Job Description

Job Description

Session: Summer 2025 (May - August)
Position Title: Intern - Medical MicrobiologyHiring Manager: Laurie GreggAgency: Department of Health - Public Health LaboratoryLocation: PierreMinimum Salary: $19.50

*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:
This position is intended to give a broad range of experiences in a working public health laboratory. The Medical Microbiology Section provides bacteriology, molecular, mycology, mycobacteriology, serology, virology, and special pathogens testing. The incumbent will work closely with a team of scientists to provide clinical and public health microbiology testing for clients throughout the state of South Dakota. Duties will include aiding in specimen receiving, media preparation, diagnostic testing in a high-complexity environment and data analysis.

Qualifications:
Coursework in microbiology, medical laboratory science, or a related field of study is preferred. The applicant must be willing to work as part of a team.

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.

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*Positions can be filled prior to the Closing date.*
South Dakota Bureau of Human ResourcesTelephone: 605.773.3148"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

Job Tags

Full time, Part time, Summer work, Immediate start,

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