ACM Community Arts/Humanities Project Assistant

Job Title: ACM Community Arts/Humanities Project Assistant 

 

Classification: Student Employee (non-exempt)

 

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

 

Department Name: Music (ACM Grant Funded)

 

Fund: 42158 

 

Cost Center: 11880

 

Job Type: On Campus Academic Year (Spring 2025 and Fall 2025)

 

Length of Position: See Employment Authorization

 

Contact Person/Supervisor: Associate Professor of Music

 

Pay Rate:     Standard Hourly Rate

 

Description of the Position: 

To join a team of faculty members from Carleton, Macalester, and St. Olaf as we work on a year-long project titled “Building a Community Engagement Credential Program for Students in the Arts and Humanities,” funded by a grant from Associated Colleges of the Midwest. The Project Assistant will support the project by performing logistical and administrative work, including creating and maintaining the project WordPress site. The Project Assistant will commit to working with us during April-May 2025 and September-December 2025 in a hybrid fashion (sometimes in person, sometimes remote) for around 10 hours per month.

 

Transferable Skills:

• Communication
• Organization/Planning
• Technical

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Project Assistant will be responsible for the following activities: 

1. Create and maintain the project website.
2. Take notes at 6 virtual meetings (in April, May, Sept, Oct, Nov, and Dec 2025). 
3. Assist with preparing project reports.
4. Promote the project on social media, via MarComm, and/or local news outlets at regular intervals.

 

Required Skills:

• Must have strong organization and communication skills
• Must reply promptly to email
• Must have the ability to work independently
• Must pay keen attention to detail and recordkeeping
• Experience using WordPress, including embedding media into WordPress sites, is preferred
• Eye for visual presentation of information and media for a broad audience, including on social media, is preferred
• Must have a strong command of English-language grammar and style

 

How to Apply: Please email Professor Rehanna Kheshgi (kheshgi@stolaf.edu) with the following information, and copy communityartshumanitiesmn@gmail.com on the email:

• Discussion of your interest in the project;
• Evidence that you have the required skills, as described above;
• An explanation of why the position interests you;
• A description of  how the proposed work will fit into your schedule. 

 

Hiring Timeline: Applications will be accepted until March 21, 2025. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis until a suitable candidate is chosen. The successful applicant will be notified by March 28, 2025. The Project Assistant will begin work in early April 2025, starting with a virtual meeting with Professor Kheshgi.

 

If you have questions, please contact Rehanna Kheshgi, kheshgi@stolaf.edu.

 

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.

 

Additional information

Project Overview: 

Our project will seek to create opportunities for faculty, staff, and students at three Minnesota lib