It takes five pages to describe the job of UW-Madison chancellor.

The comprehensive document covers everything from a commitment to scholarly values to fundraising and having an interest in the appropriate use of new technologies.

"Certainly anybody who makes the short list will know exactly what they're in for," said Chancellor John Wiley, who's held the top job at the state's flagship university since 2001. He'll step down in September.

But just in case there's any ambiguity, Wiley recently shared some of the life and times that the job description doesn't capture.

The deadline for nominations or applications for the post is March 28.

Average number of work hours per day: 13.5

"I've become accustomed to five or six hours of sleep a night. And I can do it indefinitely. I don't know if that's good for me, but that's what I do," Wiley said.

Number of hours per year spent at events after 5 p.m. or on weekends: 480

Wiley said he goes to every home football game and any post-season or bowl game that the Badgers may be involved in. But he's not there just to sway with the crowd and sing "Varsity."

"I watch the games, but I'm multi-tasking," Wiley said. "In the newly remodelled stadium, we have a pretty large suite that'll hold over 100 people. Different deans invite important donors and alumni, the Regents are there, so a lot of business gets done during football games. And a lot of fundraising."

Amount of gifts received through UW Foundation on Wiley's watch through 2007: $1.48 billion

"Back in the '70s and '80s, there was an attitude that this was a state university and any private donations we get are just pure gravy," Wiley said. "Nowadays I think most of our best and most reliable donors understand and realize and don't have a problem with some of their money helping to fund basic needs of the university."

Number of hours annually spent on the road doing UW-Madison business: 1,300

In a typical year, Wiley said he spends about a quarter of his time on the road. In one seven-month stretch of 2004, he logged 20,000 miles.

Amount of construction on campus, either completed, now in progress or in the design stage, during Wiley's tenure: $1.77 billion

Under Wiley, UW-Madison had its biggest construction boom since the 1960s, gaining new research labs, classrooms, academic buildings, residence halls and a power plant.

Some of the biggies either built or launched under Wiley include the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, a $150 million public-private research complex; the Microbial Sciences building; and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center.

Number of graduation speeches delivered to date: 51

"It reminds you of what business you're in and what it means to people," Wiley said. "I do enjoy the ceremonies — though I don't particularly enjoy giving what are almost necessarily pablumy talks. Every commencement address sounds the same."

Before he's done, he'll deliver five more in May.