Intern - Geologist (Summer)

South Dakota State Government; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources seeks a Geologist Intern for the Summer session (May–August) to support the SD Geological Survey. The student will gain hands-on experience in mapping geology and groundwater resources across South Dakota, including drilling, monitoring wells, water sampling, and GIS mapping.

Applicants must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student in the upcoming or immediately preceding semester.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student in the upcoming semester or the immediately preceding semester.
• Preference may be given to juniors/seniors, SD residents, and students of SD institutions.
• One year (nine months) of their program completed by start of internship.

Responsibilities

• Assist Geological Survey personnel with mapping of SD geology and groundwater resources.
• Drill test holes and install monitoring wells; collect water samples.
• Perform data analysis and GIS mapping of aquifers and bedrock geology.

Job description

Session: Summer (May - August)

Position Title: Geologist Intern

Hiring Manager: Tim Cowman

Agency: Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Location: Vermillion

Minimum Salary: $22.53/hr

*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:

The student will assist SD Geological Survey personnel with tasks related to the mapping of the geology and ground water resources of South Dakota. Tasks will include drilling of test holes and installation of monitoring wells, water sampling, mapping, data analysis, and GIS mapping of aquifers and bedrock geology. Experience will be gained in seeing and interpreting drill cuttings or core recovered from test holes in glacial and bedrock sediments. The student will assist with geophysical logging of test holes and will see how the logs are used to interpret subsurface geology. The student will have the opportunity to work in multiple geologic settings across South Dakota.

The selected intern should have had college courses covering the following topics: physical geology, petrology, stratigraphy, and structural geology. Courses recommended, but not required, are hydrogeology and geographic information systems.

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.

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

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration

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