Purpose: This study was conducted with the aim of designing a professional flourishing model for the faculty members of Islamic Azad University.
Method:The research approach is qualitative and based on the meta-synthesis method. The research population includes two parts: documents, articles, theses, books, and scientific sources related to the research topic from the years 2011–2025 (Gregorian calendar) and 2011–2025 (solar Hijri calendar), and interviews with three groups of university experts. Sampling of scientific resources was performed purposively and aligned with the meta-synthesis approach. Additionally, purposive and snowball sampling methods were used to identify research participants, continuing until data saturation was reached, resulting in a final sample of 17 participants. Data were analyzed using Sandelowski et al.'s (2007) seven-stage approach.
Findings: According to the findings, the professional flourishing model for the faculty members of Islamic Azad University consists of three key components: "Preconditions for Professional Flourishing," "Components of Professional Flourishing," and "Outcomes of Professional Flourishing," which are explained through 14 subcategories and 78 concepts.
Results: The results indicate that achieving professional flourishing requires the provision of institutional, cultural, and motivational foundations, strengthening educational, ethical, and research infrastructures, as well as attaining strategic outcomes at individual and organizational levels. This model can serve as a comprehensive framework for policy-making, planning, and evaluating the professional flourishing of Islamic Azad University faculty members and can enhance their role in knowledge production, training committed and specialized human resources, scientific leadership, and addressing social and cultural issues within the higher education system of the country.