Student Research and Employment Opportunities

UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL

Program Area: GIS
Contact: John Sanford
Duties: Digitization of maps, scanning, editing/correcting digital maps
Hours: Full-time
Duration: Ongoing
Level: Undergraduate or Graduate
Requirements: Training/credits in ESRI software
Positions: 1-2

Program Area: Analytical Lab
Contact: Jackie Timmer
Duties: Assist with laboratory operations, glass washing, sample preparation
Hours: Full-time and Part-time
Duration: Ongoing
Level: Undergraduate
Requirements: None
Positions: 1

Program Area: Data Preservation
Contact: Denise Herman
Duties: Scanning maps and documents, Photoshop postprocessing
Hours: Full-time, may be combined with Publication Sales or Mineral Museum
Duration: Ongoing
Level: Undergraduate
Requirements: None
Positions: 3-4

Program Area: Ground Water Information Center
Contact: Stacey Konda
Duties: Data entry, well logs, respond to inquiries
Hours: Full-time or part-time
Duration: Ongoing
Level: Undergraduate
Requirements: None
Positions: 3-4

Program Area: MBMG Publications
Contact: Stacey Holms or Susan Barth
Duties: Publication sales, scanning/digitizing, report and map creation, customer service
Hours: Part-time or full-time, may be combined with Data Preservation or Mineral Museum
Duration: Ongoing but currently hiring 1-2 students for fall and beyond
Level: Undergraduate
Requirements: None
Positions: 1-2

Program Area: Earthquake Studies Office
Contact: Mike Stickney
Duties: Seismic event analysis using Montana Regional Seismic Network data
Hours: Full-time
Duration: Ongoing
Level: Undergraduate
Requirements: None
Positions: 1-2

Program Area: Mineral Museum
Contact: John Foley
Duties: customer service, sales, babysit rocks
Hours: Full-time or part time, may be combined with Data Preservation or Publications
Duration: Ongoing
Level: Undergraduate
Requirements: None
Positions: 1-2

Program Area: Economic Geology (Mineral Resource Inventory)
Contact: Kaleb Scarberry
Duties: Mineral resource data compilation, field work
Hours: Full-time, may be combined with Data Preservation
Duration: 1 year (July 2021 – June 2022)
Level: Undergraduate
Requirements: Geology/Economic Geology or related
Positions: 1-2

GRADUATE LEVEL


Program Area: Economic Geology (Mineral Resource Inventory)
Contact: Kaleb Scarberry
Duties: Original research supported by mapping, sampling, analysis
Hours: Full-time
Duration: 1 year (July 2021–June 2022)
Level: Graduate
Requirements: Geology/Economic Geology, coordination with thesis advisor as applicable
Positions: 1-2

Program Area: Ground Water Investigation Program
Contact: Ginette Abdo
Duties: Fieldwork, original research related to deep aquifer of the Flathead Valley
Hours: Full-time
Duration: 1 year minimum (July 2021–June 2022)
Level: Graduate
Requirements: Hydrogeology/Geology, coordination with thesis advisor
Positions: 1

Program Area: Ground Water Assessment Program
Contact: John LaFave
Duties: Fieldwork, original research related to West Yellowstone aquifer assessment
Hours: Full-time
Duration: 1 year minimum (July 2021 – June 2022)
Level: Graduate
Requirements: Hydrogeology/Geology, coordination with thesis advisor as applicable
Positions: 1

Program Area: Ground Water Assessment Program
Contact: John LaFave
Duties: Fieldwork, original research related to Gallatin River recharge
Hours: Full-time
Duration: 1 year minimum (July 2021 – June 2022)
Level: Graduate
Requirements: Hydrogeology/Geology, coordination with thesis advisor as applicable
Positions: 1