Department management

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AGRO's department management team is presented in the right-hand column. The Department management team is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Department, but the researchers have "the ear to the ground". They take the initiatives towards new research projects which they subsequently describe in their applications to various foundations. The researchers thus have a large share in the responsibility for financing and with that the possibilities of contributing to a favourable development for the entire department. The starting point is therefore to delegate as much management to the individual employee and by this provide the possibility of a great degree of self-management.

You can read more about the Department and our strategy here.

Department management

The department management team prepares staffing plans in collaboration with the Finance unit based on the recommendation of the project managers. This ensures maximum involvement, and the task of the department management team is to accommodate these wishes to ensure that the department’s resources are used in the most appropriate manner.

”Staff” is also an important topic on the agenda at nearly all meetings of the department management team. The reason for this is that in many research projects there is a large need for new recruitment.

Finally, the department management works with showing various funding oppertunities, where it is possible to apply for external funds.

Daily management in a research section

A section consists of 25-40 permanently employed employees who each has their own specialist focus. However, it is also important to be aware that the challenges faced by AGRO change concurrently with the changing framework conditions for agriculture and society. As a result the sections’ activities will also develop over time, among other things in size and scientific focus.

Field units - MARK

The Department has leaders of the research stations, who have the responsibility to plan work for a number of field technicians within their field. The MARK units are at the locations Flakkebjerg, Askov/Jyndevad and Foulum.

It is important to involve the field units as soon as possible in the planning of the field experiments to get as smooth a workflow as possible.