STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

Summer 2006

South Dakota

Applicants for Intern Program positions must meet the following requirements in order to qualify for the program: 1) At the time an application is completed and submitted, the applicant must be a full-time student and must currently be enrolled at a college, university, or vocational-technical school. 2) By the time the internship is to start, applicants must have completed their entire freshman year at their college or university (be classified as a sophomore) or have completed not less than one year of study at their vocational-technical school. Some positions may have additional preferences that are above and beyond the program's minimum requirements. Applicants must be a full time student at a college or university. Preference will be given to those with junior standing or above by the end of the Spring 2006 semester, or who are currently enrolled at a vocational-technical school and have completed one year (nine months) by the start of the internship. Applicants are preferred to have coursework in statistics; forest entomology, pathology, and forest related coursework; and land surveying to be considered.

Internship

Intern Applications are available from college/school placement offices, South Dakota
Career Centers, or from the Intern Coordinator at the Bureau of Personnel. You may download one in
Word or Adobe Acrobat or you may Submit One Online. A resume is requ

Intern will be responsible for compiling and gathering data and information
for the Division's Mountain Pine Beetle Program. Data and information to be compiled and gathered will
include population data, population locations, and identification of infested trees. Intern will also assist
with field and office work such as marking infested trees and stands, property line location, providing
assistance to landowners, data entry, GIS work, map preparation, and some maintenance work.

$8.40 - $9.45 per hour (depending upon qualifications)

February 1, 2006