Online Community-Building Fellow 

2025 Fall Student Fellowship Program 

Center for Academic Innovation 

Deadline to apply: Ongoing until the position is filled. Priority is given to those who apply by January 31, 2025 

Location: 317 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (Hybrid with 75% in-person expectation)

Pay Rate: Undergraduate $17/hr, Master’s $20/hr, Doctoral $23/hr 

Job Duration: Up to 12.5 hours per week for the winter 2025 semester, with the possibility of extending 

Supervisor: Angela Matthews (amatth@umich.edu) 

Who We’re Looking For: 

The Course Operations Team is looking for a student to assist with designing an online community-building experiment to increase learner engagement and retention in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). This student will engage with global learners within the Coursera platform and assist with creating and assessing the effectiveness of a virtual learning community. 

What You’ll Do: 

? Engage with global learners using Coursera Discussion Forum and Reddit platform

? Report weekly on community engagement, such as questions or discussions with learners 

? Assist with the creation and development of a online learning communities 

? Assist with assessment of online learning community effectiveness 

How to apply:

To apply for this role, please complete the Student Fellowship Application and upload the following documents 

? Resume 

? Cover letter detailing your interest in this position with specific examples of how you are a good fit.

Student Qualifications

• Social media experience

• Strong communication, both written and verbal

• Strong organization

• Flexibility

• Learner engagement experience

• Community-building

• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently

• Confidence working or learning in an online environment

• Desire to learn

• Some coursework in education-related field helpful but not necessary

• Knowledge of engagement strategies or pedagogies helpful but not necessary