Working at Oniris

Joining Oniris, a public higher education and research establishment, means...

  • Join a multi-disciplinary environment thanks to the wide range of professions within the establishment (teaching, research, technical and technological facilities, animal care, etc.),
  • Join a friendly, dynamic environment,, with a contractual framework that allows you to balance your professional and private life,
  • Enjoy a great quality of life in the Nantes metropolitan area,
  • Join a school where your commitment and desire to progress will be matched by your personal development.
More about the school

Oniris is a public higher education and research establishment under the authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty (MASA). The institution is headed by the Director General, assisted by a Deputy Director General and supported by the General Secretariat. The Managing Director is responsible for leading the establishment's policy.

However, as with any public institution, the main decisions in the life of Oniris, such as the budget or the opening of a competition for research professors, are decided by the Board, a body made up of members of staff, administration, students and outside personalities.

Oniris has a staff of around 600. Half are government employees (civil servants and contract staff), the other half are recruited from the institution's budget. Although all staff have different statuses and contracts, they are all subject to the duties and obligations that apply to all civil servants, as set out in the General Civil Service Code.

Useful documents

OTM-R Policy at Oniris

Oniris’ open, transparent and merit-based recruitment policy for researchers and teacher-researchers (OTM-R)

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Discover the civil service: rights, obligations and guarantees

Competition for Teaching and Research Staff

Decrees published in the Official Journal for the second session of 2026

The registration schedule for lecturer and professor competitions is as follows: :

  • The registration opening date is set for 29 june 2026.
  • The deadline for submitting registration documents (completed form, job profile, activity report writing guide) is 30 july 2026 at 5 p.m.
  • The deadline for submitting registration documents (completed form, activity report, copies of main qualifications and diplomas) is 31 july 2026, as evidenced by the postmark.

Job profiles for teaching and research positions, second session 2026, open at Oniris VetAgroBio

Contract-based teaching and research assistant

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Job vacancies open to contract staff

Hosting Context

Oniris, a public higher education and research institution under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MAA), trains veterinary doctors, engineers, doctors, master’s degree holders, and advanced technicians.
Specific context of the position: The position is based at the Géraudière campus.
At the L3 through M2 levels of the engineering program, the CERC will participate in teaching courses covering applied statistics, mathematics, and computer science. He or she will participate in project-based teaching activities.
From a research perspective, the candidate will participate in methodological and applied research activities within the host unit, StatSC. Particular emphasis will be placed on the candidate’s ability to apply data analysis and statistical learning approaches.
Position Assignment: Department of Management, Statistics, and Communication [MSC] (Head: Jean-Michel Galharret) – Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Unit (Head: Jean-Michel Galharret; team of 4 staff members) and USC StatSC Research Unit (Head: Véronique CARIOU I; 5 staff members).

Teaching

192 hours equiv. TD / in face to face classes with students

  • L3 Descriptive and Decision-Making Statistics
  • L3 Statistical Modeling
  • L3 Professional Excel
  • M1 Master's in Statistical Process Control.

Research

The candidate will join the USC INRAE/Oniris StatSC (Statistics, Sensometrics, and Chemometrics) unit, which consists of five faculty members and one research engineer. The candidate will be expected to actively participate in the scientific activities of the team, whose research is methodological and application-oriented. It focuses primarily on multiblock data analysis, classification, dimensionality reduction, and modeling in high-dimensional spaces. Particular emphasis will be placed on the candidate’s ability to apply statistical learning and deep learning approaches to better address such challenges. In addition, the candidate is expected to demonstrate an interest in interdisciplinary work and collaboration with industry and research institutions in the field of food science.

Profile

Doctorat ou dernière année de doctorat : discipline Statistique, Science des Données, Biostatistique
Connaissance souhaitée : Statistique générale, programmation sur R, utilisation avancée d’Excel.

Terms and conditions

Position begins on January 1, 2027—Net monthly salary starting at 2,130 euros. An 8-month public-law contract with the government, from January 1, 2027, to August 31, 2027.
Application Process: An application package consisting of a detailed resume and a cover letter must be submitted to the Human Resources Department by Novembre 04, 2026 (Oniris – HRD – La Chantrerie Campus – P.O. Box 40706 – 44307 NANTES Cedex 3 -contact.rh@oniris-nantes.fr) – Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a 45-minute interview with a recruitment committee.
Contacts: Head of the Teaching Unit: Jean-Michel Galharret (jean-michel.galharret@oniris-nantes.fr – tel: 0251785454) and Head of the Research Team: Véronique Cariou  (veronique.cariou@oniris-nantes.fr – tel: 0251785454)  - HR Director for all administrative questions (salary, admission requirements, etc.) (francois.guillaume@oniris-nantes.fr or nathalie.joubert@oniris-nantes.fr – tel: 0240687602 or 0240682827)

Are you interested in any of the offers shown opposite?

For further information, please contact the Human Resources Department at Oniris

recrutement.contractuel@oniris-nantes.fr