Lecteur and Maitre de Langue jobs for 2026-2027
Welcome! Please find below all Lecteur or Maitre de Langue job listings I come across for the school year 2026-2027. To learn more about the requirements of this kind of post, check out my other blog post about the positions here. All of these positions will allow you to get a 1 year visa to work legally in France, with a possibility to extend to a 2nd year.
Most of these positions are English teaching positions, but some include other languages like Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or Arabic as well. Make sure to check the deadline for each job, as well as where the job is located. Most jobs require a cover letter (lettre de motivation), CV (resume), a copy of your diploma, and a copy of your passport. Best of luck!
Aix Marseille Universite
The university of Aix Marseille is hiring lecteurs for the following languages: Japanese (1), Chinese (1), Italian (2), English (4), and Russian (2). They’re also hiring 1 Maitre de langue in English. This is a particularly short hiring window of only 12 days. Deadline is February 14th. To apply, click here.
Universite de Montpellier Paul Valery
The university of Montpellier Paul Valery is looking for 1 lecteur for the Portuguese language. Deadline is March 30th 2026. To apply, click here.
Universite de Toulouse Jean Jaures
The University of Toulouse Jean Jaures has opened its recruitment process to applications. This university is known to post its positions earlier than most other universities in France. Last year they recruited 8 English lecteurs, and this year the number of new lecteurs they are hiring is unclear, but they are open to receiving applications for lecteurs of the following languages: English, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese from both Brazil and Portugal (2 separate posts), and Russian. They’re also hiring a Maitrede Langue for Italian. Deadline is March 13th at 4pm Paris time. To apply, click here.
Universite de Bordeaux Montaigne
The university of Bordeaux is hiring a total of 35 lecteur positions in variety of different languages for the 2026-2027 year. Languages include Spanish (5 posts), English (13 posts), Portuguese (2 posts), Italian (2 posts), Russian (2 posts), German (1 post), Arabic (1 post), Chinese (4 posts), Japanese (4 posts), and Korean (1 post).
Applications open January 14th, deadline is February 11th at 4pm Paris time. These posts include those that can be renewed with current lecteurs, so there may actually be less positions than there appears to be. For more information and to apply, click here.
Universite de Paris Nanterre
The university of Paris Nanterre is hiring both lecteurs and maitres de langue for 2026. For lecteur positions, languages include English (1 post), Portuguese (2 posts), and Russian (1 post). For maitre de langue, languages include German (3 posts), English (13 posts), Arabic (2 posts), Chinese (1 post), Spanish (5 posts), Italian (1 post), and Russian (2 posts).
They university is also hiring at their satellite campus, the IUT Ville D’Avray. Languages are just English (1 post at the Ville D’Avray site, and 1 post in the Saint-Cloud site).
Applications opened January 7th, the deadline is February 11th at 4pm Paris time. For more information and to apply, click here.
Universite de Strasbourg – IUT Robert Schuman
The IUT campus of the university of Strasbourg is hiring 1 English lecteur for 2026. Note, this post is for young native english speakers, ideally with a bit of teaching experience in the lycee or college settings (high school or middle school). It’s not for candidates with a lot of experience. The post lasts 2 years, teaching 10-14 hours a week. To apply, send a resume and cover letter to Mr. Cormac Chester at chester@unistra.fr. Deadline is February 28th
