Need assessment of human resources for research and innovation profession in social science; case study of Duhok University

The world today is evolving and advancing rapidly in all areas. Human is at the heart of these dramatic developments. Human are the manufacturer and beneficiary of this development. The developed world and the developing world have been working for decades to develop their human resources to varying degrees. The research problem here focused on education as the cornerstone of development in the present age, when practical knowledge is one of the key elements, productivity became very important within the concept of human resources development and modernization. Therefore, the research aims to present and analyse the natural development and dimensions of human development, with emphasis on the importance of education as an input to the investment of human resources and competencies in the present within modern concept of human development. The modern method of human resources development is training to give individual employees or enrich them with skills. Skills are tool that through training to develop abilities of an individual employee. The study attempts to identify need assessment of human resources which is essential for research and innovation on social sciences. The research was conducted through a questionnaire issued by the University of Duhok by selecting a number of faculties of Duhok University, which can extract the results obtained from the research and apply them to the whole university. The data obtained from the survey was analysed by computer software in order to obtain the results using the links between the research variables and the regression analysis to understand the good ways in which university resource needs can be assessed. The research was reach a number of conclusions that explain the problem and the objectives of the study. The research was also provided a number of suggestions based on search results. From research point of view, this study was contributed to the development of Duhok government operations and to achieve useful benefits from the conclusion of research and suggestions. Keywords: Assessment, Needs, Human Resources, Innovation, and Scientific Research