Intern - Geologist (Summer)

State of South Dakota; Vermillion (SD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

State of South Dakota, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, is offering a Geologist Intern position for the Summer session (May–August) in Vermillion. The student will assist Geological Survey personnel with mapping geology and groundwater resources, including drilling test holes, installing monitoring wells, water sampling, mapping, data analysis, and GIS work.

Applicants must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student and have completed one year of their program.

Qualifications

• Enrolled as part-time or full-time student at time of application.
• By the start of the internship, completed one year of their chosen program.
• Preference to juniors/seniors, SD residents, and students of SD institutions.

Responsibilities

• Assist SD Geological Survey personnel with mapping geology and groundwater resources.
• Drill test holes, install monitoring wells, collect water samples, map, and perform GIS mapping.

Skills

Geology knowledge

Education

College/University/Technical Institute student

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

Telephone: [phone]

"An Equal Opportunity Employer"