COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey

COACHE, based at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is a consortium of institutional leaders working to improve outcomes in faculty recruitment, development, and retention. COACHE developed and administers the COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey and has published a series of Benchmark Best Practices that feature promising practices from member institutions, including the ways in which COACHE data informed their decisions and strategies.

Since 2013, Georgetown University has partnered with COACHE to administer the survey to all full-time tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenure track faculty members. Review the latest results, learn about actions Georgetown has taken based on the results, and read more about the upcoming survey below.

Topics covered by the COACHE Survey include:

  • Shared Governance
  • Department Engagement, Quality, & Collegiality
  • Appreciation & Recognition
  • Retention & Negotiation
  • COVID-19 Response
  • Nature of Work: Research, Teaching, & Service
  • Resources & Support
  • Interdisciplinary Work, Collaboration, & Mentoring
  • Institutional Leadership
  • Tenure & Promotion

How Georgetown Uses COACHE Survey Results

As noted in this Provost Blog post, the goal of the survey is to identify both our areas of strength and of concern, and to guide our actions for improvement. Survey data will be used to directly engage faculty concerns as Georgetown develops policies and programs.

Past survey results…

  • Enhanced mentoring of Associate Professors
  • Led to greater clarity for promotion and tenure (e.g., dossier prep guidelines)
  • Increased support for interdisciplinary activities (e.g., new master’s programs)
  • Identified the need for increased communication (e.g., newsletters and usage of websites)
  • Identified low ratings of support for interdisciplinary research, which led to initiatives such as cross-cutting research activities (e.g. tech and society, collaborative professorships)

Review Survey Results

Students, faculty and staff walking through Georgetown's Red Square on a sunny day.

Faculty and staff may view previous reports of survey results on the OADS Intranet (login with NetID required).