Supporting Our Students on the Job Market
Even in the very difficult academic job market of the last decade, LSU PhDs have been competing for—and getting—tenure-track positions at an array of educational institutions, from large public universities (University of Arkansas, University of Illinois-Springfield) to small liberal-arts schools (Hastings College, Oklahoma City University, Medaille College) to a wide range of regional universities (Louisiana Tech University, Alcorn State University, University of Mobile, Middle Georgia State University). In addition, our students regularly are awarded post-doctoral fellowships by institutions including Georgia Tech and Tulane—awards that typically serve as stepping-stones to full-time academic positions.
A vigorous, supportive, and personalized placement program assists our students in obtaining academic positions that are right for them. Students who wish to pursue jobs in academia typically go on the market in the Fall of their fifth year. They work with the department’s Placement Officer, from whom they receive advice on the application process and on the preparation of job materials. Workshops for job candidates take place throughout the Fall semester, as students work together on writing their application letters, research and teaching statements, and other vital documents. After earning a job interview, students are able to participate in practice-interviews run by individual faculty members, and those who get a call-back to campus have the opportunity to present a job-talk rehearsal in the supportive environment of our department.
Many other of our graduates pursue and obtain non-academic jobs, for which their PhD or MFA prepared them either directly or indirectly. Our graduates teach in private high schools, direct arts institutions, staff non-profits, and work as librarians, writers, editors, among other positions.
Recent Job Placements
| Year | Graduate | Appointment | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rei Asaba | Assistant Professor, Miji Gakuin University, Japan | |
| Victoria Bush | Visiting Assistant Professor of English, Colorado College | ||
| Alexandra Chiasson | Assoc. Director & Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Program in Women, Gender, & Sexuality at University of Tennessee-Knoxville | ||
| Jeremy Cornelius | Visiting Lecturer in Early Modern Literature at Bates College | ||
| Gayle Fallon | Assistant Professor in English at Rocky Mountain College | ||
| Elizabeth Gardner | Enrollment Specialist, Northshore Technical Community College | ||
| Subbah Mir | Assistant Professor in English at Forman Christian University | ||
| Ankita Rathour | Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgia Institute of Tech | ||
| Rebecca Stobaugh | Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas | ||
| 2022 | Matthew Blasi | Assistant Professor, Centenary College of Louisiana | |
| Zita Husing | Assistant Professor, University of Texas-Tyler | ||
| Misty Fuller | Teaching Assistant Professor, University of Tampa | ||
| Mia Escott | Assistant Professor, Berry College | ||
| Taylor Scott | Assistant Professor, Southern University | ||
| Stephanie Rambo | Assistant Professor, George Mason University | ||
| 2021 | Caleb Doan | Assistant Professor, Francis Marion University | |
| Jiwon Min | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Delaware | ||
| Hanna Groniger | Teacher, Collegiate Academies (LA) | ||
| Darren Hutchinson | Assistant Professor, Allen University | ||
| Lauren Rackley Ray | Coordinator of Honors Research Initiatives and Academic Advisor, University of Southern Mississippi | Teacher, Gulfport (MS) High School | |
| Carly Rubin | Strategy Associate, Via (NY) | ||
| Nawaf Almutairi | Assistant Professor, Prince Sattam Bin Abdul-Aziz University | ||
| Alejandra Torres | Asst Dir, Office of Multicultural Affairs, LSU | Program Director, Humanities Amped (LA) | |
| 2020 | Gayle Fallon | Postdoctoral Fellow, Auburn University | |
| 2019 | Benjamin Bergholtz | Assistant Professor, Louisiana Tech University | Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Tech |
| Amandine Faucheux | VAP, University of Louisiana, Lafayette | ||
| Megan Feifer | Assistant Professor, Berea College | ||
| Christine Jeansonne | Assistant Professor, Southern University | ||
| Lindsay Katzir | Assistant Professor, Langston University | Instructor, Oklahoma City Univ | |
| Eric Kennedy | Postdoctoral Fellow, Hastings College | ||
| Kieran Lyons | Director of Education Programs, To the Top Education | ||
| Ryan McGuckin | Assistant Professor, Southern University | ||
| Joshua Myers | Assistant Teaching Professor, Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities | ||
| Taylor Orgeron | Assistant Professor, SW Oklahoma St University | ||
| Amanda Wicks | Public Affairs Specialist, NYU | Digital Editor, CUNY | |
| Logan Wiedenfeld | Assistant Professor, Alcorn State University | Postdoc, Tulane | |
| Dustin Zemel | Assistant Professor, St. Martin's College | ||
| 2018 | Lindsay Head | Instructor, Florida International University | |
| Jaime Cantrell | Assistant Professor, Texas A&M-Texarkana | VAP, Univ of Mississippi | |
| Aaron Duplantier | Assistant Teaching Professor, Syracuse University | VAP, Univ of Houston | |
| Jared Hromadka | Instructor, LSU | Instructor, ELOP/LSU | |
| Corrie Kiesel | Instructor, LSU | Instructor, Southeastern Louisiana Univ | |
| Monica Miller | Assistant Professor, Middle Georgia State University | Postdoc, Georgia Tech Univ | |
| Rimun Murad | Assistant Professor, Temple University | Postdoctoral Instructor, LSU | |
| Emily Nemens | Editor, The Paris Review | Editor, The Southern Review | |
| Ikuko Takeda | Assistant Professor, Housei University | ||
| Sarah Webb | Assistant Professor, Univ of Illinois, Springfield | ||
| 2017 | Stacey Amo | Senior Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, Superior | |
| Atom Atkinson | Director of Literary Arts, Chautauqua Institution | ||
| Maggie Callahan | Assistant Professor, Hastings College | ||
| Christie Cognevich | English Faculty, Mt. Carmel Academy | ||
| Vicki Davis | Assistant Professor, Indiana Tech University | ||
| Brandon Katzir | Assistant Professor, Oklahoma City College | ||
| Casey Kayser | Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas | ||
| Emily Kobayashi | Lecturer, Auburn University | ||
| Michael Rands | Assistant Professor, University of Mobile | ||
| Jordan Von Cannon | Assistant Professor, Florida Gulf Coast University | ||
| Michael Von Cannon | Lecturer, Florida Gulf Coast University | ||
| Anna West | Founding Director, Humanities Amped | ||
| 2016 | Penelope Dane | Public Librarian, Sacramento | Visiting Scholar, Hamilton College |
| 2015 | Madoka Kishi | Assistant Professor, University of Tokyo | |
| Katherine E.C. Willis | Assistant Professor, Univ of Central Arkansas | ||
| 2014 | Laura Faulk | Postdoctoral Instructor, LSU | |
| Anthony Hoefer | Assistant Professor, George Mason University | Director, University Scholars Program, GMU | |
| Cara Jones | Instructor, Towson University | ||
| Laura Keigan | Instructor, Pellissippi State CC | ||
| Stephanie Krassenstein | Instructor, Indiana State University | ||
| Dan Mangiavellano | Assistant Professor, Loyola University (MD) | Postdoc, Tulane Univ | |
| Laura Helen Marks | Postdoctoral Fellow, Tulane University | Postdoctoral Instructor, LSU | |
| Monica Miller | Associate Professor, Middle Georgia State University | ||
| David Riche | Assistant Professor, University of Denver | ||
| Jennifer Ellis West | Assistant Professor, Gordon College | ||
| 2013 | Kevin Casper | Assistant Professor, University of West Georgia | |
| Rich Cooper | Lecturer, Texas A&M | VAP, Tulane Univ | |
| Alison Graham-Bertolini | Assistant Professor, North Dakota State University | Postdoc, Tulane Univ | |
| Laura Jones | Assistant Professor, Montclair University |