62 Impact of Demographic Factors on the Job Satisfaction: A Study of Private University Teachers in Bangladesh ARTICLE SAMSMRITI – The SAMS Journal ISSN 0976-304X Vol. 12(2), Jul-Dec 2018 & Vol. 13(1), Jan – Jun 2019 pp. 62-80 MOHAMMAD FAKHRUL ISLAM 1 TANIA AKTER 2 Abstract: The numbers of private universities are increasing significantly in Bangladesh. Job satisfaction is questioned of faculty members who are actually responsible to shape the quality education of these institutions.Job satisfaction is a complex phenomenon which is determined by multiple variables. After extensive literature review, Demographic variables like gender, age, education, designation, and experience and marital status of the teachers have widely been found critical in determining the job satisfaction. This study aims to examine the effects of these demographic factors on job satisfaction among the private university teachers of Bangladesh. To administer this descriptive type of research 384 teachers are selected from 22 private universities by using convenient sampling technique. The researchers have used cross tabulation and regression analysis by using SPSS 22 software. It is found that, Job satisfaction of faculty members significantly differed based on their Age and Experience. However, other demographic factors: gender, designation, marital status had no statistically significant differences. Findings of this research are important to policy makers of higher education system of Bangladesh. Key Words: Demographic factors; Job Satisfaction: Teachers; Private University. 1. Introduction Among all the work-related attitudes, job satisfaction has received greater attention of all the researchers in the field (Locke & Latham, 2000).“The destiny of the nation is shaped in its classrooms” (Education commission report, India p.1, 2013). More specifically, job satisfactions of faculty members of universities play an important role for many reasons. Researchers (e.g., Nawaz & Jan, 2012) agreed that satisfied academicians are happy and happy ones are hold positive attitudes and sensitivities towards their universities. Hence, success of the universities depends on their job satisfaction. Number of studies found that faculty job satisfaction is the most significant aspect in higher education and is important for the improvement, efficacy and effectiveness of the higher education system (Syed et al. 2012, Eyupoglu & Saner, 2009b, Küskü, 2003, Hagedorn 1996; Rosser 2004; Smart 1990). job satisfaction is the expression of contentment by an employee with regard to different dimensions of job (Wikipedia, 2009; Malik et al., 2010; Sattar et al., 2010). Job satisfaction can also be viewed as the degree of an employee’s affective orientation toward the work role occupied in the organization (Tsigilis, Zachopoulou, & Grammatikopoulos, 2006). 1 Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Stamford University, Bangladesh 2 Lecturer, School of Business, Britannia University, Comilla