Acceleration Strategy for Increasing Functional Positions Lecturer to Improve the Quality of Higher Education in Private University in Makassar City

Abstract

Human Resources of Private Universities for Academic Year 2022/2023 shows that of the 4093 lecturers who have been appointed as permanent lecturers at the University Sumbawa, there are 901 lecturers (20.14%) who do not yet have functional positions and 3192 lecturers (79.86%) already has a functional position. Of the 3192 lecturers with functional positions, there are 2011 Expert Assistants, 912 Lectors, and only 901 Associate Professors. Considering that many lecturers still do not have functional positions and the importance of functional lecturer positions for campuses, this research aims to determine criteria and strategies for accelerating advancement in functional positions lecturer at a private university in the city of Makassar. This research applies quantitative methods using the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) as an analysis tool with a total population of 248 lecturers. Using a proportional stratified random sampling technique, 71 samples were determined in this study. The results showed that the highest score (0.524) was for The criteria for accelerating the increase in functional positions of lecturers in private universities in the city of Makassar, which is increasing the human resource capacity of lecturers. Meanwhile, the alternative strategy with the highest weight (0.273) for accelerating the increase in lecturers' functional positions is for lecturers to increase the productivity of publications carried out by lecturers.