Intern, Fish Hatchery (Summer)
State of South Dakota
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Job Title: Intern - Fish Hatchery (Summer)
Company: State of South Dakota
Session: Summer (May - August)
Location: Spearfish, SD
Minimum Salary: $23.14
About the Role
McNenny Hatchery interns will be involved in all aspects of hatchery operations. They will play a key role in numerous hatchery research projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Fish culture activities:
- Feeding
- Fish inventories
- Rearing unit cleanings
- Stock fish into public fish waters
- Perform building, grounds, and equipment maintenance
- Assist with hatchery research projects by:
- Collecting data
- Conducting literature reviews
- Assisting with data analysis
- Assisting with manuscript preparation
- May be assigned lead responsibilities on a specific research project.
Current Research Areas
- Aquaculture engineering
- Fish reproductive biology
- Fish spawning and rearing techniques
- Fish surgery methods
- Aquaculture occupational safety and health
Requirements & Tech Stack
Applicant must be a current part-time or full-time student (minimum of 6 credit hours) in the upcoming semester or in the immediately preceding semester.
- 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.
Qualifications
- All students are encouraged to apply.
Preference may be given to applicants with:
- Standing of junior/senior
- South Dakota residents
- Students of South Dakota institutions
Application
Apply at: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=56G