The curriculum meetings are because we're starting a new program, and my entire department is on 12 month contracts, not 9 month ones. Honestly, those meetings are rather fun, because it's a chance to talk about what I think we should be teaching people in my discipline - it's just an example of something that can't be "pawned off on a grad student".
My NIH grants have annual reports, as do NSF. CDC and USAID (RIP...) have much more intensive reporting requirements.
Honestly, I love my job, and there are some very nice things about it. It's just not the case that all professors get the summers off, or that if they are working, it's all fun and games and sitting in my office thinking Big Ideas.
My NIH grants have annual reports, as do NSF. CDC and USAID (RIP...) have much more intensive reporting requirements.
Honestly, I love my job, and there are some very nice things about it. It's just not the case that all professors get the summers off, or that if they are working, it's all fun and games and sitting in my office thinking Big Ideas.