Applied Research Section Student Assistant
Salary
$18.48 Hourly
Location
Marquette, MI
Job Type
Non Career
Job Number
7501-26-WILD-050
Department
Natural Resources
Opening Date
10/02/2026
Closing Date
10/18/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Bargaining Unit
TECHNICAL (SEIU)
Job Description
Under the daily guidance and direction of professional staff, this employee acts as support for ongoing research activities across the Upper and Northern Lower Peninsulas. This employee will provide support assisting with camera surveys, track surveys, data entry, equipment organization and inventory, travel for field work, wildlife capture efforts, as well as other projects as assigned. Work is performed through the application of a body of knowledge related to standard office, field, and laboratory methods, practices, procedures, policies, regulations, materials, and equipment.
Position Description
Required Education and Experience
Education
Current enrollment in high school, vocational or technical school, or post-secondary educational institution.
Experience
No specific type or amount is required.
Additional Requirements and Information
Please attach a cover letter, resume, and official college transcripts (if applicable) to your application. For our purposes, "Official Transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred and date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrars signature and/or seal.
Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions. Unsupported responses may not be considered further.
Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.
NOTE: The student must provide evidence of current enrollment or acceptance to an educational institution.
View the job specification at:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/StudentAssistant_13049_7.pdf
Accommodations
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the ADA coordinator for the agency that posted this position vacancy.
Non-career employees are not eligible for insurance benefits, but they may be able to participate in deferred-compensation 401k and 457 plans and earn paid sick time.
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STUDTAST - Are you currently enrolled in a post-secondary education institution (i.e. community college, college, university)? If so, please attach an unofficial transcript.
02
How much experience, either through coursework, employment, or volunteer experience do you have conducting wildlife field work?
03
How much experience, either through coursework, employment, or volunteer experience do you have working with data management and analysis?
04
Please select the following computer/technical applications you have competence in using. (Check all that apply.)
05
How much experience, either through coursework, employment, or volunteer experience do you have operating 4-wheel drive and off-road vehicles?
06
QOL NON-CAREER - Do you currently work for the State of Michigan?
07
QOL NON-CAREER - Have you worked for the State of Michigan in the last 3 months?
08
QOL NON-CAREER - If you answered "yes" to the above question, please indicate the department you worked for and the last date you worked.
09
QOL - Did you attach a cover letter and resume to your application? (Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out.)
Required Question
Employer State of Michigan
Department Natural Resources Address 525 West Allegan
Lansing, Michigan, 48909
Phone 517-284-5014
| Location | Marquette, MI |
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