Technical Administrative Staff (TAP+AC-TAP + technical/chief consultant + hourly wages)

Unskilled agricultural staff member (landbrugsarbejder) can be employed on hourly wages. 
Research technicians will always be on monthly salary.

This page provides an overview of the most common categories of temporary technical and administrative staff and examples of the types of tasks that may be assigned within each category:

Categories and tasks

At AGRO, we aim to ensure that hourly paid employees receive the correct salary on time. This procedure outlines the process for hourly pay, so it is clear who does what – and when.

1. Hourly paid employee: complete and submit timesheet

The hourly paid employee must no later than the 2nd working day of the following month send the completed timesheet for the previous month to the head of operations/section/project via email.

Please note:

• One timesheet must be completed per month – months must not be combined on the same form.
• The timesheet must be completed using the Excel template available on the intranet under Forms.
• The form automatically calculates hours per day and per month.
• If more days are worked than can be included on one form, two forms must be submitted for the relevant month.

2. Manager: approve and forward

The manager adds the account string/project allocation and forwards the timesheet to hrbreve@agro.au.dk no later than the 10th of the month.

By forwarding the timesheet, the manager confirms that the reported hours have been worked.

3. Secretariat: control and register

The secretariat checks that:

• the hours fall within the employment period
• the total weekly hours do not exceed the employee’s contracted working hours

The hours are then entered into the hourly pay system.

Payment of salary

As a general rule, salary is paid at the end of the month in which the timesheet is received by the secretariat, provided it has been submitted on time.

If the timesheet is submitted late, payment will normally be made the following month.

Please note that delays may occur during holiday periods.

Employment is in accordance with the Cirkulære om overenskomst for Akademikere i staten. The main tasks are NOT research and no publishing is required. Tasks can be e.g. research support, support, contributing to project applications, data processing.

The qualification requirement is master's level. Employment as academic employee can be both permanent and fixed-term. It is not possible to extend a fixed-term contract unless there is objective justification.

This position requires:

1. A high level of professional expertise and experience within the specific field;
2. A high degree of independence and responsibility in aligning professional content with the needs of stakeholders and the political/administrative level (professional coordination);
3. Representation of the unit in negotiations and meetings.
   The types of tasks are at a higher level compared to those described for AC-level consultants.

This position involves highly complex specialist tasks and requires:

1. An exceptionally high level of professional expertise, typically combined with extensive experience;
2. Very independent and confident handling of complex professional assignments and/or professional coordination of projects, tasks, and resources;
3. Representation of the unit and the university in negotiations and meetings with both internal and external partners.
   This role builds upon the responsibilities described for AC-level consultants and the criteria for senior consultants.

Appointment as Chief Consultant (without managerial responsibility) is used in exceptional cases, such as:
– Professional leadership or coordination of areas with significant strategic importance;
– Situations where a particularly high professional profile is needed externally;
– Or when the position is of a high level and a specific candidate brings additional weight and expertise that enhances the role.
In all cases, it is a prerequisite that the individual matches the high level required for the position.

Often, the need for an increased role level and/or salary can be met by appointing the candidate as a Senior Consultant with an additional qualification and/or functional allowance.