Investigating The Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction of Medical Faculty Members

Abstract

Background: Faculty members are the most important part of the educational system, and identifying the factors affecting their job satisfaction is essential and can be useful for promoting the goals of the university. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effective factors on job satisfaction in faculty members of Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018 on the faculty members of Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences by the census sampling method. The sample size was 66 faculty members. Data were collected by Herzberg's questionnaire. The results were analyzed using descriptive and analytical tests (Kruskal Wallis & Mann Whitney) using SPSS-22 software.

Results: The results showed that from the perspective of faculty members of Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, internal factors on job motivation were more important than external factors. The most important factors of job satisfaction in the domain of internal factors (motivation) were nature of the work (90.9%), job responsibilities (%71.2), job position (65.2%), recognition and appreciation (53%), and job development (53%). In the domain of external factors, the most important factors of job satisfaction were relationship (89.4%), supervision (66.7%), salary (57.6%), environmental policies (57.6%), working conditions (53%), and job security (47%).

Conclusions: Attention and planning of university administrators to create a non-stress environment, making appropriate relationship between colleagues and officials, increasing faculty participation in decision-making, facilitating faculty promotion, and improving the salary situation can increase faculty members’ performance and help universities achieve their goals.