Intern - Geotechnical Engineering (Summer)
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to decide which content goes into which section.
Potential sections:
- About the role (Position Description) - prose.
- Responsibilities - list of duties.
- Requirements - list of eligibility criteria (student status, credit hours, completed one year).
- Qualifications - list of preferences (junior/senior, SD resident, SD institution) maybe also knowledge beneficial? But knowledge beneficial could be Skills.
- Skills - knowledge of SD geology and geotechnical engineering principles beneficial.
- Pay - maybe a
stating the salary.
- Schedule - maybe a
describing schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include hiring manager etc. Must not include Agency, Location? Those are substantive? They might be considered metadata but maybe we should include them? The instruction: "Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." Location and Agency maybe minor metadata; could be folded into a short
under About the role? But we need to preserve ALL substantive information. Location (Pierre) and Agency (Department of Transportation) are substantive. Could include them in About the role paragraph.
Also Session: Summer (May - August) is substantive about timing. Could be included.
We need to decide where to put them. Perhaps we can include a short
under About the role that includes session, location, agency, hiring manager? But hiring manager maybe minor metadata; could be included.
But we must not create sections for minor metadata; we can embed them in prose.
Thus About the role could be a paragraph that includes: The South Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking ... (the description). Also mention session Summer (May-August), location Pierre, hiring manager Jay Tople. Could embed.
But we must not repeat job title as heading; we already have no heading for title.
Now Responsibilities: list of duties: assist professional staff with collection and analysis of data obtained from geotechnical investigations and instrumentation throughout the state; hiking and light physical labor required; Interns will enjoy a balance of field and office work, typically working 40 hours per week Monday thru Friday; Work schedule is flexible depending on workload, work type, and travel required; Statewide, overnight travel will occasionally be required; Learning opportunities include; collecting and interpreting instrumentation data; assisting drill crews with soil borings, field testing, and soil sampling; geophysical investigations; lab testing; drafting; and technical communication; Interns often participate in construction inspections and geohazard evaluation; Knowledge of South Dakota geology and geotechnical engineering principals would be beneficial.
But some of those are more like learning opportunities/skills. Might split.
Better: Responsibilities: list of core duties: assist professional staff with collection and analysis of data; hiking and light physical labor required; balance of field and office work; typical 40 hrs/week Mon-Fri; flexible schedule; occasional overnight travel.
Then maybe a separate section for Learning Opportunities or Skills. But we only have predefined headings; we could put learning opportunities under Responsibilities as a list.
Qualifications: maybe the eligibility criteria: must be enrolled part-time/full-time student; must have completed one year (nine months) of program; must be current part-time/full-time student (minimum 6 credit hours) in upcoming or preceding semester.
Preferences: junior/senior, SD residents, SD institutions.
Skills: knowledge of SD geology and geotechnical engineering principles beneficial.
Pay: Minimum Salary: $22.74 (Non-Engineering Students) and $25.08 (Engineering Students).
Schedule: maybe we already covered schedule in responsibilities; but we could have a Schedule section describing typical work week, flexibility, occasional overnight travel.
But we must not duplicate content. If we put schedule details in Responsibilities, we shouldn't also have a Schedule section. However the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could combine schedule into Responsibilities.
Thus we may have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Pay.
Check if we need Requirements separate from Qualifications? The posting has "Qualifications" heading originally. It includes enrollment, completed one year, preferences. Could treat that as Qualifications. Then we might not need Requirements. But we have both Requirements and Qualifications as possible headings. We need to decide based on content.
The posting says: "Qualifications 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."
Thus that is qualifications. Could also treat as Requirements (eligibility). But we have both headings; we need to include only if there is real specific content. We could have a Requirements section for the student status and credit hours, and a Qualifications section for preferences. But that might be thin.
Better to have one Qualifications section covering all: enrollment, completed one year, preferences. That's substantive.
Thus we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Pay.
Now we need to format.
About the role:
containing description plus session, location, agency, hiring manager maybe.
Let's craft:
The South Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking a motivated individual pursuing a degree in Civil or Geological Engineering who wishes to broaden their knowledge of geology and how it relates to transportation engineering. Selected candidates will join a team of professionals working in one of the most geologic diverse states in the nation. Geotechnical Engineering interns will assist professional staff with the collection and analysis of data obtained from geotechnical investigations and instrumentation throughout the state. Hiking and light physical labor will be required. Interns will enjoy a balance of field and office work, typically working 40 hours per week Monday thru Friday. Work schedule is flexible depending on workload, work type, and travel required. Statewide, overnight travel will occasionally be required. Learning opportunities include; collecting and interpreting instrumentation data; assisting drill crews with soil borings, field testing, and soil sampling; geophysical investigations; lab testing; drafting; and technical communication. Interns often participate in construction inspections and geohazard evaluation. Knowledge of South Dakota geology and geotechnical engineering principals would be beneficial. This summer (May–August) internship is located in Pierre, SD, under the supervision of Hiring Manager Jay Tople.
But note we duplicated some content; we need to ensure we preserve all substantive info but not repeat unnecessarily. The original had both description and learning opportunities list. We included them.
Now Responsibilities: we need a - list of duties. But we already included many duties in the About the role paragraph. To avoid duplication, maybe we should move duties to Responsibilities list and keep About the role as brief overview. Let's think.
We need to preserve all substantive info. We can split: About the role: brief overview of role and purpose. Responsibilities: list of duties. Qualifications: eligibility and preferences. Skills: knowledge beneficial. Pay: salary.
Thus we need to avoid repeating same info in multiple sections.
Let's extract:
Overview (About the role): The South Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking a
for prose. We need to decide which content goes into which section. Potential sections: - About the role (Position Description) - prose. - Responsibilities - list of duties. - Requirements - list of eligibility criteria (student status, credit hours, completed one year). - Qualifications - list of preferences (junior/senior, SD resident, SD institution) maybe also knowledge beneficial? But knowledge beneficial could be Skills. - Skills - knowledge of SD geology and geotechnical engineering principles beneficial. - Pay - maybe a
stating the salary. - Schedule - maybe a
describing schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include hiring manager etc. Must not include Agency, Location? Those are substantive? They might be considered metadata but maybe we should include them? The instruction: "Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." Location and Agency maybe minor metadata; could be folded into a short
under About the role? But we need to preserve ALL substantive information. Location (Pierre) and Agency (Department of Transportation) are substantive. Could include them in About the role paragraph. Also Session: Summer (May - August) is substantive about timing. Could be included. We need to decide where to put them. Perhaps we can include a short
under About the role that includes session, location, agency, hiring manager? But hiring manager maybe minor metadata; could be included. But we must not create sections for minor metadata; we can embed them in prose. Thus About the role could be a paragraph that includes: The South Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking ... (the description). Also mention session Summer (May-August), location Pierre, hiring manager Jay Tople. Could embed. But we must not repeat job title as heading; we already have no heading for title. Now Responsibilities: list of duties: assist professional staff with collection and analysis of data obtained from geotechnical investigations and instrumentation throughout the state; hiking and light physical labor required; Interns will enjoy a balance of field and office work, typically working 40 hours per week Monday thru Friday; Work schedule is flexible depending on workload, work type, and travel required; Statewide, overnight travel will occasionally be required; Learning opportunities include; collecting and interpreting instrumentation data; assisting drill crews with soil borings, field testing, and soil sampling; geophysical investigations; lab testing; drafting; and technical communication; Interns often participate in construction inspections and geohazard evaluation; Knowledge of South Dakota geology and geotechnical engineering principals would be beneficial. But some of those are more like learning opportunities/skills. Might split. Better: Responsibilities: list of core duties: assist professional staff with collection and analysis of data; hiking and light physical labor required; balance of field and office work; typical 40 hrs/week Mon-Fri; flexible schedule; occasional overnight travel. Then maybe a separate section for Learning Opportunities or Skills. But we only have predefined headings; we could put learning opportunities under Responsibilities as a list. Qualifications: maybe the eligibility criteria: must be enrolled part-time/full-time student; must have completed one year (nine months) of program; must be current part-time/full-time student (minimum 6 credit hours) in upcoming or preceding semester. Preferences: junior/senior, SD residents, SD institutions. Skills: knowledge of SD geology and geotechnical engineering principles beneficial. Pay: Minimum Salary: $22.74 (Non-Engineering Students) and $25.08 (Engineering Students). Schedule: maybe we already covered schedule in responsibilities; but we could have a Schedule section describing typical work week, flexibility, occasional overnight travel. But we must not duplicate content. If we put schedule details in Responsibilities, we shouldn't also have a Schedule section. However the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could combine schedule into Responsibilities. Thus we may have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Pay. Check if we need Requirements separate from Qualifications? The posting has "Qualifications" heading originally. It includes enrollment, completed one year, preferences. Could treat that as Qualifications. Then we might not need Requirements. But we have both Requirements and Qualifications as possible headings. We need to decide based on content. The posting says: "Qualifications 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." Thus that is qualifications. Could also treat as Requirements (eligibility). But we have both headings; we need to include only if there is real specific content. We could have a Requirements section for the student status and credit hours, and a Qualifications section for preferences. But that might be thin. Better to have one Qualifications section covering all: enrollment, completed one year, preferences. That's substantive. Thus we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Pay. Now we need to format. About the role:
containing description plus session, location, agency, hiring manager maybe. Let's craft:
The South Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking a motivated individual pursuing a degree in Civil or Geological Engineering who wishes to broaden their knowledge of geology and how it relates to transportation engineering. Selected candidates will join a team of professionals working in one of the most geologic diverse states in the nation. Geotechnical Engineering interns will assist professional staff with the collection and analysis of data obtained from geotechnical investigations and instrumentation throughout the state. Hiking and light physical labor will be required. Interns will enjoy a balance of field and office work, typically working 40 hours per week Monday thru Friday. Work schedule is flexible depending on workload, work type, and travel required. Statewide, overnight travel will occasionally be required. Learning opportunities include; collecting and interpreting instrumentation data; assisting drill crews with soil borings, field testing, and soil sampling; geophysical investigations; lab testing; drafting; and technical communication. Interns often participate in construction inspections and geohazard evaluation. Knowledge of South Dakota geology and geotechnical engineering principals would be beneficial. This summer (May–August) internship is located in Pierre, SD, under the supervision of Hiring Manager Jay Tople.
But note we duplicated some content; we need to ensure we preserve all substantive info but not repeat unnecessarily. The original had both description and learning opportunities list. We included them. Now Responsibilities: we need a- list of duties. But we already included many duties in the About the role paragraph. To avoid duplication, maybe we should move duties to Responsibilities list and keep About the role as brief overview. Let's think. We need to preserve all substantive info. We can split: About the role: brief overview of role and purpose. Responsibilities: list of duties. Qualifications: eligibility and preferences. Skills: knowledge beneficial. Pay: salary. Thus we need to avoid repeating same info in multiple sections. Let's extract: Overview (About the role): The South Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking a