There was no immediate university appointment for Netto, however, and he taught in a Gymnasium in Berlin for nine years before being appointed as extraordinary professor at the University of Strasbourg in 1879.
Diyan ay hindi kaagad na unibersidad appointment para sa Netto, gayunpaman, at siya nagtuturo sa isang himnasyo sa Berlin para sa siyam na taon bago na hinirang bilang katangi-tangi propesor sa University of Strasbourg sa 1879.