Intern - Hatchery (Spring)

South Dakota State Government; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 25,935 - 36,938; Full time

Job summary

Department of Game, Fish & Parks in Spearfish is offering a Hatchery Intern position for students. Interns will be involved in hatchery operations such as feeding, inventories and maintenance, stock fish into public waters, and support various research projects.

Applicants must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student for the upcoming semester, with preference to juniors/seniors and residents or students from SD institutions. Positions may be filled prior to the closing date.

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.
• Preference may be given to juniors/seniors, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

Responsibilities

• Assist hatchery operations including feeding, inventories, and rearing unit cleanings.
• Stock fish into public waters and perform building, grounds, and equipment maintenance.
• Contribute to hatchery research projects by collecting data and conducting literature reviews.
• Assist with data analysis and manuscript preparation; may take lead responsibilities on a project.

Skills

Student status

Job description

Session: Spring (January - May)

Position Title: Hatchery Intern

Hiring Manager: Michael Barnes

Agency: Department of Game, Fish & Parks

Location: Spearfish

Minimum Salary: $22.82/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:

McNenny Hatchery interns will be involved in all aspects of hatchery operations, including fish culture activities such as feeding, fish inventories, and rearing unit cleanings. They will stock fish into public fish waters, and perform building, grounds, and equipment maintenance. The interns will play a key role in numerous hatchery research projects, primarily by collecting data and conducting literature reviews, but also by assisting with data analysis and manuscript preparation. Interns may also be assigned lead responsibilities on a specific research project. Since 2015, students have been first authors on 33 published papers, and co-authors on an additional 15 publications. Current research projects involve aquaculture engineering, fish reproductive biology, fish spawning and rearing techniques, fish surgery methods, and aquaculture occupational safety and health.

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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