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Intern - Fisheries Management (Spring)

South Dakota State Government

Fort Pierre, SD

Posted/Updated: 5 days ago

Job Description
Session: Spring (January - April)
Position Title: Intern - Fisheries Management
Supervisor: Dylan Gravenhof
Agency: Department of Game, Fish and Parks
Location: Fort Pierre
Minimum Salary: $18.60

*APPLICANT MUST BE A CURRENT PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT (MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT HOURS) IN UPCOMING SEMESTER OR IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SEMESTER.

Position Description:
Main job duties for this intern will include assisting with fish population surveys, angler surveys, research projects, and aquatic invasive species surveys. Job duties involve field work (netting, electrofishing, angler interviews, aquatic invasive species angler interviews, and boat inspections), computer use (data entry), and laboratory work (removing fish aging structures, aging fish, etc.). In addition, maintenance associated with vehicles, equipment, buildings, and grounds will be completed to help ensure smooth operation of work activities.

Qualifications:
Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

Apply at:
https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=R3
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

*Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.*

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South Dakota State Government
500 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501