Student Trainee (Hydrology), Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

Multiple Locations

Position Title: Student Trainee

Organization: Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

Location: 

  • Helena, MT
  • Cheyenne, WY
  • Riverton, WY

Duties:

  • Performs routine measurements of stage and discharge in streams.
  • Makes groundwater-level measurements, computes, and checks records from field data.
  • Plots hydrographs for comparing records.
  • Collects and processes water-quality samples.
  • Installs, maintains, services and assists in the troubleshooting of various sensing, recording and communications equipment/instrumentation.
  • Operates a motor vehicle as an incident driver.

Qualifications:

  • You must be a student accepted for enrollment or enrolled in a degree or certificate program on a full- or half-time basis as defined by the school (certificate program means post-secondary education, in a qualifying educational institution, equivalent to at least one academic year of full-time study that is part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational, or business school curriculum); AND
  • Enrollment is with a qualifying educational institution such as a high school or state-approved homeschool; or accredited technical or vocational school; a 2- or 4-year college or university; a graduate or professional school (e.g., law school, medical school); or a post-secondary home school curriculum; AND
  • Students currently enrolled must be in good academic standing maintaining a 2.0 grade point average on a cumulative basis; AND
  • The duties of this position should be related to your academic or career goals.
  • You must continue to meet these eligibility requirements throughout the duration of your appointment under the Pathways Internship Program.

Salary/Pay: $17 – $30.54 per hour

Application Deadline: 11/12/2024

How to Apply: Please use the online application to view the full job description as well as how to apply.