International Journal of Learning & Development ISSN 2164-4063 2012, Vol. 2, No. 3 www.macrothink.org/ijld 25 Relationship between Job Satisfaction and HR Practices, an Empirical Research of Different Sectors of University Teachers in Pakistan Imran Khan Department of Management Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar Campus. E-mail: Imrankhan_lec@yahoo.com Tauqir Ahmad Ghauri Department of Management Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar Campus E-mail: Tauqir.ahmad@iub.edu.pk Kashif Akram Department of Commerce, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar Campus E-mail: kashifdms@yahoo.com Accepted: March 25, 2012 Published: May 02, 2012 Doi:10.5296/ijld.v2i3.1756 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijld.v2i3.1756 Abstract A number of researchers focus on the issue of HR practices and their impact on performance of employees particularly on developed countries. Few researches are there for the implication of these practices in developing countries. The current research focus on relationship between job satisfaction of university employees and focus HR practices which are compensation, promotion, empowerment and performance evaluation practice. It also focus on demographic attributes impact on job satisfaction and HR practices. Result shows that male university teachers are more satisfied with their job but female teachers are more