A research towards evaluation of academic staff in terms of burnout and job satisfaction

It is known that sense of burnout or job satisfaction factor which affects the burnout are experienced more intensely in occupations provide services for people. In particular, the study of occupational burnout of individuals working in the education sector has been subject to many researches. Burnout syndrome, which is frequently seen in academic staff, reduces the job performance of academic staff, influences the job and life satisfaction negatively and from the generel frame of view, it can be heavy in the society. In this study, the levels of burnout and job satisfaction in the professions of academic staff working in an intense and stressful working environment were examined in Istanbul Aydın University during 2016-2017 education year and the relationship between them was tried to be determined. Target population of the study is composed of 118 teachers who are working in Istanbul Aydın University. Survey method was chosen as a data collection tool in the survey, total 42-question survey were applied consisting of a Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) to measure burnout levels of participants, and a Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) to determine job satisfaction levels. Chi-square analysis was performed using the SPSS 21 program to determine the significant difference between the reliability (Cronbach's alpha), burnout, and job satisfaction subscales of survey. As a result of the research; it is observed that the teachers seem to feel emotionally exhausted even though they love their profession. Even if they are satisfied with the environmental factors, salaries which below expectation and intense work pressure cause stress and burnout.