Interested in living and working in Antarctica? Expeditioner applications for the Australian Antarctic Program open annually in December.

You can read through each position listing for more details, and register your interest to be notified when applications open.

Next recruitment period: December 2022 for the 2023/24 AAP

Station support

Not open A group of people in yellow listening to instructions with search and rescue equipment. Field Training Officer
Not open Man standing in warehouse with arms outstretched. Station Supply Officer
Not open Chef posing outside the station in the snow with her knife Chef
Not open Expeditioners in small boat with icebergs in background. Watercraft Operator

Antarctic medical practitioners

Not open Station doctor with stethoscope around her neck standing beside lichen-encrusted sign that reads ‘surgery’. Antarctic Medical Practitioner

Telecommunications

Not open Group of expeditioners standing near VHF repeater Communications Technical Officer
Not open Communications officer operating communications equipment Communications Operator
Not open Person in safety harness half way up metal tower. Communications Rigger
Not open Man working on servers. Information Technology Officer
Not open Man kneeling in front of yellow plastic box adjusting electronics equipment, on snow and rock covered ground. Senior Communications Technical Officer

Infrastructure

Not open Person welding at a workshop bench wearing goggles. Boilermaker / Welder
Not open Crane lifting large container into place. Building Services Supervisor
Not open Carpenters working in the workshop Carpenter
Not open Man in sunglasses and furry hat outside blue building. Electrician / Instrument Electrician
Not open Expeditioner pointing at a chart on the wall Engineering Services Supervisor
Not open Man using drill press. Fitter and Turner
Not open Four people in high visibility clothing in workshop, smiling at camera. Plumber
Not open Man working on motor at back of fridge. Refrigeration Mechanic
Not open Crane lifting building materials off barge at wharf. Rigger
Not open Man working on freshly laid concrete with ocean in background. Concreter
Not open Aerial view of service piping leading from buildings with snowdrift, golden horizon in the background. Mechanical Services (HVAC) Balancing Technician

Mechanical trades

Not open Mechanic on heavy machinery performing checks Mechanic
Not open Man in tradeswear beside Casey signpost. Station Mechanical Supervisor
Not open Operator in cabin of excavator Station Plant Operator

Science

Not open Expeditioner setting up equipment in the field. Electronics Engineer

Aviation

Not open Large white aircraft and smaller red aircraft on the ice with disembarked passengers milling about. Aerodrome Camp Support Officer
Not open Snow blowers working in low light. Aerodrome Plant Operator
Not open Expeditioners standing in the lights of plant equipment on runway at twlight Aircraft Ground Support Officer
Not open Expeditioners walking from the plane Deputy Wilkins Aerodrome Manager
Not open Close-up of aeroplane at Wilkins Aerodrome Wilkins Aerodrome Manager

Station leaders

Not open Station leader in red coat standing on snowy balcony with red building in background. Station Leader
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