Description

U.S. teaching assistants are assigned to one or two Austrian secondary schools and required to assist teachers of English in classroom instruction 13 hours per week.

U.S. teaching assistants are employed from October 1 - May 31 of the school year. They are required to attend an orientation seminar held during the last week of September before beginning their assignments. U.S. teaching assistants with a superior record of performance may apply to have their assistantships extended for a second year.

For additional information contact Dr. Jürgen Hörmann at the Austrian-American Educational Commission.

Highlights

The Austrian Ministry of Education, the Arts and Culture works together with provincial school boards to place approximately 140 U.S. teaching assistants at schools in all nine Austrian provinces. Applicants may request a city or region to which they wish to be assigned. However, the number of teaching positions available in larger metropolitan areas, such as Vienna, Salzburg, Graz, and Innsbruck, is limited. Therefore applicants also should be prepared to accept teaching positions in smaller communities.

Qualifications

The purpose of this program is to provide recent university graduates, who are U.S. citizens, the opportunity to work as English language teaching assistants at secondary schools throughout Austria for a maximum of two years. The Austrian Ministry of Education, the Arts and Culture expects all applicants for this program to be native speakers of English. Successful candidates must complete a bachelor's degree before they start teaching in Austria and ideally be interested in careers in education or public service.

Prospective teachers of German or TESOL and/or graduates with a documented interest in Austrian studies are particularly encouraged to apply. A working knowledge of German is required and necessary to facilitate classroom work.

Minimum Education

Bachelors

Languages

• English

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• English
• German

Salary/Pay

Approximately 1,080 Euros net income; participants in this program are insured by Austrian national health care plan.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Austrian-American Educational Commission's Mission Statement

The purpose of the Fulbright Program is to promote "mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the peoples of other countries."

Year Founded

1946