Academic Year Researcher Fall 25 - Zhou

Job Title: CURI Academic Year Researcher

Classification: Student Employee (non-exempt)

Name and Address of Employer: St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057

If the position requires the student to work off campus, provide the name and address here:

• Department Name: CURI
• Unit Number (5 digits): 16118
• Length of Position: See Employment Authorization  
• Contact Person/Supervisor: Faculty advisor
• Pay Rate (Check One)     Standard Hourly Rate  x  Supervisory/Special Skills Hourly Rate

Description of the Position: (Purpose of the Position): Students work together with a faculty member on scholarly or artistic projects. 

Project Title: Student researchers on Making Connections: An Open-access Multimedia Textbook for Professional Chinese 

Project Description: Professor Ying Zhou is seeking student researchers to assist with the project Making Connections: An Open-access Multimedia Textbook for Professional Chinese. In this role, student researchers will collaborate closely with the faculty mentor to gather materials, draft vocabulary lists, develop cultural awareness discussion questions, and organize content on the Manifold Open Educational Access Platform.
This position offers a valuable opportunity to apply linguistic, cross-cultural, and technical skills while gaining hands-on experience in second language acquisition and curriculum design. Student researchers will play an active role in creating an innovative and inclusive learning resource.
The role requires approximately 10 hours of work per week, with a flexible schedule.
Requirements: 
Successfully completed at least one of the following courses—Chinese 320, 351, or 360—with a grade of A- or higher, or possess native proficiency in Chinese.
Familiarity with digital platforms and strong organizational skills are preferred.
Contact information: Ying Zhou, zhou1@stolaf.edu
Start date: September 4th, 2025
End date: December 9th, 2025

Transferable Skills: Research and presentations.

Duties and Responsibilities: Each project has its own timing (number of hours per week and number of weeks), as determined by the individual faculty mentor. See the CURI Digital Olaf database for individual project descriptions and details.

Qualifications: (Education/Experience/Skills) A student interested in applying for the CURI academic year program must be enrolled as an on-campus St. Olaf student. There is no GPA requirement that must be met in order to apply for the program, but a student’s academic record will be considered during the selection process. Skills are dependent on individual projects.

If you don’t have a work award and select, No, to the application questions your application will be automatically rejected by the system. If you apply and are rejected please contact Erin Eltonga to resolve this for you.

This job description is for general information purposes.  It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position.  This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.