why did we even need to call a assistant prof a
assistant prof when he is as competent as a prof?
It's a rank thing. Why are some COs colonels while others are
majors?
Seriously, most systems are based upon a number of criteria that
vary from institution to institution. Unfortunately, one flaw is
that one of the criteria is simply the number of publications per
year and in total that the academic puts out, not taking into
account the quality of the publications. I've seen so-called
professors churning out utter piffle over and over again, and they
still get their professorships. I've seen others get granted the
status as a political reward for bringing in research funding. So
you see, as I've been saying all along, it doesn't really mean all
that much.
Does that mean that assistant prof cannot even generate piffle?
Because they ought to do that to get promoted.
