Intern - Hatchery (Spring)

Sdsoybean; Spearfish (SD); On-site; USD 30,307 - 35,817; Full time

Job summary

South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks invites applications for a Hatchery Intern position at McNenny Hatchery in Spearfish, SD. The role involves hands-on hatchery operations, data collection, and participation in ongoing research projects.

Interns will assist with feeding, inventories, maintenance, and stock release into public waters. Applicants must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student and have completed at least one year in their program by the start of the internship.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Involved in hatchery operations: feeding, fish inventories, and rearing unit cleanings.
• Stock fish into public fish waters and perform building, grounds, and equipment maintenance.
• Assist with hatchery research projects: data collection, literature reviews, data analysis, and manuscript preparation.

Skills

Data collection

Literature review

Data analysis

Teamwork

Education

Currently enrolled as a student

Job description

Spearfish, SD | Game, Fish and Parks | Full-Time 40 Hours Weekly

22.82 - 22.82 US per hour

Posted 0 weeks ago | Apply before September 25, 2026

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

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.