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Abstract

      Human resources can play a crucial role in enhancing output in different social establishments, including universities and educational systems, if they are satisfied with their job condition. Nowadays nearly half the resources belong to female employees in different organizations such as universities and educational settings. The attitude of this number of employees, including female faculty members of universities, is of special significance if the quality of work is to be enhanced in universities or other educational establishments. Bearing in mind this significance, the current study investigated job satisfaction among female faculty members at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU) in 2008, Tehran. The assumption was that the satisfaction level of faculty member from their job could significantly enhance the quality of education and clinical care at different colleges and teaching hospitals of the university. According to the results, university authorities and managers are expected to adopt due measures to improve faculty members' satisfaction scores if they are to enhance the quality of works to meet their educational ends. As a descriptive research, the study investigated job satisfaction among female faculty members at SBMU in 2008. Altogether a total of 116 subjects, selected randomly, were asked to complete the questionnaires. The Minnesota questionnaire and the Personal and Managerial questionnaire were used to measure the satisfaction level of the participant from their career. The researchers referred to different colleges and hospitals of SBMU to ask the participants to fill out the questionnaires. Then, following the data collection procedure and questionnaire analysis, the data were subjected to numerous statistical tests such as t-test, One- way ANOVA and Multiple comparisons tests. Job satisfaction among female faculty members at SBMU was low to some extent. The main factors accounting for a rather low satisfaction score was limited welfare facilities, low salaries and unpaid arrears, improper work environment and limited promotion opportunities.  Greater attention to these variables seemed to be essential if faculty members, attitude toward their job were to be enhanced.