1.    Name (Optional)             
 

2.    ID # (Optional)                
 

3.    Department (Optional)    
 

4.    Rank 
   

       Chair Professor

       Professor

       Associate Professor                

        Assistant Professor             

       Research Associate        

       Lecturer  

       Visiting Professor

       Adjunct Professor

5.     Age  Years

6.    Years at KFUPM       

7.    Nationality   Saudi         Non-Saudi

8.         If you had to decide all over again whether to be a faculty member at KFUPM, what would you decide?

                   I would choose to be a faculty member at KFUPM

                   I would have some second thoughts

                   I would not choose to be a faculty member at KFUPM

9.       Have you ever seriously considered leaving KFUPM?

Yes        No 

10.       What factors would make you leave KFUPM? Indicate how important each of the following factors would be a reason for leaving KFUPM.

        Not at all Important             1           2           3           4            5      Very Important

Desire to:

Join a more prestigious institution                                                                                     0 1 2 3 4 5

Live closer to family and friends                                                                 0 1 2 3 4 5

Earn a higher salary                                                                                   0 1 2 3 4 5

Enhance my spouse's career opportunities                                                   0 1 2 3 4 5

Obtain a position of higher rank, responsibility, or visibility                             0 1 2 3 4 5

Join an institution where I would be more appreciated                                   0 1 2 3 4 5

Reduce my teaching responsibilities                                                             0 1 2 3 4 5

Work in a less-pressured environment                                                          0 1 2 3 4 5

Move to a more teaching-oriented institution                                                 0 1 2 3 4 5

Have wider social contacts                                                                          0 1 2 3 4 5

Leave academic life                                                                                    0 1 2 3 4 5

Achieve a better balance between my work and personal life                         0 1 2 3 4 5

SECTION   II

Please provide us with your opinion about the following by rating the importance of the factors as well as your level of satisfaction

1.         University and College Practices

               Importance                                                                                              Satisfaction

Low (1)…………………High(5)                                                              Low (a)………………High (e)

              1   2   3   4   5                                                                                            a   b   c   d   e

                  0 1 2 3 4 5                Clarity of performance evaluation process                           0 a b c d e            

                  0 1 2 3 4 5                Research support                                                               0 a b c d e

                  0 1 2 3 4 5                Teaching support                                                                a 0 b c d e  

                  0 1 2 3 4 5                Availability of graduate students                                          0 a b c d e                               

                  1 2 3 4 5                Faculty promotion process                                                   a b c d e                           

                  1 2 3 4 5                Junior Faculty development                                                  a b c d e                  

                  1 2 3 4 5                Formal recognition (such as University Award)                     a b c d e               

2.         Departmental Experience

               Importance                                                                                              Satisfaction

Low (1)…………………High(5)                                                              Low (a)………………High (e)

              1   2   3   4   5                                                                                            a   b   c   d   e

                  1 2 3 4 5                    Academic Programs                                                         a b c d e

                  1 2 3 4 5                    Balanced overall workload assignment                               a b c d e

                  1 2 3 4 5                    Department Chairman’s leadership role                              a b c d e

                  1 2 3 4 5                   Healthy social climate within the department                       a b c d e

                  1 2 3 4 5                     Informal recognition by colleagues for good work               a b c d e

                  1 2 3 4 5                     Quality of Laboratory Facilities                                          a b c d e

3.         Individual Considerations

                Importance                                                                                              Satisfaction

Low (1)…………………High(5)                                                              Low (a)………………High (e)

              1   2   3   4   5                                                                                            a   b   c   d   e

                   1 2 3 4 5                 Your course teaching assignments                                         a b c d e                        

                   1 2 3 4 5                 Your advising assignments                                                    a b c d e

                   1 2 3 4 5                 Availability of funds to initiate research. activities                   a b c d e

                   1 2 3 4 5                 Flexibility to engage in consulting                                           a b c d e

                   1 2 3 4 5                 Salary increases that relate fairly to performance                   a b c d e

                    1 2 3 4 5                 Annual salary                                                                       a b c d e

                   1 2 3 4 5                 Employee benefits (housing, medical, education)                     a b c d e

                    1 2 3 4 5                 Termination Benefits                                                             a b c d e

                   1 2 3 4 5                 Contract duration                                                                  a b c d e

                    1 2 3 4 5                 Job Opportunities available for spouse/partner                         a b c d e

4.         Support Services and Resources

                 Importance                                                                                              Satisfaction

Low (1)…………………High(5)                                                              Low (a)………………High (e)

              1   2   3   4   5                                                                                            a   b   c   d   e

                   1 2 3 4 5          Professional development support                                                 a b c d e

                                (conferences, workshops, symposia, etc.)               

                   1 2 3 4 5         Release time for research  (projects, sabbatical,…)                         a b c d e                           

                   1 2 3 4 5         Quality of library facilities                                                              a b c d e                          

                   1 2 3 4 5         Quality of computing facilities                                                         a b c d e     

                   1 2 3 4 5         Quality of other facilities (parking, offices, classrooms, etc.)             a b c d e                                    

5.         Local Community Life

                Importance                                                                                              Satisfaction

Low (1)…………………High(5)                                                              Low (a)………………High (e)

              1   2   3   4   5                                                                                            a   b   c   d   e

                   1 2 3 4 5         Social life and availability of cultural events                                       a b c d e

                                   in the local community                                          

                   1 2 3 4 5         Quality of the local school                                                                a b c d e                                                

                   1 2 3 4 5         Recreational Facilities                                                                      a b c d e

                   1 2 3 4 5         Availability of child care                                                                   a b c d e                     

                   1 2 3 4 5         Health care                                                                                     a b c d e                                                          

                   1 2 3 4 5         Tolerance of ethnic and cultural diversity                                           a b c d e

6.       How satisfied are you with your job at KFUPM? 1 2 3 4 5

Not at all Satisfied    1      2         3          4        5   Very Satisfied

7.       Please feel free to add any other comments

Thanks For Your Participation