Empirically investigating the factors affecting job satisfaction of faculty members in Higher Education: A case of Islamabad

Abstract

The study aims to assess job satisfaction of teachers in Higher Education in Islamabad. It explores the level of job satisfaction of teachers currently employed in different public and private universities of Islamabad. A part from determining whether teachers are satisfied or not, the study also investigates the effect of various job-related factors, affectivity, personal characteristics and type of university (whether public or private) on the job satisfaction of university teachers. The study uses a cross sectional survey design and a sample size of 155 respondents. Empirical analysis has been done to analyze the data. The findings reveal that job related factors, affectivity and personal characteristics (age and gender) effect the job satisfaction level of faculty members. No difference exists in the job satisfaction level of public and private university teachers of Islamabad.