Jobs supporting Australia’s Antarctic program

Current vacancies

Details of expeditioner positions with the Australian Antarctic program are available from the following site: jobs.antarctica.gov.au. (The Bureau of Meteorology also has employment opportunities in Antarctica.)

There are many jobs in Australia supporting Australia’s Antarctic program at our four Antarctic stations. The Antarctic Division’s objective is to support the Antarctic Treaty System, which governs Antarctica, and enhance our standing in it. To do this we need to have a crew of staff who are committed to sound environmental practices, robust policies, a strong voice in international forums and a well-informed community.

Australia’s Antarctic program is science-driven, but science in Antarctica is not possible without people who recruit and train expeditioners, provision the stations, co-ordinate the shipping and air transport, and provide the infrastructure (buildings, power supply, equipment, computers, communications, etc.) which allows people to live and work on the world’s coldest, driest, windiest and highest continent.

Depending on the type of work you wish to do, jobs may be based at a station or at the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) in Kingston.