Teachers'Job Satisfaction at Tertiary Education: A Case of an Engineering University in Bangladesh

Job satisfaction of tertiary-level teachers is crucial for a country as it is directly linked to quality higher education, research, and development. This study aims at measuring the level of job satisfaction of the tertiary-level teachers by investigating the factors that are directly or indirectly responsible for it. This study also conducts a statistical analysis to identify the differences in job satisfaction level that exist among different groups of faculty members. A questionnaire-based survey is conducted using both face-to-face and online platforms to collect data from the teachers of Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Bangladesh. We found that the average job satisfaction is 58.93 (on a scale of 100) which indicates a moderate level of job satisfaction among teachers. The results also found that, teachers were least satisfied with research facility and industry collaboration, while they were most satisfied with job security. The findings of this study provide a significant message to the university management and government about the current scenarios and help them in setting educational policy aimed at increasing the level of teachers' job satisfaction to assure higher quality services.