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Find your application pathway

To be considered for deployment in the 2027/28 season (or 2028/29 for Antarctic Medical Practitioners), you must either apply or register through a candidate pathway.

Answer the questions below to determine whether you should:

  • Apply as a Returning Candidate
  • Apply through the Merit Pool
  • Apply as a New Candidate
  • Contact jobs@antarctica.gov.au for advice

This includes candidates who completed all required assessments and candidates who were exempt from some assessments.

Apply as a returning candidate

Please apply through the Jobs in Antarctica webpage and select “I am a returning expeditioner for this role” when prompted during your application.

You must submit an application to be considered for deployment in the 2027/28 season (or 2028/29 for Antarctic Medical Practitioners).

Returning candidate

Please apply through the Jobs in Antarctica webpage and select “I am a returning expeditioner for this role” when prompted during your application.

You must submit an application to be considered for deployment in the 2027/28 season (or 2028/29 for Antarctic Medical Practitioners).

Returning candidate

Please apply through the Jobs in Antarctica webpage and select “I am a returning expeditioner for this role” when prompted during your application.

You must submit an application to be considered for deployment in the 2027/28 season (or 2028/29 for Antarctic Medical Practitioners).

Apply through the Merit Pool

If you are eligible for the Merit Pool, we will email you a registration link shortly before the role opens to the market. You must register through this link to be considered for deployment in the 2027/28 season (or 2028/29 for Antarctic Medical Practitioners).

Apply as a New Candidate

Please apply through the Jobs in Antarctica webpage. You must submit an application to be considered for deployment in the 2027/28 season (or 2028/29 for Antarctic Medical Practitioners).

Not sure

Contact jobs@antarctica.gov.au who can advise on how to apply.

To be considered for deployment in the 2027/28 season (or 2028/29 for Antarctic Medical Practitioners), you must either apply or register through a candidate pathway.

Not sure

Contact jobs@antarctica.gov.au who can advise on how to apply.

To be considered for deployment in the 2027/28 season (or 2028/29 for Antarctic Medical Practitioners), you must either apply or register through a candidate pathway.

Not sure

Contact jobs@antarctica.gov.au who can advise on how to apply.

To be considered for deployment in the 2027/28 season (or 2028/29 for Antarctic Medical Practitioners), you must either apply or register through a candidate pathway.

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