meetings.
Pot, meet kettle.
Never heard of any uni teacher ever doing such things. If you had that experience, it only proves that you worked for very low class places. The fact that you want to return to such an existence is appalling. Granted, Japan is not a stellar bed of educational wonder, but to contribute to perpetuating its negative aspects is not something a professional should even think of. You will be doing your students an immense disservice by coming back and "teaching" like that, so if that is your goal, I would politely ask that you stay home instead. There are those of us who are actually striving to improve the situation here.
I'm not surprised considering they hired you.Maybe things have changed, but I still have friends working at universities in Japan. One has told me his freshman English class is still based on side by side as the main textbook.
Brilliant logic...not.And I am certain his university has a better hensachi than yours. I don't even know what university you are at
Please stop trying to provoke me. This remark earns you a report to admin.I don't even know what university you are at, but I am sure his is better regarded
Pretty unreal considering nobody makes tapes anymore.Other university teachers I know tell me they still use tape recorders
Again with the presumptions and attempt at provoking. Give it up. I'm not biting.I don't know what you do in your classes, unless you tell me, but since I work in the gulf where the standards are way higher I would probably regard your lessons as old hat
Now you're making me sleepy.and give you a talking to on how to improve if I watched your class and gave you an evaluation, I would probably do the same for all English teachers in Japan.
Yawn.I don't really want to give you an example of the kinds of things we are doing as this is basically what my USP is as an HOD for landing jobs, but I can tell you I have 15 tv screens in each class and we are all BYOD.
You said it, I didn't.I could revolutionize the teaching of English at a university in Japan if I wished, so don't think I am some old washed up has been.
Looks like you should take your own advice about reading comprehension.I wasn't saying I would be teaching using side by side, those were your assumptions.
Aw, Peter Principle not working for ya? Well, people here are on the alert for certain ilk, just in case you are even half real.I was just saying I would rather take it easy compared to the things I am doing here.
ishibai,
I really have to agree with glenski on this. You've represented yourself as knowing quite a lot about both ESL and teaching in Japan, and have in the past pretty much said that looking for jobs on JREC, JACET, etc., is beneath you. And that you'd go direct or something in order to be what you call HOD (head of department, I guess, but I don't really get how that is a translation of some Japanese title that is commonly used here).
Also, fyi, as you look around, possible amount of research money (hardly ever clearly detailed in job ads, apart from comments like 'as per uni regulations') can be all over the place, and can have many strings attached--amounts that may be used for one thing or another (e.g., travel, books, various supplies), and stipulations that what you buy (e.g., books, a computer or ipad) will remain property of the uni when you leave, and so on.
And also-also, while you haven't posted about this, you might not want to go in thinking that late Feb & March, and/or late Aug & Sept will be "free" time when you can disappear and travel. Especially if you are in any way managerial, or even as being a cut above the other english teachers around you.
While there isn't any comprehensive listing anywhere that I know, and I would hope that you understand the immense variability, you can find some of this information pretty easily.
Salaries of Tenured Professors -
GaijinPot Forums
Let me google that for you
Don't ask, plain and simple. Take what you are offered or not. You know why.
Why are you asking such a thing when I have already provided enough info to give you a decent idea of what you seek?
I wouldn't tell you (or anyone) even if I knew. That's private.
And as for Qatar, why should I even care?