English Instructor – ESL

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Job Posting Title:

English Instructor – ESL

Position Type:

Faculty

Department:

LSUAM HSS – Department of English (Brannon W Costello (00004845))

Work Location:

0260 O.K. Allen Hall

Pay Grade:

Academic

Job Description:

Job Description

The Department of English at Louisiana State University seeks an Instructor to teach courses in spoken and/or written English to international students. Our spoken English courses seek to develop and improve general spoken English skills (pronunciation, stress, intonation, and rhythm), overall comprehensibility, and interaction skills for international teaching assistants. Our English as a Second Language composition courses are designed to improve international students’ grammar, research, and writing skills in formal academic English.

This appointment will begin January 2026.

Required Qualifications: at least an M.A. in English as a Second Language and/or Linguistics, evidence of outstanding teaching in ESL, familiarity with OPI (oral proficiency interview) technique.

Additional Preferred Qualifications: Prior experience teaching ESL in higher education, ITA (international teaching assistant) training, experience teaching English Composition at the university level.

Additional Job Description:

Special Instructions:

Please submit a cover letter and c.v. with at least three references. Review of applications will begin 9/25 and will continue until the position is filled.

For questions or concerns regarding the status of your application or salary ranges, please contact Brannon Costello at english@lsu.edu.

Posting Date:

September 23, 2025

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):

December 15, 2025

Additional Position Information:

Background Check – An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Benefits – LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more!

Positions approved to work outside the State of Louisiana shall be employed through Louisiana State University’s partner, nextSource Workforce Solutions, for Employer of Record Services including but not limited to employment, benefits, payroll, and tax compliance. Positions employed through Employer of Record Services will be offered benefits and retirement as applicable through their provider and will not be eligible for State of Louisiana benefits and retirement.

Essential Position (Y/N):

LSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

HCM Contact Information:

For questions or concerns related to updating your application with attachments (e.g., resumes, RS:17 documents), date of birth, or reactivating applications, please contact the LSU Human Resources Management Office at 225-578-8200 or email HR@lsu.edu. For questions or concerns regarding the status of your application or salary ranges, please contact the department using the information provided in the Special Instructions section of this job posting.

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