Antarctic Support Contract

Something eerie is stirring on the ice... wait—was that a mummy penguin?! 😱🐧Happy Halloween from Antarctica! 🎃❄

🌍❄️ Now Hiring: Cargo Person – McMurdo Station, Antarctica 🚢✈️

Help keep science moving at the bottom of the world! As a Cargo Person, you’ll package, track & move mission-critical supplies across Antarctica.

📦 Operate forklifts, pallet jacks & vehicles
⚠️ Safely handle hazardous & temperature-sensitive cargo
🤝 Support science teams, NSF & U.S. Military
💪 Work outdoors in extreme cold, lifting heavy loads

✨ 2+ years cargo/warehouse/heavy equipment experience required.

This is more than a job—it’s an adventure. Apply today! 🌍❄️
🔗https://tinyurl.com/29bkgj75

🌨️ to the construction of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station during the 2001 and 2002 seasons! 🏗️

Brave crews worked in extreme cold to upgrade and expand the station, ensuring it could support science and research in one of the most remote places on Earth. From hauling materials to assembling structures, every step was a testament to teamwork and determination. 💪🌍

♻️ Now Hiring: Waste Management Specialists to work inAntarctica 🌍❄️

Spend the Austral Summer (Oct–Feb) in one of the most unique workplaces on Earth! The Waste Management Specialist helps keep stations running safely and sustainably by coordinating hazardous & solid waste operations, conducting community waste briefs, responding to spills, and ensuring safe handling of materials. 🚛🛠️

✔️ Physically able to be active for 9 hours daily
✔️ Strong equipment & tool skills
✔️ Able to work outdoors in a challenging, fast-paced environment

Apply today and join the team keeping Antarctica clean and safe for science! 🐧🔬
📍McMurdo Station - https://tinyurl.com/2y9mx72e
📍South Pole Station - https://tinyurl.com/24wmjk8e
📍Palmer Station - https://tinyurl.com/28lspg5g

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Step back in time to the heart of Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys...❄️🏔️

The Lake Bonney Hut in Taylor Valley has been a quiet witness to decades of Antarctic exploration. While the exact date of this photo is unknown, it’s believed to be from the late 1970s or early 1980s. A small outpost with big history! 🛖✨

🛰️ Now Hiring: Antenna Rigger – McMurdo Station, Antarctica ❄️🌍

Join the U.S. Antarctic Program for the 2025–26 summer season (Oct–Feb)!
You’ll climb towers 🧗, install antennas 📡, maintain power sites ⚡, and keep communications running at the bottom of the world.

✅ U.S. citizen/permanent resident
✅ Tower Climbing Cert required
✅ Rigging/steel experience preferred

All expenses covered while on-ice: ✈️ travel, 🍽️ meals, 🛏️ lodging, 🧊 gear, and medical.

Ready to take your skills to the end of the Earth? Apply today! 🚀
🔗https://tinyurl.com/2bp9sbrw

🎳 - Bowling at the bottom of the world!

For nearly 50 years, U.S. Antarctic Program participants deployed to McMurdo Station were able to spend some of their free time rolling for strikes at the station's two-lane bowling alley. Built in 1961 by the U.S. Navy, station personnel and NSF grantees could join leagues, host bowling parties and even earn extra cash by setting pins by hand.

When the bowling alley was dismantled in 2009–10 it was one of the few remaining manually-set Brunswick alleys in the world. While the alley has been gone for 15 years, it remains a favorite piece of McMurdo history.

🌊❄️ Now Hiring: Diver – Palmer Station, Antarctica ❄️🌊

Leidos is seeking an experienced Diver for a month-long deployment to Palmer Station with the United States Antarctic Program (USAP).

🔹 Support infrastructure and science projects through cold-water dives
🔹 Perform underwater construction, inspection, welding & salvage
🔹 Collect samples, video, and documentation for research teams

Requirements:
✔️ 4+ years commercial/scientific diving experience
✔️ Dry suit & cold-water dive experience
✔️ U.S. Citizenship + ability to obtain Public Trust clearance

📍 Deployment: ~1 month in Antarctica
🔗 Apply here - https://tinyurl.com/28gtj6w9

Take the plunge into one of the world’s most extreme and rewarding dive missions. Apply today!

to January 1, 1992, when the NSF Research Vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer (NBP) was officially dedicated at the Avondale Shipyards in Louisiana. National Science Foundation Director, Walter Massey and Louisiana Congresswoman Lindy Boggs were on hand at the dedication ceremony.

For over 30 years, this icebreaker and research platform supported groundbreaking U.S. Antarctic science—sailing through the Southern Ocean, breaking pack ice, and carrying researchers to new discoveries at the bottom of the world.

With the NBP having just departed on her final voyage, we thought it a fitting moment to look back at where it all began.

🚢❄️ Farewell to a legend of polar science!

The National Science Foundation’s RV Nathaniel B. Palmer is setting out on its final voyage. Since 1992, this icebreaking research vessel has carried scientists across some of the most remote waters on Earth, supporting groundbreaking studies in oceanography, marine biology, glaciology, and climate science.

For more than three decades, the Palmer has been a cornerstone of the U.S. Antarctic Program research—breaking through sea ice, launching discoveries, and inspiring generations of scientists.

As the ship sails on its last expedition, we celebrate its remarkable legacy and the countless people who made its missions possible.

🛠️ Build at the bottom of the world! ❄️

We’re hiring Carpenters to support the U.S. Antarctic Program. From rough framing to finish work, you’ll keep Antarctic stations running in one of the most extreme environments on Earth.

✅ 4+ years carpentry experience
✅ U.S. citizenship + valid driver’s license
✅ Ready to work hard in challenging conditions

Adventure meets craftsmanship at the South Pole—apply now! 🌎🧊
🔗https://tinyurl.com/2ytd8y7s

to 1958, when the icebreaker USS Edisto endured a brutal four-day Antarctic storm. 🌨️❄️ Heavy seas and freezing spray left her coated in an estimated 700 tons of ice — so much that her crew feared she might roll over.

Despite the danger, Edisto and her crew pushed through, a testament to the resilience and determination it takes to work in one of the harshest environments on Earth. 🚢🌎🇦🇶