University of Magdalena Faculty and Staff Records from 2018

Colombia's University of Magdalena faculty records for tenured, occasional, and contract staff linked since the 2018 fiscal year. The dataset includes demographic and employment details such as hiring date, highest education level, and country of birth. It is published on the datos.gov.co platform via Socrata and was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyze gender distribution trends among faculty using the SEXO BIOLÓGICO and PERIODO columns.
• Study the relationship between highest education level (NIVEL MAXIMO ESTUDIO) and type of contract (TIPO DE VINCULACIÓN).
• Map the geographic origins of faculty members using the PAIS_NACIMIENTO and MUNICIPIO_NACIMIENTO columns.
• Calculate average tenure or seniority by comparing FECHA INGRESO against the PERIODO column.

Strengths

• Provides a multi-year time series starting from the 2018 fiscal year, as indicated by the PERIODO column.
• Includes nine distinct columns covering demographic, employment, and geographic attributes.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• License and author information are unknown, which may affect reuse clarity.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Socrata platform)

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from the University of Magdalena.

Time Range

From the 2018 fiscal year onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:28:03; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Primarily Colombia, specifically the University of Magdalena, with details on faculty birth locations.