The Relationship Between Teaching Competencies and Job Satisfaction of the Academic Staff in Agriculture and Natural Resources of University of Tehran

The purpose of this survey research was to investigate the relationship between teachingcompetencies and job satisfaction of the academic staff of faculty of agriculture and natural resources, University of Tehran. The academic staff of the faculty were N= 157; from which 60 faculty members were selected through proportional stratified-randomization method (n=60). Cronach's alpha was computed to measure the reliability of the items of teaching competencies and job satisfaction and was 0.792. The research instrument was given to the academic staff of the department of agricultural extension and education, University of Tehran to test its content validity. The findings revealed positive and significant correlation between teaching competencies (class management, class communication, evaluation - assessment and effective education) and job satisfaction.