Tenured teaching staff
University professors and lecturers
The University of Montpellier recruits lecturers and university professors by competitive examination.
Application form
Consult job descriptions and register on the Odyssée application of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.
ODYSSÉE is the information system that replaces GALAXIE for recruitment procedures.
An ODYSSÉE user account has been created for users by the Human Resources Department of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research. An e-mail has been sent to each agent to finalize the creation of this user account. We invite you to log in to the ODYSSÉE platform.
If you have not yet validated your account, click on the "Forgotten password" link and follow the procedure.
The login to use is the e-mail address to which you received this message.
Candidates select the type of application corresponding to their situation (transfer, secondment, competitive recruitment, foreign candidates).
Eligibility requirements
The conditions for applying are set out in thedecree of February 6, 2023 on the general terms and conditions for transfers, secondments and competitive recruitment of university professors and lecturers.
The documents required for the administrative admissibility of your application are detailed on ODYSSEE.
Any application incomplete by the above-mentioned deadline will be declared inadmissible.
Recommendations for candidates.
Recruitment for the synchronized session 2025
Start date: September1, 2025
Registration from March 04, 2025 (10am, Paris time) to April 04, 2025 (4pm, Paris time).
- List of vacancies
- Composition of selection committees
- Audition dates
- Entering wishes: ranked candidates must enter their assignment wishes between June 13, 2025 (10am Paris time) and June 20, 2025 (4pm Paris time).
- Publication of results : June 24, 2025 (12 noon, Paris time)
2 Recruitment over time 2025
Start date: September1, 2025
Registration from March 04, 2025 (10am, Paris time) to April 04, 2025 (4pm, Paris time).
Publication of results : June 24, 2025 (12 noon, Paris time)
- List of vacancies
- Composition of selection committees
- Audition dates
- Entering wishes: ranked candidates must enter their assignment wishes between June 13, 2025 (10am Paris time) and June 20, 2025 (4pm Paris time).
1 ongoing recruitment 2025
Start date: September 1, 2025
Registration from March 14, 2025 (10am, Paris time) to April 14, 2025 (4pm, Paris time).
- List of vacancies
- Composition of the selection committee
- Composition of the MCF Selection Committee: to be published
- Audition dates: to be announced
- Entering wishes: to be published
- Publication of results: forthcoming
Secondary school teachers
The complementary recruitment campaign for secondary school teachers 2025 at the University of Montpellier is open from 03/17/2025 to 04/16/2025.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- On 01/09/2025, be a permanent civil servant in the Ministry of National Education and Youth (professeur agrégé, certifié, de lycée professionnel, d'éducation physique et sportive);
- Be in a position of activity, availability, secondment or leave of absence;
- For other cases, please refer to BO n°26 of 27/06/2024, service note DGRH-B2-2 of 24/05/2024.
REGISTRATION
Step 1: Consult job descriptions on the departmental application GALAXIE, module VEGA
3 positions are available:
IT
- 1 position at IUT Béziers Job description n°1123
Audition date to be announced
Economics/Management
- 1 position at IUT Montpellier-Sète Job description n°0519
Audition date to be announced
EPS
- 1 positions at SUAPS Fiche de poste n°0945
Audition date to be announced
Step 2: Submitting the digital application on VEGA
Candidates must submit their applications on VEGA between March 17, 2025 10am and April 16, 2025 4pm, carefully following the ministerial instructions detailed in VEGA.
The digital application file must include :
- A curriculum vitae
- A letter of motivation
- Copy of both sides of identity card
- Copy of latest promotion order
- A copy of the latest assignment order
To ensure that your application is processed as quickly as possible, please register as soon as possible.
ATTENTION: Only the application confirmation issued in VEGA certifies the candidate's registration.
SCHEDULE
- Start of publication of vacancies on the Galaxie application: March 17, 2025
- Opening of the GALAXIE application, VEGAmodule for submission of digital files: March 17, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
- Deadline for applications on the VEGA application : April 16, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
- Provisional period for auditioning candidates: from April 22, 2025 to May 23, 2025
- Entry of candidates' assignment wishes in VEGA: May 28, 2025 at 10:00 am to June 04, 2025 at 4:00 pm
- Display of results in VEGA: June 18, 2025
- Start date: September 1, 2025
Consultation of assignment committee compositions
IMPORTANT: the results will be posted online in VEGA.
All ranked candidates will have 8 days to express their acceptance wishes (acceptance or refusal) in VEGA from May 28, 2025 at 10:00 am to June 04, 2025 at 4:00 pm.
Any candidate who has not replied within the time limit will be considered to have definitively renounced the assignment, and any acceptance will be considered definitive.
1st grade teachers
The University of Montpellier is recruiting a primary school teacher for the start of the 2024 academic year. Registrations are open from October 09, 2023 at 10:00 am to November 8, 2023 at 4:00 pm.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Be a tenured civil servant and a primary school teacher on 01/09/2024,
- Be on active status, secondment or leave of absence;
STEP 1: CONSULTING JOB DESCRIPTIONS ON THE GALAXIE DEPARTMENTAL APPLICATION, VEGA MODULE
1 Position to be filled:
- 1 position at the Faculty of Education, Mende site:
Fiche de poste PREC 1249
Audition date: 08/12/2023 (morning)
STEP 2: SUBMIT YOUR DIGITAL APPLICATION ON VEGA
Candidates must submit their applications on VEGA between October 09, 2023 10am and November 08, 2023 4pm, carefully following the ministerial instructions detailed in VEGA.
The digital application file must include :
- A curriculum vitae
- A letter of motivation
- Copy of both sides of identity card
- A copy of the decree justifying classification in the 1st degree corps
- A copy of the latest assignment order
To ensure that your application is processed as quickly as possible, please register as soon as possible.
ATTENTION: Only the application confirmation issued in VEGA certifies the candidate's registration.
SCHEDULE
- Start of publication of vacancies on the Galaxie application: October 09, 2023
- Opening of the GALAXIE application, module VEGA for the submission of digital files: October 09, 2023 at 10 a.m.
- Application deadline on the VEGA application: November 08 at 4:00 pm
- Provisional period for auditioning candidates: from November 24, 2023 to December 14, 2023
- Entry of candidates' assignment wishes in VEGA: January 12, 2024 at 10:00 am to January 19, 2024 at 4:00 pm
- Display of results in VEGA: January 23, 2024 at 10 a.m.
- Start date: September 1, 2024
View the composition of the assignment committee.
IMPORTANT: the result will be posted online in VEGA. All ranked candidates will have 8 days to express their acceptance wishes (acceptance or refusal) in VEGA from January 12, 2024 at 10:00 am to January 19, 2024 at 4:00 pm.
Any candidate who does not reply within the time limit will be considered to have definitively withdrawn from the assignment, and any acceptance will be considered definitive.
Junior Professorships
Junior professorships are a way of recruiting for research and teaching projects. These professors are recruited on a fixed-term contract under public law, for a period of between 3 and 6 years, and are eligible for tenure in the corps of university professors or equivalent.
How to apply: consult the order of February 6, 2023
JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIPS FOR 2023 REPUBLISHED IN 2024
The University of Montpellier is recruiting three junior professorships in sections 26, 33-60 and 64:
- Artificial Intelligence for Biology-Health
Faculty of Science - Pôle de recherche Biologie Santé / Laboratory of Pathogens and Host Immunity (LPHI)
Information and contact: see the job description
Anticipated audition date: 04/10/2024 - Materials and their interactions with the environment in urban environments
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier / Faculté des Sciences / Polytech Montpellier - Pôle de recherche Chimie / Institut Européen des MembranesIEM)
Information and contact: see job description
Expected audition date: 04/10/2024 - Epidemiology and statistics of large-scale data for exposomics and environmental health
Faculté de Médecine - Pôle de recherche Biologie Santé / Institut Debrest d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique IDESP)
Information and contact: see the job description
Anticipated audition date: 02/10/2024
JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIPS FOR 2024
The University of Montpellier is recruiting three junior professorships in sections 05, 27-64-65-66 and 60:
- Transition Énergétique et Consommation éco-responsable (TECER) Faculty of Economics - Pôle de recherche Sciences Sociales / Laboratoire Montpellier Research en Economie (MRE)
Information and contact: see the job description
Anticipated audition date: 01/10/2024 - Diversity of mechanical performance of timber for use in structures
Nîmes IUT and Faculty of Science - Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics and Systems Research Cluster /
Laboratoire de Mécanique et Génie Civil (LMGC)
Information and contact: see the job description
Anticipated audition date: 23/09/2024 - Chair for the Integration of Artificial Intelligence at the Heart of Arthritis Research (CHIARA)
Faculty of Medicine - Biology and Health Research Pole / Physiology and Experimental Medicine of the Heart and Muscles Laboratory (PHYMEDEXP)
Information and contact: see the job description
Provisional date for auditions: 27/09/2024
Application form
Registration from May 16, 2024 (10 a.m.) to August 28, 2024 (4 p.m.) on the Galaxie application application of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.
How to apply?
The application form is entirely paperless and can be submitted via the the Galaxie application
Application form
It includes the following documents:
- The application form is available on Galaxie,
- Photo ID,
- Proof of possession of a doctorate, as provided for inarticle L. 612-7 of the French Education Codeor a diploma, title or qualification whose equivalence is recognized in accordance with the procedure laid down in 1° of article 5 of the aforementioned decree of December 17, 2021,
- The diploma defense report, or an attestation from the school certifying that no defense report has been drawn up,
- An analytical presentation of works, books, articles, achievements and activities related to the job profile, mentioning those that the candidate intends to present at the audition,
- A copy of each of the works, books, articles and achievements mentioned in the analytical presentation and which the candidate intends to present at the audition, not exceeding six documents.
Administrative documents and the examination report written in whole or in part in a foreign language must be accompanied by a French translation, the conformity of which the candidate certifies on his or her honor. Translation of the analytical presentation is optional, and foreign-language works, books, articles and achievements may be accompanied by a French-language summary.
Any application incomplete by the above-mentioned deadline will be declared inadmissible.
- Compositions of the six selection committees to be consulted on Galaxie
- Audition dates: early September to early October 2024.