Impact of employment precarization on the modern personnel potential formation of universities and a portrait of a scientific and pedagogical worker

Abstract

Today, in any area, one can observe signs of labor precarization, which are the result of any changes (crisis, pandemic, etc.), both positive and negative. One of these changes concerns, first of all, the social and labor sphere, where the key player is the employee with his attitude to work. That, in turn, influences the formation of human resources. For example, a positive attitude towards any changes in the environment can lead to the formation of powerful potential with a highly qualified workforce and vice versa. The work clearly presents the results of a comparative analysis of the "ideal" and "average" portrait of a scientific and pedagogical worker (SPW) according to the data of job portals on the labor market of the Sverdlovsk region, as well as the results of a survey by the SPW of three Ural universities. The aim of the work was to study the influence of precarious conditions not only on the portrait of modern teaching staff, but also on the personnel potential of universities. The object and subject of the study were the scientific and pedagogical workers of Russian universities and the conditions for the precarization of scientific and pedagogical work (respectively). Proceeding from the goal, the following tasks were set: first, to study the approaches to the concept, content and conditions of labor precarization in scientific works of Russian and domestic authors; secondly, to carry out a comparative analysis of the “average” and “ideal” portraits of the SPW; thirdly, to assess the personnel potential of Russian universities and the level of satisfaction of the teaching staff in precarious working conditions. Based on the results of a comparative analysis of portraits and a survey of the teaching staff, a portrait of the modern teaching staff was obtained. Assessment of job satisfaction made it possible to determine the dependence of survival in precarious conditions due to the high level of involvement of the teaching staff in scientific and pedagogical work. Based on the results of the work, the author proposed an assessment and use of the potential of student youth in order to attract them to scientific and pedagogical activities, taking into account the behavioral roles of the teaching staff that are established in modern conditions.