Expeditioner applications for the 2023/24 season of the Australian Antarctic Program closed on 16 January.

We may recruit for a range of positions throughout the year, as needed. Check back here regularly or join our mailing list to find out about the latest opportunities to work in Antarctica.

There are 13 current vacancies for roles within Australia, visit the Jobs in Australia page to learn more.

Infrastructure

Not open Expeditioners posing with the Mawson sign on West Arm. Station in background Boilermaker / Welder
Not open Expeditioner on a ladder leaning against a small rounded red field hut in an icy landscape. Carpenter
Not open Woman in high visibility clothing posing in a workshop Electrician
Not open Expeditioner pointing at a chart on the wall Engineering Services Supervisor
Not open An expeditioner in high-vis stands on the ice. A large orange and white ship is in the distance behind her. Fitter and Turner
Not open Three tradespeople stand outside a red field hut. Leading Hand Trades
Not open 2 expeditioners wearing hi-vis stand smiling in a room of metallic equipment. Mechanical Services Balancing Technician
Not open Four people in high visibility clothing in workshop, smiling at camera. Plumber
Not open 2 expeditioners work on the roof of a yellow building. Refrigeration Mechanic
Not open Expeditioners load a pallet of cargo onto a tracked crane parked nearby on ice, next to a smaller red tracked vehicle.. Rigger

Mechanical trades

Not open Mechanic working on heavy machinery Mechanic
Not open An expeditioner stands on top of a fuel tank with a beautiful landscape in the background - dramatic ice cliffs and a bay. Station Mechanical Supervisor
Not open Expeditioner stands on a tractor on the ice, which is pulling several containers and sleds behind. Plant Operator

Telecommunications

Not open Scientists set up instruments in the ice in front of a red helicopter. Communications Technical Officer
Not open Group of expeditioners near mast with tractor train in background Senior Communications Technical Officer
Not open Man sitting at bank of computer screens talking on microphone Communications Operator
Not open Communications officer operating communications equipment Senior Communications Operator
Not open Green and pink aurora viewed from ship with silhouettes of antennae and masts. Communications Rigger
Not open 2 people sit in front of a bank of screens displaying data. Information Technology Officer

Station support

Not open People holding trays of bread in kitchen Station Support Officer
Not open Expeditioners walk through a dramatic, mountainous landscape. Rocky mountains rise out of an icy plain. Field Training Officer
Not open 4 expeditioners stand together on the ice. Winter Field Training Officer
Not open A small group of expeditioners walk through a lush, green landscape with steep rock formations. There is a bay in the distance. Senior Field Training Officer
Not open An expeditioner drives a forklift in a warehouse. Station Supply Officer
Not open Chef posing outside the station in the snow with her knife Chef
Not open 2 small boats push a floating piece of ice through the water. Watercraft Operator

Aviation

Not open Snow blowers working in low light. Aerodrome Plant Operator
Not open Low angle of expeditioners wearing high vis, on deck of building with Australian flag behind Aircraft Ground Support Officer
Not open A large aircraft sits on the ice under a blue sky. 2 expeditioners stand next to a green vehicle in the foreground. Senior Aircraft Ground Support Officer
Not open A group of people standing next to a bus, watching a plane land on the ice. Deputy Wilkins Aerodrome Manager
Not open Person greeting expeditioner with handshake off plane. Wilkins Aerodrome Manager
Not open A group of five smiling people stand in front of a red and white plane on the sea ice. Aerodrome Chef

Antarctic medical practitioners

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

Science

Not open Expeditioners sit on the rocks above a penguin colony with a black box containing a camera. The ice below is covered with black and white birds. Electronics Engineer

Station leaders

Not open An expeditioner in red coat standing beside a yellow over-snow vehicle. Station Leader

Bureau of Meteorology

Not open Expeditioners pose around the glass ball of the sunshine recorder that is giving an inverted reflection of their faces. Bureau of Meteorology Technical Officer
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