There are 40 different roles in Antarctica currently open for applications.

Infrastructure

Apply nowCloses in 24 days Expeditioners posing with the Mawson sign on West Arm. Station in background Boilermaker / Welder
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Expeditioner on a ladder leaning against a small rounded red field hut in an icy landscape. Carpenter
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Woman in high visibility clothing posing in a workshop Electrician
Apply nowCloses in 24 days An expeditioner in high-vis stands on the ice. A large orange and white ship is in the distance behind her. Fitter and Turner
Apply nowCloses in 24 days 2 expeditioners wearing hi-vis stand smiling in a room of metallic equipment. HVAC Balancing Technician
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Four people in high visibility clothing in workshop, smiling at camera. Plumber
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Expeditioner pointing at a chart on the wall Station Trades Supervisor (formerly ESS)
Not open Two expeditioners work on the roof of a yellow building. Refrigeration Mechanic

Mechanical trades

Apply nowCloses in 24 days An expeditioner stands in front of the Casey station fuel storage Antarctic Refueller & Refuelling Supervisor
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Mechanic working on heavy machinery Mechanic & Senior Mechanic
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Crane lifting a silver container onto a stack of similar containers. Mobile Crane Operator
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Expeditioner stands on a tractor on the ice, which is pulling several containers and sleds behind. Plant Operator & Senior Plant Operator
Apply nowCloses in 24 days 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

Telecommunications

Apply nowCloses in 24 days Man sitting at bank of computer screens talking on microphone Communications Operator & Senior Communications Operator
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Scientists set up instruments in the ice in front of a red helicopter. Communications Technical Officer (2025/26)
Apply nowCloses in 24 days 2 people sit in front of a bank of screens displaying data. Information Technology Officer
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Group of expeditioners near mast with tractor train in background Senior Communications Technical Officer (2025/26)
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Man kneeling in front of yellow plastic box adjusting electronics equipment, on snow and rock covered ground. Telecommunications Officer – Networks
Apply nowCloses in 24 days An expeditioner holds a walkie-talkie. Telecommunications Officer – Radio

Station support

Apply nowCloses in 24 days Chef posing outside the station in the snow with her knife Chef & Senior Chef
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Four orange melon shaped structures behind a lake, with their reflection appearing in the lake water. Two yellow tents pitched behind them, with snow-covered rocky hills in the background. Field Camp Liaison Officer
Apply nowCloses in 24 days A small group of expeditioners walk through a lush, green landscape with steep rock formations. There is a bay in the distance. Field Training Officer & Senior Field Training Officer
Apply nowCloses in 24 days A helicopter hovering above the helipad of RSV Nuyina Operations Coordinator
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Expeditioners holding a flat fire hose over their shoulders against an orange sunset. Station Safety Advisor
Apply nowCloses in 24 days An expeditioner drives a forklift in a warehouse. Station Supply Officer
Apply nowCloses in 24 days 2 small boats push a floating piece of ice through the water. Watercraft Operator & Watercraft Coordinator

Aviation

Apply nowCloses in 24 days Snow blowers working in low light. Aerodrome Plant Operator
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Low angle of expeditioners wearing high vis, on deck of building with Australian flag behind Aircraft Ground Support Officer
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Person greeting expeditioner with handshake off plane. Deputy Wilkins Aerodrome Manager & Winter Wilkins Aerodrome Manager
Apply nowCloses in 24 days A large aircraft sits on the ice under a blue sky. Two expeditioners stand next to a green vehicle in the foreground. Senior Aircraft Ground Support Officer

Antarctic medical practitioners

Apply nowCloses in 24 days Station doctor with stethoscope around her neck standing beside lichen-encrusted sign that reads ‘surgery’. Antarctic Medical Practitioner

Science

Apply nowCloses in 24 days 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
Apply nowCloses in 24 days An expeditioner stands at a desk, mixing liquids in beakers and taking notes. Environmental Remediation Specialist
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Two scientists prepare a drone to count penguins in a nearby colony, as part of their avian influenza monitoring work at Davis. Vertebrate Biologist & Lead Vertebrate Biologist
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Three smiling people wearing yellow outdoor clothing stand in a misty, hilly landscape covered in tussock. Wildlife Biologist (Macquarie Island)

Leadership

Apply nowCloses in 24 days Group of expeditioners with ice core drill at field camp with sun overhead Camp Manager
Apply nowCloses in 24 days Four orange melon shaped structures behind a lake, with their reflection appearing in the lake water. Two yellow tents pitched behind them, with snow-covered rocky hills in the background. Field Leader
Apply nowCloses in 24 days A group of expeditioners pose for a selfie with penguins in the distance. Station Leader
Not open Deputy Voyage Leader marking on clipboard surrounded by expeditioners on the deck of ship Deputy Voyage Leader
Not open 2 expeditioners on the deck of a ship. In the background, icebergs float in blue water. Voyage Leader

Traverse

Apply nowCloses in 24 days Two expeditioners with drill taking samples Drill System Technician and Operator / Lead Drill System Technician
Apply nowCloses in 24 days An expeditioner works on a turning machine. Mechanical Technician

Bureau of Meteorology

Apply nowCloses in 52 days 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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