The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between cultural adjustment and job satisfaction of foreign teachers in Taiwan. Using a multilevel design we tested the relationship between the individual level variables of personality and demographics and the group level variables of social support and human resource practices. Teachers and administrators from six accredited international schools inTaiwan completed the online questionairre. Cultural adjustment was found to be significantly affected by; (1) the length of time living in Taiwan, (2) and previous time spent in Taiwan prior to the current contract. It was also found that general adjustment and work adjustment have a significant affect on job satisfaction. Group level variables did not have a significant impact on cultural adjustment or job satisfaction. In addtion there was no significant relationship between personality and cultural adjustment. Overall this multi level study did find some signifcant results, but there were limitations to the study due to the small sample size and new research constructs.

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