I appreciate the information and opinions. The role of curriculum/academic coordinator sounds similar to what I currently do in the world of med ed.

Maybe teaching at a 3rd tier site would be my foot in the door and allow me to gain experience.

Thanks again & good luck to those in the trenches!

I'm guessing curriculum coordinator although as of today there are 16 "coordinator" positions on the TIE site. Defining what the position of "coordinator" is or does at an international school site is my goal. My apologies for the vague question.

If anyone has some advice/insight into the "coordinator" position I would greatly appreciate it...

I have been in the corporate world for awhile, in the area of medical education and more specifically the coordination of medical education/graduate medical education.

I do have a BA and an elementary teaching certificate from a CA University (which I need to renew). I taught for one year but left the field in 2006 due to the economic downturn.

I did submit my resume with the intentions of attending the recruitment fairs last year but the company I was working with (SA) felt my lack of two year's of teaching combined with my time out of the field was less than ideal.

So I am now in the same place, only another year out of the field but very much wanting to teach abroad. I am drawn to the position of "coordinator" but cannot find a clear description of the position to see if my qualifications match or if I would could even build on my expertise to be competitive.

I'm resigned to the fact that I would not be considered for a teaching position at this point in my career but I haven't given up on the idea of being a contributing part of interntional academics.