PLEASE NOTE THE CLOSING DATE FOR JOBS IN ANTARCTICA HAS BEEN EXTENDED
Applications for the 2014–15 season are now open until 9 January 2014 (with the exception of the role of Antarctic Medical Practitioner, which is open year-round). Applications MUST be submitted online.The Australian Antarctic Division recruits for a wide range of jobs in Antarctica and at Macquarie Island each season.
As a successful applicant you will join a team of professionals that helps ensure our Antarctic Stations are safe and efficient and enables important scientific research to be conducted in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
Working and living in Antarctica is not for everyone, but successful applicants are supported, trained and equipped for the demands of Antarctic employment. To become eligible, you will satisfy a comprehensive range of technical, personal qualities, medical fitness and psychological assessments. The AAD will ensure that you are fully informed about Antarctic employment to ensure that the experience is both safe and satisfying.
Periods of employment vary depending on the type of job (with initial preparation and training in Hobart, Tasmania ranging between two weeks and three months):
• Summer jobs are generally offered for periods between early October and March–April of the following year
• Winter jobs can commence as early as July and run through until November–December of the following year
• Shorter winter opportunities may arise, between January and November–December in the same year
To find out more about employment in Antarctica, please read general information for applicants [PDF] and personal qualities expected of Antarctic expeditioners. You may also like to try our working in Antarctica quiz.********************************************
To read more and fill out form, click http://www.antarctica.gov.au/jobs/jobs-in-antarctica