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British Antarctic Survey Seeks Maintenance Staff for Unique Job Postings

British Antarctic Survey Seeks Maintenance Staff for Unique Job Postings
29 January 2025
 

Building and maintenance professionals such as carpenters, electricians, vehicle mechanics, plumbers and plant operators are being recruited for unique job roles at research stations in Antarctica.

 

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The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is on a recruitment drive for its remote research facility including technical and maintenance staff. 

Contracts run from six to 18 months and are flexible. Salaries start at £29,273 per annum and there are no external costs whilst living on the station as all living expenses are covered – accommodation, food, travel, specialist clothing, tools and training.

Rothera Research Station, the largest British Antarctic facility, is completely cut off in winter and the nearest hospitals are in the Falkland Islands and Chile. However, those living and working there enjoy stunning coastal scenery and wildlife,  get to fly on small aircraft to field locations and sail through the pack ice on an ice-strengthened ship.

Ben Norrish, Head of Vehicles, joined BAS in 2001 as a Mobile Plant Technician. He has since returned to Antarctica 16 times. He said “There’s something special about Antarctica and the people that adventure there that gets under your skin. No matter how many times you go, when you step off the ship or aeroplane into Antarctica, you look up and take in where you are. That feeling of being in an amazing place is the same now as it was the first time. I would say to anyone who’s even a bit curious about what it’s like to live on the ice, take the leap and apply for the job of a lifetime – you won’t regret it and you don’t know where it might take you!”

BAS will continue to post more vacancies, including chefs, vehicle mechanics and zoological field assistants over the next three months.

Picture: a photograph of to people walking in the snow from the Clean Air Sector laboratory. Image Credit: British Antarctic Survey 

Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 29 January 2025

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