Employment & Labor

#ESRH2606999ADecree of 31 March 2026 Authorizing the 2026 Recruitment of Technical Research and Training Assistants via the PACTE Pathway and Setting the Number and Distribution of Positions

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This French government decree authorizes the recruitment of 21 permanent technical assistant positions in research and training institutions for the year 2026 through the PACTE pathway. PACTE is a special recruitment route for individuals who have been unemployed for a long period or face social and professional difficulties, allowing them to enter public service careers in territorial, hospital, and state functions. The positions are distributed across multiple French regions including Est, Ile-de-France, Nord, Ouest, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Sud-Est, and Sud-Ouest, primarily in universities and rectorates. The roles include operators in logistics, maintenance, chemistry and physical sciences preparators, life and earth sciences preparators, and administrative management assistants.

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Key Changes

  • Authorizes exactly 21 PACTE recruitment positions for 2026
  • Establishes specific distribution across 7 geographic zones in France
  • Creates 8 logistics operator (G) positions in various universities and rectorates

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

Authorize the recruitment of 21 permanent technical research and training assistant positions through the PACTE pathway for the year 2026

French government, Ministry of Higher Education and Research
operational
high

Fill the 21 authorized positions exclusively at the designated establishments listed in the attached table, distributed across specified regions (Est, Ile-de-France, Nord, Ouest, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Sud-Est, Sud-Ouest)

Universities and rectorates listed in the annexe
operational
high

The rector of the academy, vice-rector, or president/director/responsible official of each establishment must set the application submission deadline for their respective position(s)

Rectors, vice-rectors, and heads of universities and rectorates
operational
medium

Candidates must submit application files to the local France Travail agency (Pôle emploi) corresponding to their place of residence

Job applicants for PACTE positions
operational
high

Reject any application submitted in an envelope postmarked after the deadline or received after the deadline in an envelope without a postmark

France Travail offices and recruiting institutions
operational

Affected Parties

Long-term unemployed individualsPublic research and higher education institutions+3 more…

Tags

public sector recruitment,PACTE contract,technical assistants