Administrative, technical, library, and health care personnel
Transfers and secondments
ITRF
You are a permanent employee (in the state, local, or hospital civil service) and you wish to join the University of Montpellier.
The University offers positions in the ITRF sector. There are several opportunities for mobility:
- Transfer: this is declared when a civil servant changes assignment but does not change corps or grade.
- secondment: this is declared when the civil servant belongs to a different corps from that of the position to be filled.
Positions are posted throughout the year on the public employment website.
Tenured civil servants wishing to join the University of Montpellier may submit unsolicited applications by sending their resume, a cover letter, and their most recent promotion decision to:
- University of Montpellier
Director of Human Resources
5 Henri IV Boulevard – CS 19044
34967 Montpellier, France
AENES
You are a permanent employee (in the state, local, or hospital civil service) and you wish to join the University of Montpellier.
There are several possibilities for exercising mobility:
- Transfer: this is declared when a civil servant changes assignment but does not change corps or grade.
- secondment: this is declared when the civil servant belongs to a different corps from that of the position to be filled.
Positions are posted throughout the year on the public employment website.
Tenured civil servants wishing to join the University of Montpellier may submit unsolicited applications by sending their resume, a cover letter, and their most recent promotion decision to:
- University of Montpellier
Director of Human Resources
5 Henri IV Boulevard – CS 19044
34967 Montpellier, France
AENES permanent staff can also apply for positions advertised during inter- or intra-academic phases via the AMIA application.
External and internal competitions
ITRF
Each year, the Ministry of Higher Education and Research recruits engineers and technical research and training staff (ITRF) through competitive examinations.
ITRF staff competitions are organized by professional activity branch (8 BAP) and by job type (242 occupations): consult the job reference guide.
For all information on the presentation of research and training professions, the conditions for admission to competitive examinations, and the nature of the tests, please visit the Ministry's website.
To prepare, consult: the external exam programs, past exam papers, and the practical guide for candidates.
Note: The competitions include the following bodies:
- Category A: research engineer, design engineer, and assistant engineer
- Category B: Research and Training Technician
- Category C: Senior Technical Assistant, 2nd class, research and training.
A single portal for information, registration, tracking, results, and preference entry from the Ministry's website.
2025 session
Registration for I.T.R.F. competitions
The file can be downloaded from Wednesday, April 2, 2025 (12 noon, Paris time) to Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (12 noon, Paris time).
New for 2025 for certain ITRF category A competitions: paperless submission of complete application files sent via the Ministry's WebITRF application by 12 noon on April 30, 2025. For these competitions, no postal submissions will be accepted (follow the instructions on the Web ITRF application for each competition).
Category A positions
BAP E "Computer Science, Statistics, and Scientific Computing"
- IGE – external – "Database Administrator / Application Integrator" (1 position)
- IGE – external – "Systems and Network Administrator" (1 position)
- ASI – external – "Infrastructure Manager" (1 position)
- ASI – internal – "Infrastructure Manager" (1 position)
BAP F "Culture, Communication, Production, and Dissemination of Knowledge"
- IGE – external – "Engineer for digital education" (1 position)
BAP G "Real estate, logistics, restoration, and prevention"
- IGR – internal – "Engineer responsible for real estate or logistics" (1 position)
- IGE – external – "Real Estate Operations Manager" (1 position)
BAP J "Management and Steering"
- IGR – internal – "Head of Administration and Management" (2 positions)
- IGE – internal – "Financial and Accounting Manager" (1 position)
- IGE – internal – "Human Resources Manager" (1 position)
- IGE – external – "Partnership and Research Promotion Officer" (1 position)
- IGE – internal – "Career Guidance and Professional Integration Officer" (1 position)
- IGE – internal – "Administrative Management and Operational Support Officer" (1 position)
- ASI – external – "Administrative Management Assistant" (1 position)
- ASI – internal – "Human Resources Assistant" (1 position)
- ASI – external – "Financial and Accounting Assistant" (1 position)
Category B and C positions
Any job descriptions are published by the competition organizing center after validation by the jury expert.
BAP in "Life, Earth, and Environmental Sciences"
- TECH – internal – "Biologist Technician" (1 position)
BAP B "Chemical Sciences and Materials Sciences"
- TECH – internal – "Chemistry and Physical Sciences Technician" (1 position)
BAP E "Computer Science, Statistics, and Scientific Computing"
- TECH – external – "Information processing, support, and operations technician" (1 position) organized by the COMUE in Toulouse
BAP G "Real estate, logistics, restoration, and prevention"
- TECH – external – "High- or low-voltage electrical technician" (1 position)
- TECH – external – "Technician in building design, maintenance, and operation" (1 position) organized by Bordeaux Montaigne University
- ATRF P – external – "Plumber, heating engineer, refrigeration and ventilation operator" (1 position)
BAP J "Management and Steering"
- TECH – external – "Human Resources Manager" (1 position)
- TECH – internal – "Administrative Management Technician" (2 positions) organized by Toulouse Capitole University
- TECH – external – "Administrative Management Technician" (1 position) organized by Toulouse INP
- TECH – internal – "Financial Manager and Accountant" (1 position) organized by Nîmes University
- TECH – external – "Financial Manager and Accountant" (1 position) organized by Paul Valéry University of Montpellier
- ATRF P – internal – "Administrative Management Assistant"
- 4 positions at the University of Montpellier
Job description - 2 positions at the University of Bordeaux
Job description - 1 position at the University of Perpignan Via Domitia
Job description - Composition of the jury
- 4 positions at the University of Montpellier
Contest results
AENES
For all information on admission requirements, the nature of the exams, programs, schedules, and registration for competitive examinations, please visit: the Ministry's website, the Montpellier Academy website.
Recruitment without competitive examination
ITRF
External recruitment without competitive examination allows individuals without qualifications to directly access, without passing a competitive examination, the rank of 2nd class technical research and training assistant.
These recruitment drives are open per institution.
Useful links: MENESR portal
2025 session
Open positions at the University of Montpellier
- Bap G – Logistics Operator: 1 position – Job description.
- Bap J – Administrative Management Assistant: 3 positions – Job description.
Registration:
- View the job posting
- Dates: April 3, 2025 to May 2, 2025
- Applications must be sent by post only, by registered mail (as evidenced by the postmark), before the closing date for registration.
For your information:
Provisional dates for the pre-selection committees for candidates:
- Bap G – Logistics operator: late May/early June 2025.
- Bap J – Administrative Management Assistant: late May/early June 2025.
Provisional dates for candidate interviews:
- Bap G – Logistics operator: late June/early July 2025.
- Bap J – Administrative Management Assistant: late June/early July 2025.
Results:
- List of candidates selected for a BAP G interview for the position of Logistics Operator
- List of candidates eligible for recruitment bap G "Logistics Operator"
- List of candidates selected for a BAP J interview: Administrative Management Assistant
- List of candidates eligible for recruitment bap J "Administrative Management Assistant"
Libraries
External recruitment without competitive examination for library storekeepers. This allows people without qualifications to gain direct access to the grade of library storekeeper without having to pass a competitive examination. These recruitment drives are organized by individual institutions.
For the 2025 session, no external recruitment without a competitive examination for library storekeepers is open at the University of Montpellier.
Useful links: MESRI portal
AENES
For further information on these vacancies, please visit the Montpellier Academy website.
PACTE recruitment
ITRF
This recruitment drive aims to promote the integration into employment of young people with no or few qualifications, or people aged 45 and over who are long-term unemployed. These individuals are recruited as non-permanent employees in the corps of second-class technical research and training assistants, where they are eligible for permanent positions based on their professional aptitude and training background.
Useful links: MESRI portal, France Travail.
Requirements for this position:
- be aged between 16 and 28 and have left the education system without a diploma or recognized professional qualification, or without having obtained a general, technological, or vocational high school diploma (
), or be aged 45 or over, long-term unemployed, and receiving minimum social benefits. - meet the general conditions for access to public service: nationality (French or citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union or the European Economic Area), criminal record, civil rights, national service, and physical fitness
2025 session
Position available at the University of Montpellier
- BAP G Logistics Operator – job description
Jury composition (to be announced)
Registration
- Step 1: Consultthe recruitment notice
- Step 2: Submit your application to France Travail
- Dates: September 9 to October 8, 2025
- Applications must be submitted before the registration deadline:
- directly online on the France Travail website – offer no. 197KWBQ
- or by email
For your information: dates of the committees (pre-selection and interviews with candidates): during November 2025.
Results:
AENES
For further information about these vacancies, please visit the Montpellier Academy website.
BOE Recruitment
Contract recruitment offered to BOEs
This is contract-based recruitment for category A, B, or C positions, which leads to permanent status.
Terms and conditions:
- be recognized as a disabled worker or beneficiary of the employment obligation,
- not be a civil servant,
- meet the same degree requirements as those required of candidates in external competitive examinations for access to the position in question,
- The person's disability must be deemed compatible with the job applied for by a certified physician.
The contract is concluded for a period equivalent to the duration of the internship for a successful candidate (usually one year). At the end of the contract and after passing an interview with a panel of examiners who declare them professionally fit to perform the duties, the candidate is granted permanent status and becomes a civil servant.
- Useful link: Ministry portal
BOE AENES
2025 SESSION
Position available:
- Administrative Assistant for National Education and Higher Education: 1 position
Consult the job description provided by the Ministry of Education
Registration:
- from Monday, March 3, 2025, to Monday, March 24, 2025
- download and complete the application form
Send the application to:
The application must be sent by regular mail with return receipt requested between March 3, 2025, and March 24, 2025, postmarked no later than March 24, 2025, to:
- University of Montpellier
HR Department – Recruitment, Training, and Support Service – CC 441
163 rue Auguste Broussonnet
34090 Montpellier
NB: Only registered mail can be used to prove compliance with the registration deadline in the event of a dispute. Any documents submitted in person will be refused.
For further information:
Recruitment is expected to take place in May/June. For further information, please visit the the Rectorate website.
BOE ITRF
2025 SESSION
Open positions:
- BAP G Senior Technical Assistant, 2nd class, research and training, "logistics operator": 1 position
Job description - BAP J Senior Technical Assistant, 2nd class, research and training, "administrative management assistant": 1 position
Job description
Registration and submission of application:
Step 1:Consult the recruitment notice
Step 2:Edit the application file (one file per job type)
Dates: May 20, 2025 to June 20, 2025
Submission of applications:Applications must be sent by post only, by registered mail, between May 20, 2025, and June 20, 2025, at the latest, as evidenced by the postmark, to:
- University of Montpellier
HR Department – Recruitment, Training, and Support Service – CC 441
163 rue Auguste Broussonnet
34090 Montpellier
NB:Only registered mail can be used to prove compliance with the registration deadline in the event of a dispute. Any documents submitted in person will be refused.
For further information:
Provisional dates for committee meetings (pre-selection and interviews with candidates): September to mid-October 2025.
Results:
Results will only be sent by mail to the personal address provided on the application form.
PROMOTION OF BOE CIVIL SERVANTS THROUGH SECONDMENT
In addition to the standard career advancement channels, internal competitions, professional examinations, or inclusion on an eligibility list, Article 93 of the Law of August 6, 2019, on the transformation of the civil service provides for an experimental exemption procedure allowing civil servants with disabilities to access a higher-level or higher-category body or employment framework through secondment, followed, where applicable, by integration into the body or employment framework concerned.
Terms and conditions:
Be a civil servant and meet the following two cumulative conditions:
- belong to one of the BOE categories mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 9°, 10°, and 11° of Article L. 5212-13 of the Labor Code
- justify a certain number of years of public service (duration specified in the special regulations governing secondment to this body through internal competition)
Selection procedure:
Applications are submitted to a selection committee. The committee reviews the applications and assesses each candidate's professional aptitude to perform the duties of the detachment, then draws up a list of candidates selected for interview.
BOE AENES DETACHMENT
2025 SESSION
Position offered to the detachment:
- Administrative Secretary for National Education and Higher Education (SAENES): 1 position at the University of Montpellier
See the job description from the Ministry of National Education
Requirements and application submission:
Candidates must be Category C civil servants and have valid proof of their status as beneficiaries of the employment obligation and, as of January 1, 2025, have at least four years of effective public service.
Registration and submission of application:
The opening date is set for Monday, March 3, 2025, and the deadline for submitting complete applications is Monday, March 24, 2025.
Applications must be sent by post only, by registered mail, postmarked no later than:
- University of Montpellier
HR Department – Recruitment, Training, and Support Service – CC 441
163 rue Auguste Broussonnet
34090 Montpellier
NB: Only registered mail can be used to prove compliance with the registration deadline in the event of a dispute. Any documents submitted in person will be refused.
The application file consists of the following items:
- the registration form and the professional experience recognition file to download
- the state of public services promotion of BOEs to download
- a copy of a valid document proving that the agent falls into one of the following categories:
- disabled worker recognized by the CDAPH;
- recipient of a pension awarded for occupational accidents or illnesses;
- recipient of a disability pension;
- recipient of a military disability pension or war victim pension;
- volunteer firefighter receiving disability benefits;
- holder of a "mobility inclusion" card marked "disability";
- recipient of the disability allowance for adults.
- the latest promotion order
- a copy of a valid ID document (front and back)
- If you wish to benefit from exam accommodations, you must provide a medical certificate, issued by a licensed physician, dated within the last six months, specifying the accommodations requested.
For your information:
Recruitment will take place in May/June 2025. Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee. Selected candidates will be invited to an interview.
The successful candidate will be seconded from September 1, 2025, to the SAENES corps in the normal class for a period of one year. At the end of the secondment, the civil servant must be declared professionally fit to be integrated into the host corps, following an interview and on the basis of the appraisal report of the line manager.
BOE ITRF SECONDMENT
2025 SESSION
Position offered to the detachment:
- Administrative Management Technician: 1 position at the University of Montpellier
Job description
Requirements and application submission:
Candidates must be Category C civil servants and have valid proof of their status as beneficiaries of the employment obligation and, as of January 1, 2025, have at least four years of effective public service.
Registration and submission of application:
The opening date is set forTuesday, May 20, 2025, and the deadline for submitting complete applications isFriday, June 20, 2025.
Applications must be sent by post only, by registered mail, postmarked no later than:
University of Montpellier
HR Department – Recruitment, Training, and Support Service – CC 441
163 rue Auguste Broussonnet
34090 Montpellier
NB: Only registered mail can be used to prove compliance with the registration deadline in the event of a dispute. Any documents submitted in person will be refused.
The application file consists of the following items:
- the registration form and the professional experience recognition fileto download
- the state of public services promotion of BOEs to download
- a copy of a valid document proving that the agent falls into one of the following categories:
- disabled worker recognized by the CDAPH;
- recipient of a pension awarded for occupational accidents or illnesses;
- recipient of a disability pension;
- recipient of a military disability pension or war victim pension;
- volunteer firefighter receiving disability benefits;
- holder of a "mobility inclusion" card marked "disability";
- recipient of the disability allowance for adults.
- the latest promotion order
- a copy of a valid ID document (front and back)
- If you wish to benefit from exam accommodations, you must provide a medical certificate, issued by a licensed physician, dated within the last six months, specifying the accommodations requested.
For information:
Recruitment will take place between September and mid-October 2025. Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee. Selected candidates will be invited to an interview.
The successful candidate will be seconded to the research and training technician corps for a period of one year. At the end of the secondment, the civil servant must be declared professionally fit to be integrated into the host corps, following an interview and on the basis of an assessment report by their line manager.
