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Fixed-Term Job Openings

Each year, the SCD offers fixed-term contracts for positions in the library and information services department (contractual administrative and technical staff).

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Student Jobs at the University Library

Each year, the SCD hires about 50 students who work during the day, in the evening, and on weekends in the university libraries.

  • Calendar

    The campaign begins in early April: applications are due by early May. Stay up to date with the latest information in the news section of the University Libraries website, on social media, and on the “Student Jobs and Civic Service Volunteers” page.

  • Terms and Conditions

    These opportunities are compatible with continuing studies. They are open to students enrolled at the University of Montpellier in their first degree program for the relevant academic year, starting in their second year of undergraduate studies.

What's the point?

  • Greet and provide information to users;
  • Ensure that documents and materials are checked out and returned;
  • Help users access on-site services (public computers, copiers, group study rooms);
  • Monitor the reading rooms;
  • Put the documents away in the university library;
  • Help monitor library usage (counting visitors, conducting surveys on where users come from, assisting with statistical tracking);
  • Depending on the location and the specific duties, assist with opening and closing the university library, with the help of permanent staff and security personnel;
  • Participate on an ad hoc basis in group projects at the university libraries.

Documentary Tutors

The SCD's Information Literacy User Training Department is recruiting library tutors.

Being a tutor at a university library means:

  • welcome and assist undergraduate students to introduce them to the university libraries and their services, and guide them in their research;
  • help design and facilitate training sessions (in-person workshops, tutorials, distance learning) on information resources, in conjunction with discipline-specific courses;
  • develop expertise in the digital tools provided by university libraries and help promote their use among students.

Above all, it’s about enjoying sharing your experience and skills, and developing your interpersonal and teaching skills.

Frequently Asked Questions About SCD Hiring and Jobs at the Montpellier University Library

Yes. Every year, the SCD offers fixed-term contracts to library staff, hires about 50 students to work as student assistants in the university libraries, and recruits library tutors.

Three types of positions: fixed-term contracts for library staff, student jobs (reception, checking out and returning materials, shelving, monitoring study rooms, and tracking usage), and library tutor positions (providing support and training to students).

Fixed-term contract job openings are posted on the UM website under the “Contract Administrative and Technical Staff” section. For student jobs, the application period begins in early April, and applications must be submitted by early May via the “Student Jobs” page and the University Libraries’ news section. If you have any questions, please email scd-emplois@umontpellier.fr.

Yes. The student jobs and fixed-term contracts offered by the SCD are contracts (not tenured positions filled through competitive exams). The library tutoring program also allows students to earn an institutional certificate in “Training for the Role of Qualified Tutor” and subsequently secure a paid contract.

No. To be eligible to apply, you must be enrolled in an undergraduate program at the University of Montpellier for the relevant academic year, starting in the second year of your undergraduate studies.