Senior Lecturer and Professor Competitive Examinations

Senior lecturers (tenured associate professors) and professors have the dual role of developing fundamental and applied research while passing on the resulting knowledge to students. Every year, we recruit them through competitive examinations, either following the campaign run by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (session synchronisée), or as part of our own campaign (fil de l'eau).

How to Apply?

Applications must be submitted through the Odyssée platform, managed by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

Applicants must have obtained a qualification CNU.

We strongly recommend that candidates apply early, and not near the closing date.

Incomplete applications by the deadline will be declared inadmissible and won't be assessed by selection committees.

Please be advised that:
- Applicants must make sure that their file contains all the requested documents.
- We cannot communicate with applicants through the Odyssée platform. As a result, in the event of an issue with any document, we won't be able to notify them.
- Any incomplete file will be declared inadmissible. Applicants will be informed on the status of their application(s) after the closing date.

2027 CNU Qualification Campaign

Timeline
From 2 November 2026 to 11 December 2026 (4:00pm, Paris time): Applications through Odyssée
From 25 January to 19 March 2027: CNU sections' meetings
22 March 2027 at the latest: Results

Additional information
> Download detailed qualification timeline (in French)
> Download list of required documents (in French)
> Download general information sheet regarding the 2026 campaign (in French), also available on Galaxie.
> See main grounds for ineligibility in 2026 (in French)

To apply for this campaign, log in to Odyssée.

2027 UGA Recruitment Campaign Timeline

This information will be published when the 2027 recruitment campaign for tenured faculty launches.

Administrative Documents Required

The list of documents required to apply to senior lecturer and professor positions is determined by the decree of 6th February 2023.
> Please see the decree of 6th February 2023 concerning the general terms and conditions for senior lecturers' and professors' transfer, secondment and competitive exams.
> For a detailed list of documents depending on your situation, please see the Galaxie portal, managed by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

Caution:
- For 46-3 PR positions: applicants must prove that they are eligible (i.e., that they have worked at least 10 years in higher education, 5 of them as a tenured senior lecturer (MCF titulaire)). They must provide us with a Certificate of Service (attestation de services), issued by their institution's HR Department and dated 2027. Any other document will be declared invalid. Candidates who are employed by UGA: please contact the Gestion carrière et paie department.
- For applicants for 46-1 professor positions: Senior lecturers (MCF) who work in France and don't have a qualification CNU must provide us with their Certificate of Appointment as an Established Official (arrêté de titularisation).

Information Regarding Current Recruitment Campaigns

> See vacancies

Published on September 15, 2023
Updated on August 25, 2026

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