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In my experience, in the job market right now in the US, universities are positively salivating at the chance to hire experienced tech people into teaching role
by hackyhacky 6y ago
In my experience, in the job market right now in the US, universities are positively salivating at the chance to hire experienced tech people into teaching roles. This is because lots of students want to study CS, and not a lot of people want to teach it (being that qualified people usually either go into industry, or go into research).
The salary may not be great, if you have experience and good student evaluations, you are in a strong negotiating position.
Some caveats: getting a university teaching job is a lot easier than getting a university research/teaching job. Previous teaching experience is a big plus, as is previous industry experience. PhD is nice, but not required (I don't have one).
- ScottFree 6y agoUS or Europe? If Europe, would any of them hire a filthy American? ;)
- hackyhacky 6y agoI have experience teaching in eastern Europe as well. It's been hit-or-miss. It's best if you're flexible and don't fixate on any particular location. If you need a visa and work permit, it really complicates matters: I highly recommend acquiring European citizenship if at all possible. (I did, which had the side-effect of immersing me in genealogy as a hobby.)