AAp Recruitment 2009-10

Jobs available Station Support Station Leader - Casey, Davis & Mawson Station Leader - Macquarie Island Chef Field Training Officer Antarctic Medical Practitioner Telecommunications Communications Technical Officer Supervising Communications Technical Officer Infrastructure Building Services Supervisor (BSS) Engineering Services Supervisor (ESS) Carpenter Electrical Projects Engineer Electrician General Tradesperson Instrument Electrician Plumber Mechanical Trades Plant Inspector Senior Expedition Mechanic Expedition Mechanic Plant Operator Grader Operator Science Station Laboratory Manager Electronics Engineer Electronics Technician Marine Science Gear Officer Marine Science Data Officer/Programmer Marine Science Aircraft Ground Support Aircraft Ground Support Officer

Feel the need to stretch your wings? Looking for challenges, opportunities and the experience of a lifetime? We may be able to offer you just what you are seeking!

We have a range of job vacancies in Antarctica for the 2009-2010 summer and the 2010 winter.

Periods of employment vary depending on the type of job:

• Summer jobs are generally between early October and March-April.
• Winter jobs can commence as early as July and run through until November-December of the following year.
• Short winter stints can also occur between January and November-December in the same year.

If you have the skills and abilities we require and you don't think the employment period would suit, please talk to us, we may be able to accommodate your needs. Our general contact number is 1800 030755.

If you are successful, you will be part of a wider team that is working to protect the Antarctic and Southern Ocean. We undertake research into important areas such as the interactions between the ice, oceans and atmosphere and how these affect marine life and global weather patterns.

Antarctic employment is not for everyone but if your application is successful, we will support, train and equip you for the demands of Antarctic employment. You will be thoroughly assessed in terms of technical abilities, personal qualities and medical fitness, and fully informed about Antarctic employment to ensure that the experience is both safe and satisfying.

If you decide to apply, please access the document Additional Information for Applicants for important information.

We are in the process of updating job documentation for positions that will be available for the 2009-2010 Antarctic season. This will be completed by the end of the year and applications will be opened from 3 January until 6 February 2009. You can submit an application now, however, the job requirements may change between now and when the site is fully updated.

Also we will have an online application facility available for submission of applications by the end of the year. (We apologise to those who have been waiting for implementation of this system. Some technical issues have prevented us from releasing the facility).

Any application received will not be assessed until after the above closing date.

You may like to try our working in Antarctica quiz.