CURI Academic Year Student Researcher - Lippman at St. Olaf College

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

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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: Translating Century-old Eastern European Texts 

Faculty Mentor: Erich Lippman

Project Description: Carpatho-Rusyn immigrants built St. Peter and St. Paul Russian Orthodox church between 1915 and 1918 in the village of Bramble, MN. The church was seemingly never consecrated and never supported a priest. Instead, the priest from Chisholm, MN, traveled monthly to perform services there. Given the difficulty of farming in Minnesota’s cutover region, the Great Depression sealed the fate of the village and the church. It closed its doors in 1932. Now, more than 90 years later, the church still stands in good repair, despite having no congregation since its closure and no other use. What explains this church’s longevity, despite the lack of congregational support? The story of the St. Peter and St. Paul church up to 1932 is not unique, but its survival as a congregationless church is.

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.