Provost's Office Planning Grant Fellows (WS-NST1)

Job Title: Provost’s Office Planning Grant Fellows (WS-NST1)

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: Provost

Unit Number (5 digits): 15880

Length of Position: See Employment Authorization

Contact Person/Supervisor: Executive Assistant to the Provost and VP for Academic Affairs

Wage Range: $13.50/hour

Description of the Position: (Purpose of the Position): Students will be in directed research with faculty/staff and in conversation with one another, during an Academic Year. Planning Grant Fellows will study the University of Notre Dame’s DELTA framework and the practices of fellowship and discernment to suggest a set of guidelines and the beginnings of a student-determined framework for a practical and ethical engagement with Artificial Intelligence as scholars at St. Olaf College. The goal is a student-led, campus-wide dialogue on ethical engagement with generative and agentic AI.

Transferable Skills:

Career and Self-Development: Planning Grant Fellows will develop tools and talking points for exploration and communication and determine next steps as a student-body while at St. Olaf, and as ethical and informed citizens as they enter the world of work or graduate study.

Leadership: Planning Grant Fellows will present ideas to fellow students, faculty/staff advisors, and the provost. At the end of the academic year, fellows will organize and execute a symposium to engage with the whole campus.

Teamwork: Planning Grant Fellows will have three other team members to work with throughout the year and will have to manage their time to fit the group’s availability for the sake of the ongoing conversations and final group project.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Collaborate with staff and faculty advisors, provost, and fellow student workers to create space for meetings and planning.

Execute a final symposium along with the rest of the team that will engage the entire campus.

Manage, schedule, and prioritize meetings throughout the year to accomplish goals of each group and keep up with email communications.

Qualifications: (Education/Experience/Skills)

Required to be a student in good standing academically.

Required to use Google Calendar.

Must be available evenings.

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.