Intern - Wildlife Damage (Summer)

State of South Dakota; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

State of South Dakota's Department of Game, Fish & Parks in Sioux Falls seeks a Wildlife Damage Intern for the Summer session (May–August). The intern will assist the Regional Wildlife Damage Specialists with exclusion fencing, hazing, beaver trapping, banding migratory game birds, and data entry, while learning to operate field equipment and record-keeping.

Applicants must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student in the upcoming or immediately preceding semester, with one year of

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.

Responsibilities

• Intern will perform wildlife damage management techniques to assist the Regional Wildlife Damage Specialists in southeastern South Dakota.
• Intern will learn methods of exclusion fences for Canada Geese, turkeys, and deer.
• Intern will also learn hazing practices, some trapping for nuisance animals and Beavers, banding migratory game birds, and other management assignments regarding wildlife damage.
• Record keeping and data entry will be another area of skill development.

Job description

Session: Summer (May - August)

Position Title: Wildlife Damage Intern

Hiring Manager: Brad Baumgartner

Agency: Department of Game, Fish & Parks

Location: Sioux Falls

Minimum Salary: $19.09/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

Intern will perform wildlife damage management techniques to assist the Regional Wildlife Damage Specialists in southeastern South Dakota. Internships will provide experience on methods of exclusion fences for Canada Geese, Turkey's, and deer. Intern will also learn a variety of hazing practices, some trapping for nuisance animals and Beavers, banding migratory game birds, and other management assignments regarding wildlife damage. They will also learn how to operate and maintain a variety of equipment and vehicles such as pick-up trucks, tractors, UTV's, kayaks, and boats with motors. Record keeping and data entry will be another area of skill development.

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

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"An Equal Opportunity Employer"