Professors and contract teachers

The University of Montpellier covers 33 CNU sections and recruits Temporary Teaching and Research Assistants (ATERs) to carry out university teaching and research missions. They are also involved in the various duties associated with their teaching activities: student supervision, knowledge assessment and examinations.

Information on the status of ATERs and recruitment conditions can be consulted at

Ministry of Higher Education and Research website.

Two recruitment campaigns are launched each year:

• a main campaign in 33 CNU sections, with applications submitted in February and positions taken up at the start of the university year in September.
• a complementary campaign to be opened at a later date, depending on recruitment needs in certain CNU sections, and, if necessary, applications to be submitted from mid-July to early September.

Main recruitment campaign 2025/2026 

Application deadline: February 3 to March 3, 2025

To consult offers and apply from February 3, 2025, click on the following link, then select the "Contract type" filter ATER: Consult offers.

List of supporting documents to be submitted online depending on the candidate's situation: Consult the list of documents

For information, each CNU section is open to all profiles. The presence of a specific job description does not exclude the existence of one or more positions without a specific profile on the CNU section.

Candidates must submit an online application for each CNU section in which they wish to apply. Applications may not be sent by e-mail or post.

Contact for further information: DRH, recruitment office
Tel: 04 67 14 99 06 / 04 67 14 92 45 / 04 67 14 99 27

Each year, the University of Montpellier recruits Temporary Teaching Assistants (ATE) to carry out teaching assignments, in accordance with articles L954-3 and L.952-6-1 of the French Education Code.

The duration of the first contract is a maximum of 12 months, and contracts are valid until August 31 of the academic year of recruitment, regardless of the date of commencement. The teaching service is 384 hours TD equivalent for a full-time position.

Two recruitment campaigns are launched each year:

• a main campaign with applications submitted from mid-February to mid-March
• a supplementary campaign to be opened at a later date, depending on recruitment needs, with applications due from mid-June to mid-July.

Main recruitment campaign 2025/2026 

Submission from February 20 to March 19, 2025

To consult offers and apply from February 20, 2025, click on the following link, then select the "Contract type" filter ATE: Consult offers.

Applications must be submitted online. Applications may not be sent by mail or courier.

Contact for further information: DRH, recruitment office.
Tel : 04 67 14 99 06 / 04 67 14 92 45 / 04 67 14 99 27

The University of Montpellier recruits part-time or full-time associate professors to carry out teaching and research assignments. They are also involved in the various duties associated with their teaching activities: student supervision, assessment and examinations.

Information on the status of Associate Professors and recruitment conditions can be found on the website of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

2025/2026 recruitment campaign 

Submissions from February 13 to March 21, 2025

To consult offers and apply from February 13, 2025, click on the following link, then select the "Contract type" filter PAST: Consult offers.

Applications must be submitted online. Applications may not be sent by mail or courier.

Contact for further information: DRH, recruitment office.
Tel : 04 67 14 99 06 / 04 67 14 92 45 / 04 67 14 99 27

Every year, the University of Montpellier recruits foreign language lecturers to provide language teaching services to students. The foreign language for which candidates apply must be their mother tongue, or another language that they speak on an equal footing with their mother tongue.

Information on the status of foreign language lecturers and recruitment conditions can be found on the website of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

Each year, a recruitment campaign is launched, with applications due in March, and positions taken up at the start of the academic year in September.

2025/2026 recruitment campaign 

Application deadline March 4 to April 3, 2025

To consult offers and apply from March 4, 2025, click on the following link and select the "Contract type" filter Reader : Consult offers

Applications must be submitted online. Applications may not be sent by mail or courier.

Contact for further information: DRH, recruitment office.
Tel : 04 67 14 99 06 / 04 67 14 92 45 / 04 67 14 99 27

Recruitment of part-time lecturers is carried out by the President of the University on the recommendation of the heads of the teaching departments. Recruitment conditions are defined by decree n°1987-889 of October 29, 1987 on the conditions for recruiting and employing temporary teachers in higher education.

How to apply :

Recruitment of temporary teaching staff on pedagogical criteria is the responsibility of the University's UFR/Institutes/Schools(training components).

The course of action is as follows:

Contact by the part-time lecturer with a teaching and/or administrative manager of a University component in order to be entrusted with teaching duties;

1. Submit the administrative file in the OSE* application only if the pedagogical recruitment has been validated by one or more of the University of Montpellier's pedagogical components;
2. First validation by the component ;
3. Final validation by the DRH's Bureau de Gestion des Moyens d'Enseignement. Validation allows work to begin;
4. When the administrative file is validated: signature of a recruitment contract drawn up for the academic year by the Bureau de Gestion des Moyens d'Enseignement (BGME).

The submission of a complete administrative file and its final validation by the BGME must precede the start of the courses. This application must be renewed for each academic year.

Recruitment conditions :

CEVs (chargés d'enseignements vacataires ) are people chosen for their expertise in a particular field, and who also have a main professional activity. They can teach CM, TD or TP, up to a limit of 187 hours of TD equivalent per academic year, all components included.

Categories of part-time lecturers :

• Private sector employee ;
• Self-employed, freelance and auto entrepreneur;
• Company director ;
• University of Montpellier BIATSS staff (permanent or contract) ;
• Tenured or non-tenured civil servant from other establishments ;
• Contract PhD students ;
• Intermittent entertainment workers, artists, authors.

ATVs (agents temporaires vacataires ) can provide a maximum of 96 hours TD equivalent per year in one or more establishments, but cannot give lectures.

Categories of temporary agents :

• Students with a^3rd cycle higher education diploma ;
• Retired from a main activity outside the University of Montpelier.

People who cannot be recruited :

• Persons who do not have a principal professional activity on September 1 of the academic year
• Professors on Leave for Research or Thematic Conversions (CRCT)
• Temporary Teaching and Research Assistants (ATER)
• People who have reached the age of 67
• Retirees from the University of Montpellier

Application form :

When recruitment is confirmed by the intervention component, a file must be submitted to the OSE* recruitment application.

The following documents are required for all professional situations:

• Valid identification
• Carte vitale or social security certificate
• Personal bank details

A set of supporting documents for each of the above categories must also be supplied.

To ensure that your application is processed as quickly as possible, please submit your application as soon as possible.

* The OSE (Organisation des Services d'Enseignement) application can be accessed from theENT (under the heading Enseignement) for temporary employees who have already worked the previous year and wish to renew their application. Connection to OSE is via the UM e-mail address rf.re1746077420illep1746077420tnomu1746077420@mon.1746077420moner1746077420p1746077420.

For temporary staff working at the University of Montpellier for the first time, it will be necessary to request temporary access via the CEAD application (compte externe arrivée départ) in order to access OSE and submit their application.