Abstract
The role of a scientist in society is undoubtedly extremely important. This thesis was particularly confirmed by the global events of the beginning of the third decade of the 21st century, when the spread of the COVID-19 virus revealed the helplessness of humanity in the face of a pandemic. Only intensive scientific work, having an interdisciplinary character, gives hope to stop the development of the spread of the virus. It turned out that it is scientists who are necessary to reduce mortality and morbidity, as well as the negative effects of a pandemic on the economy and public health. In this regard, it is worth discussing whether the scientific work of scientists is satisfying for them? Nowadays, the scientist is demanded for immediate effects of scientific research, implementation of inventions tailored to the emerging needs, and quick solutions to the problems of a dynamically changing society. However, along with the growing social expectations towards researchers, is their work increasingly appreciated? The aim of this article is getting to assess the level of satisfaction with scientific work among researchers and to identify the factors that influence its level. The article presents the results of research conducted on a random sample of 763 academics from Poland. The conducted scientific studies have established that: (1) The level of satisfaction of researchers concerning their own scientific work depends on employment conditions, as well as the social significance of the research carried out, (2) the level of satisfaction from work is closely correlated with the scientific opportunities of researchers (that is, the possibility of academic and didactic work, contact with students and co-workers) and negatively correlated with the necessity to carry out administrative work, and (3) the majority of Polish researchers are proud of their scientific achievements and treat their profession as a passion or vocation.
Highlights
Scientific work is an important process that influences the level of development of the society
The results indicate that 20.1% of them have contracts for specific work assigned by another university, while 46.3% implement orders not related to scientific work
When summing up the key issues associated with the satisfaction with scientific work, several interesting conclusions may be drawn up that helped to develop and perform the research on this issue
Summary
Scientific work is an important process that influences the level of development of the society. Both education and scientific research are closely linked to human development as an individual and as a society, and even humanity. It is, a long-term process, which means that the results of the carried-out research start to appear a long time after it was initiated. A long-term process, which means that the results of the carried-out research start to appear a long time after it was initiated In this aspect, science becomes an investment in the new generations and in their comfort of life, knowledge, and development of personal skills. High satisfaction coming from scientific work can serve as an additional motivation that subsequently translates into achievements
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