Intern - Cultural Resources Site Monitor (Summer)

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

Job summary

The GFP Intern - Cultural Resources Site Monitor position with the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks invites motivated students to participate in monitoring cultural resource sites across Lake Oahe and surrounding areas. You will conduct on-site visits, document conditions, and photograph sites to record impacts, working with Wildlife Division staff and external partners.

Applicants should be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student for the upcoming or immediately preceding

Qualifications

• GPS and ArcGIS experience is highly beneficial.
• Background in anthropology/archaeology coursework preferred.
• Successful candidate should be able to navigate remote areas on foot/ATV/boat.

Responsibilities

• Monitor designated cultural resource sites on Wildlife Division lands and document conditions with written notes and photographs.
• Work with Division of Wildlife staff, private landowners, US Army Corps of Engineers, and SD Archaeological Research Center archaeologists.
• Assist with related projects such as posting signs, mowing trails, fencing, noxious weed control, and locating survey markers as time allows.

Skills

GPS

ArcGIS

Education

Archaeology coursework

Job description

Session: Summer (May - August) Position Title: GFP Intern - Cultural Resources Site Monitor Hiring Manager: Adam Deiterman Agency: Department of Game, Fish and Parks Location: Chamberlain Minimum Salary: $19.09 Hourly

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

Position Description

The successful applicant will participate in the monitoring of designated cultural resource sites located on Wildlife Division lands adjacent to Lake Oahe, Lake Sharpe, Lake Francis Case, and Lewis and Clark Lake along the Missouri River in South Dakota. This work will consist of on-the-ground site visits assessing the condition of cultural sites which will include compiling written and photo documentation of natural and man-made impacts to these sites. The applicant will work with Division of Wildlife personnel but will also work closely with the private landowners and US Army Corps of Engineer and SD Archaeological Research Center archaeologists.

Assistance with other division section (Fisheries, Wildlife, Law Enforcement, and Animal Damage Control) projects will be encouraged, as time and opportunity permit. The intern may assist Region II staff with miscellaneous projects, including but not limited to, posting of signs, mowing trails and parking areas, fencing, noxious weed control, finding and locating survey markers, and miscellaneous wildlife habitat projects.

Qualifications

We strongly desire the applicant to have specific coursework or a combination of course work and field experience in anthropology/archaeology or related field. Background with GPS and ArcGIS would be highly beneficial. It would be desirable if the applicant has participated in an archaeological field school or has had similar work experiences. Successful candidate will at times work alone in remote areas and must have the ability to navigate and travel by foot, ATV/UTV, or boat to these areas.

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.

'An Equal Opportunity Employer'