Tenured teaching staff

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: September^1, 2025

Registration from March 04, 2025 (10am, Paris time) to April 04, 2025 (4pm, Paris time).

• List of vacancies
• Composition of selection committees
  • Composition of MCF selection committees
  • Composition of PR 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: September^1, 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
  • Composition of the MCF Selection Committee
  • Composition of the PR Selection Committee
• 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

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 Education and Youth (agrégé, certifié, lycée professionnel, physical education and sports teacher);
• 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 Fiche de poste n°1123
  Audition date 05/14/2025

Economics/Management

• 1 position at IUT Montpellier-Sète Fiche de poste n°0519
  audition date 15/05/2025

EPS

• 1 positions at SUAPS Fiche de poste n°0945
  audition date 06/05/2025

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: 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 does not reply within the time limit will be considered to have definitively withdrawn from the assignment, and any acceptance will be considered definitive.

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 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 PROFESSORSHIP CHAIRS FOR 2025

The University of Montpellier is recruiting three junior professorships in sections 06, 63 and 67-68:

• Management and sustainability
  Montpellier Management Institute – Social Sciences Research Center / Montpellier Laboratory Research in Management (MRM)
  Information and contact: see the job description
  Expected date of auditions: September/early October
• Reliability and Longevity of Electronics in a Hostile Environment
  Montpellier University Polytechnic School (EPUM) – Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Systems Research Center (MIPS) / Laboratory of the Institute of Electronics and Systems (IES)
  Information and contact: see the job description
  Expected date of auditions: September/early October
• Climate change, biodiversity, sustainability: towards integrated management from tree to forest
  Faculty of Sciences – Agriculture Environment Biodiversity Research Center (AEB) / Botany and Modeling of Plant and Vegetation Architecture Laboratory (AMAP)
  Information and contact: see the job description
  Expected date of auditions: September/early October

Application form

Registration from June 11, 2025 (10 a.m.) to September 2, 2025 (4 p.m.) on the Odyssée application of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

How to apply?

The application file is entirely electronic and submitted on the Odyssée application

Application form

It includes the following documents:

• The application form made available on Odyssey ,
• Photo ID,
• A document attesting to 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 profile of the position in question, 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.

• Composition of the selection committees can be consulted on Odyssey