Working at UGA

When you work at Université Grenoble Alpes, you join a dynamic university campus and one of France's top 10 higher education institutions. Join our team of 7 800 staff and benefit from the rich and diverse skills set available, great career opportunities, and a top quality work environment!

Give your work meaning

Help achieve the university's goals to support students in higher education, prepare them for the careers of the future, advance research, and develop partnerships and international relations.

Benefit from the region's scientific appeal

Work in an innovative ecosystem underpinned by close interaction between the university, major research centers and multinational corporations. The Grenoble area benefits from the presence of large-scale European research facilities and a dynamic economic network.

Contribute to teaching innovation

Help to implement innovative teaching methods, with a focus on practical experience linked to real-life situations, designed to make students motivated, proactive players in their career plan.

Benefit from tailored career support

Join an open-minded university that promotes internal experiences, supports its staff in their career development through a specially adapted training plan, and facilitates links to other private and public sectors, and even abroad.

International career opportunities

Working at Université Grenoble Alpes will give you an opportunity to grow, teach, or extend expertise in your chosen field through the biais of a mobility trip to an international partner institution, thanks to the European Union's Erasmus+ programme.

Choose a committed employer

Working at Université Grenoble Alpes means knowing that your employer is striving to improve the quality of your working life, takes your personal situation into account (special needs, caregiver, parent, elected official) and is committed to combatting all forms of sexual or sexist violence, discrimination (e.g., origin, gender, beliefs, opinions or physical characteristics), psychosocial risks and so on. Université Grenoble Alpes holds the HR Excellence in Research label and adheres to the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.

Grow your career in a stimulating environment

Join an exceptional professional setting with unique panoramic views of the Grenoble mountains, on a campus with excellent public transport and cycling paths. Evolve both personally and career-wise in a youthful, dynamic and stimulating environment that draws together a wide variety of cultures, profiles, and professions.

Reconcile your professional and personal life

Enjoy 45 days of leave a year, flexible working hours, and remote work options depending on your job, as well as social services adapted to your situation, and on-campus sports, leisure and artistic activities.


Published on  April 11, 2023
Updated on February 8, 2024