Introduction

Jouf University continues to implement its Strategic Plan (2022–2026) aimed at providing qualified academic staff to ensure the quality of teaching, research, and community service. The year 2023 is the second year of the plan, with a focus on filling needs in vital and growing departments.

This report reviews recruitment in 2023, comparing planned hiring targets with actual appointments, highlighting the challenges encountered, and offering recommendations to enhance performance in subsequent years.

General Objectives of the Report

• Present the planned staffing needs for 2023 at the college and department levels.
• Identify actual appointments made in each college and department.
• Calculate completion rates and pinpoint strengths and gaps in recruitment.
• Provide examples of faculty members appointed during the year.
• Propose solutions to close gaps and overcome future challenges.

Overview of Total Achievement in 2023

• Planned Need (2023): 62 faculty members
• Actual Appointments (2023): 50 faculty members
• Overall Completion Rate: 81%

These figures indicate the University met about 81% of its academic staffing needs in 2023, reflecting substantial recruitment efforts, though some specialties were not fully covered.

Aggregate Achievement by College (2023)

 Details by College and Department

1. College of Business

• Need: 5 — Appointments: 3 — Completion: 60%

2. College of Sharia and Law

• Need: 2 — Appointments: 2 — Completion: 100%

3. College of Nursing

(Figures in the source table contained an inconsistency; the college-level summary shows Need 4, Appointments 2, Completion 50%. The department row below reflects the same outcome.)

4. College of Applied Medical Sciences – Qurayyat

• Need: 5 — Appointments: 4 — Completion: 80%

5. College of Applied Medical Sciences – Sakaka

• Need: 3 — Appointments: 2 — Completion: 67%

6. College of Medicine

• Need: 10 — Appointments: 8 — Completion: 80%

7. College of Dentistry

• Need: 10 — Appointments: 8 — Completion: 80%

8. College of Pharmacy

• Need: 2 — Appointments: 1 — Completion: 50%

9. College of Science

• Need: 12 — Appointments: 12 — Completion: 100%

10. College of Engineering

• Need: 5 — Appointments: 5 — Completion: 100%

11. College of Computer & Information Sciences

• Need: 4 — Appointments: 3 — Completion: 75%

Appointed Faculty Members (2023) — Full Transliteration

Note: Names are transliterated from Arabic as provided. If you have official spellings (passports/contracts), I can swap them in.

Key Challenges

• Scarcity of certain medical and health specialties (Anatomy, Pathology, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery), increasing competition.
• External administrative procedures (qualification equivalency for foreign hires, visa processing).
• Competition from other universities for engineering and computing talent.
• Delays in approving job numbers by the Ministry of Human Resources, slowing contract signing for some departments.
• External approvals required to finalize appointments for nominated candidates.

Future Recommendations

• Incentivize recruitment in critical specialties (allowances, joint research projects).
• Speed up equivalency and visa processes through e-mechanisms with relevant authorities.
• Support scholarships to raise nationalization in rare specialties (sponsor demonstrators/lecturers for postgraduate study).
• Strengthen partnerships with leading global universities for exchanges and talent attraction.
• Review curricula regularly and coordinate early on changes affecting academic needs, notifying HR in advance.

University Vice-Rectorate for Educational Affairs