Professors have four jobs: fundraiser, researcher, teacher and tester. They're evaluated in that priority in most universities. They have a few assistants for

Professors have four jobs: fundraiser, researcher, teacher and tester. They're evaluated in that priority in most universities. They have a few assistants for their various jobs, but it's mainly on their shoulders. A university professor's job should really be separated into four separate jobs, and universities can provide much better services in each area. A teacher who can just concentrating the best of teaching, a marker who can provide flexible final examination services so people can take their finals on their schedules, a fundraiser who's actually focusing on fundraising and not being miserable doing it, and a researcher who actually just researches and is not hired by a corporation.