I created a list of activities that occupy an associate professor's
70-hour work week. I am sure that I missed many more items.


RESEARCH
  write code
  run evaluations
  design experiments
  write papers
  write proposals
  write grant reports
  review papers
  serve on editorial boards
  read papers
  participate in individual meetings
  participate in group meetings
  tell students of important news
  respond to phd admissions enquiries
  travel to and attend conferences
  give talks at conferences
  serve on panels
  review grant proposals
  maintain research web site
  maintain software and mailing lists
  organizing seminars
  attending talks
  system administration for research

TEACHING
  prepare course materials
  review course materials
  prepare slides
  prepare exams
  prepare hws
  grade exams
  grade hws
  prepare project ideas
  reply to student email and questions
  give lectures
  read lecture slides by other profs
  write letters of recommendation
  hold office hours
  give tutorials elsewhere
  give guest lectures
  write survey articles

ADMINISTRATIVE
  attend faculty meetings
  faculty hiring
  phd student hiring
  ms student hiring
  assigned committees
  promotion and tenure committee
  academic advising
  organizing conferences