Temporary Employment at UNC

Departments employ temporary staff due to vacanies in permanent positions or for additional, short-term labor. Departments have three ways to hire temporary employees at the University:

• Receive temporary staff through Tar Heel Temps, the University's In-House Temporary Staffing Service.
• Receive temporary staff through an outside temporary agency.
• Hire temporary staff directly onto the department's payroll.

Departments may advertise for temporary positions in local newspapers but are not required to do so. These vacancies are not available by online search on this website.

Temporary employees can be considered "regular" temporary appointments or "intermittent" temporary appointments.  This distinction is based on the number of hours the temp is expected to work in a year.

Temporary employees cannot work more than 12 months for the University.  Temporary employees must be terminated after 12 months of employment and cannot be employed by the University for at least 31 calendar days.  (Note that this is employment with the University, not an individual department.)

Intermittent temporary employees are defined as temporary employees who work less than 1500 hours in a 12-month period.  These temps are not limited to the employment cap of 12 months and may work indefinitely as needed by University departments.