CURI Academic Year Researcher Fall 25 - Helms
CURI Academic Year Researcher Fall 25 - Helms
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Job Title: CURI Academic Year Researcher
Classification:Student Employee (nonexempt)
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 Ratex 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: Medieval Miracles of Saint Olaf Viking King of Norway
Project Description: What the project entails:
The Passio et Miracula Sancti Olavi a medieval hagiographic text written in Latin in the 12th century catalogues 62 posthumous miracles attributed to Saint Olaf a Norwegian Viking king and our colleges namesake. Documented miracles range from helping a mother find her lost child to restoring sight to the blind to defending pious herring fisherman from giant earworms; a dragon also appears at least once. There has never been a complete translation of this tradition into English or any modern language a task Prof. Helms is currently undertaking in a book project Royal Martyrs of Scandinavia: Saints and Miracles in the Medieval North. Student researchers on this project will assist Prof. Helms with this research by (1) carefully reading the Latin of several miracles per week; (2) discussing translation problems and possible solutions; (3) developing questions about the contexts and meanings of these miracles; and (4) investigating primary and secondary sources in order to try to answer these questions. Students will record their observations and ideas and will meet with Prof. Helms once or twice per week to discuss this work together. Student research in steps (1) and (2) will help Prof. Helms edit and finalize his own translations; research in steps (3) and (4) will help provide the foundation for explanatory notes in the book. CURI students working on this project will learn a great deal about Latin hagiography medieval Christianity the critical use of manuscripts current research topics and trends in medieval hagiographyand of course the blessed martyr St. Olaf himself. By the end of the CURI experience students will have chosen two or three miracles that particularly interest them and showcase their research on a poster and present it at the departments public Classics Table event.
Requirements:
(1) Knowledge of Latin adequate to enroll in a 300level Latin course.
(2) Previous completion of Latin 235: Medieval Latin strongly preferred although outstanding applicants without this course will also be considered.
(3) Curiosity and attention to detail.
Contact information:
Students should email Prof. Helms with questions:
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 theCURI 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 oncampus St. Olaf student. There is no GPA requirement that must be met in order to apply for the program but a students academic record will be considered during the selection process. Skills are dependent on individual projects.
If you dont 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.
Employment Type
Part-Time
