Intern - Hatchery (Spring)

State of South Dakota; Spearfish (SD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

State of South Dakota, Department of Game, Fish & Parks, offers a Spring Hatchery Intern position at McNenny Hatchery in Spearfish (January–May session) with a $22.82/hr pay.

Interns will support hatchery operations, data collection, and participation in research projects, including literature reviews and manuscript preparation. Applicants must be enrolled students; priority to SD residents and SD institution students.

Qualifications

• Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute.
• By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.
• Preference may be given to junior/senior, SD residents, and students of SD institutions.
• Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.

Responsibilities

• Involve in all aspects of hatchery operations, including feeding and inventories.
• Stock fish into public waters and perform building, grounds, and equipment maintenance.
• Assist with hatchery research projects, data collection, literature reviews, data analysis, and manuscript preparation.
• Lead responsibilities may be assigned on a specific research project.

Skills

Data collection

Literature review

Data analysis

Manuscript preparation

Education

Currently enrolled student

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

An Equal Opportunity Employer