Work-Life

2010 UK@Work Survey Results: Faculty Responses

Faculty Recruitment and Retention

Faculty Top 5 Reasons for Coming to UK

percent of respondents who selected the factor as the most important

Reasons for Coming to UK


Faculty
Top 5 Reasons for Staying at UK

percent of respondents who selected the factor as the most important

Reasons for Staying at UK

 

Faculty Intentions to Leave UK

Among faculty, 62% plan to work at UK until they retire and 40% expect to work at UK for 10 or more years. However, one quarter (27%) of faculty respondents report they are engaged in an active search for a new position or have thought about it frequently and have begun to explore possibilities. This is down from 31% in 2005-06.   

The primary reasons for considering to leave UK:

  • Salary/wage (32%)
  • Opportunities for career development (9%)
  • Level of bureaucracy (8%)
  • Family considerations (6%)
  • Ability to balance work with my personal/family life (4%)*

*This figure was 9% in 2005-06 and is down 5 percentage points!

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