Fish Hatchery Intern — Free Housing & Field Research

South Dakota State Government; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site housing

Job summary

Department of Game, Fish, and Parks announces a Fish Hatchery Intern position at Blue Dog State Fish Hatchery (Waubay, SD). The internship is Summer Session (May–August) with options for full-time or part-time work, and a maximum of 1,560 hours if continued during the school year. On-site housing may be available.

Applicants must be current students with at least 6 credits, preferably biology-related. Responsibilities include fish culture activities, feeding, inventories, maintenance, and data

Qualifications

• Applicant must be a current part-time or full-time student (minimum 6 credits)
• Preference for juniors/seniors and SD residents attending SD institutions
• Positions may be filled before closing date

Responsibilities

• Assist hatchery operations: feeding, inventories, rearing unit cleaning
• Stock fish into public waters and perform maintenance tasks
• Contribute to hatchery research projects: data collection, literature reviews, manuscript preparation
• Possibility of lead responsibilities on a research project if desired
• Work indoors and outdoors, wear waders, lift up to 50 lbs

Skills

Data collection

Data analysis

Literature review

Research assistance

Education

Currently enrolled student (6+ credits)

Tools

None

Job description

Department of Game, Fish, and Parks announces a Fish Hatchery Intern position at Blue Dog State Fish Hatchery (Waubay, SD). The internship is Summer Session (May–August) with options for full-time or part-time work, and a maximum of 1,560 hours if continued during the school year. On-site housing may be available.

Applicants must be current students with at least 6 credits, preferably biology-related. Responsibilities include fish culture activities, feeding, inventories, maintenance, and data