Ohm had believed that his publications would lead to his receiving an offer of a university post before having to return to Cologne but by the time he was due to begin teaching again in September 1827 he was still without such an offer.
Oum had sumampalataya na ang kanyang mga pahayagan ay humahantong sa kanyang pagtanggap ng isang alok ng isang unibersidad post bago pagkakaroon upang bumalik sa Cologne ngunit sa oras na siya ay naging sanhi upang simulan ang pagtuturo muli sa Setyembre 1827 siya pa rin nang walang tulad ng isang alok.