Noah Kim

English Tutor / Marketing and Website Coordinator at Mac English Academy

Developed lesson plans and taught small group and larger classes (up to 12 students) to improve language proficiency and communication skills; coordinated marketing strategies and designs to increase brand visibility and engagement across digital platforms.

English/Korean Translator at World Vision

Translated sponsor and children’s letters between English and Korean, ensuring linguistic accuracy and cultural appropriateness; reviewed and refined translated content to maintain consistency, clarity, and adherence to client-specific terminology standards.

Social Media & Events Leader, Student Ambassador at Pioneer Academics

Facilitated weekly Zoom meetings with 30+ scholars globally, providing guidance and support for ongoing academic research; helped manage the @ScholarsofPioneer Instagram account, engaging an audience of 4K+ followers; served as an outreach ambassador for @pioneer_academics, promoting student engagement across a platform with 16K+ followers; created research reflection videos for Instagram, applying digital marketing and visual design strategies to encourage global student engagement in research.

Student Researcher at Pioneer Academics

Conducted research on the molecular pathways underlying Parkinson’s disease under the mentorship of a professor at University of Notre Dame; authored a 20-page thesis titled Environmental Temperature and Fatigue in Parkinson’s Disease: Molecular Interactions of the DN1p Neuron and Acetylcholine in Drosophila melanogaster, accredited by Oberlin College and awarded an A-grade.

Biology Laboratory Trainee at Kyungpook National University

Practiced biotechnological laboratory skills for pharmaceutical stem cell therapy; conducted experimental work on leukemia cell line FACS analysis with an associate professor; authored lab report on CDK4/6 inhibitors with data analysis.

Translator, Team Coordinator at Africa Asia Development Relief Foundation

Promoted education equity by translating Korean children’s books into English for underserved communities; coordinated a team of six volunteers and oversaw the completion and distribution of 12 translated books to classrooms in Laos; led outreach campaigns and recreational learning modules that raised awareness of educational inequality among 110 participants, focusing on remote communities in Indonesia; helped raise and allocate $420 through campaigns and fundraisers to support schools in remote regions of Southeast Asia; contributed to humanitarian advocacy initiatives aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 1, 4, and 8 through education-focused programs.

Student Researcher at Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity (KOSA C)

Conducted neuroscience research on sleep and short-term memory, authored thesis based on experimental findings; awarded a competitive $2,000 research grant from a government-funded science administration program; collected and analyzed empirical EEG data using Python and IBM SPSS Statistics; developed a computational model that improved peers’ short-term memory performance by at least 60%.

English Tutor at Mac English Academy

Developed lesson plans and taught small-group and larger classes of up to 12 students to improve language proficiency and communication skills.