Medical jobs in Antarctica

Responsible for aspects of the daily operation, maintenance and management of field camp facilities in accordance with standard operating procedures. Works in conjunction with the Camp Manager or Camp Supervisor to coordinate and execute the field science program, including daily tasking for camp staff, leadership of crews on separate shifts, and safety orientation for all new personnel. Additional responsibilities may include coordination of air support, cooking, communications, weather observation, skiway grooming, equipment operation, fueling operations, and cargo movement,.

Position Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining a safe workplace program and ensuring that safety is the highest priority
• Conducts all operations in accordance with the standard operating procedures specific to the camp
• Directs all aspects of the field science program in conjunction with the Camp Manager/Camp Supervisor, Field Management, and Principal Investigators (and/or field team leads)
• Ensures the camp facilities and equipment are maintained and operated safely, that the camp is organized and tidy, and that waste is retrograded throughout the season
• Responsible for all hazardous cargo identification, labeling, and handling prior to shipping back to McMurdo Station via fixed wing aircraft
• Prepares cargo for movement to the field
• Facilitates accounting for camp population living arrangements, muster rules, and activities away from camp site proper
• Communicates professionally, both orally and written, with their teammates or assigned crews to relay information they need in order to be successful in their jobs.
• Maintains detailed records including fuel figures, aircraft mission statistics, camp population statistics, flight hours, weather observations, medical and communications
• Compiles and submits an end of season report prior to redeployment
• Required to work safely on various jobs in extreme cold weather conditions
• Maintains a field safety role focusing on risk assessment and management of field hazards
• Complies with all ASC Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH), Waste Management and Quality Assurance requirements
• Interacts with National Science Foundation, military and other agency officials, both over the telephone and in person, in a professional and tactful manner
• Performs remote field support duties to NSF-sponsored events as required. When deployed into the field, takes on a leadership role to support science activities
• Required to work non-traditional shift schedules
• May require occasional work at high altitudes
• May involve training in Denver prior to or after deployment to Antarctica

Additional duties may include the following:

Cargo Responsibilities:

• Loads/unloads aircraft. Communicates with loadmasters and aircraft personnel.
• Prepares cargo for movement. May include packaging, labeling, weighing, and palletizing cargo. Communicates priorities, weights and sizes of cargo with Cargo Coordinators and Fixed Wing personnel.
• Assists with waste retrograde and hazardous cargo identification - labeling and handling prior to shipping back to McMurdo Station via fixed wing aircraft. Tracks and manifests hazardous waste. Responsible for packaging and documenting hazardous cargo.
• Prepares and stages equipment and maintains storage berms.

Operational Duties:

• May require operating snow cats, pisten bullies, and grooming equipment to maintain a skiway.
• May require operating snowmobiles

Fuels Responsibilities (where no dedicated fuels position exists):

• Performs fuel tests on aviation fuel.
• Performs fuel transfers, via pipe, hose and tanks. May refuel aircraft, buildings, and vehicles with hand or electric pump.
• Performs preventive maintenance tasks as directed.
• Tracks and reports quantities of fuel delivered to field and amounts given to aircraft.

Galley Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains a schedule of chores (e.g. cleaning, picking up trash) for camp personnel.
• Provides support cooking, re-supply food planning, dishwashing, snow melting, and additional galley tasks as needed.

Mechanical Responsibilities:

• Assists with tracking maintenance and repair needs of all equipment in camp
• Assists with operating small mechanical equipment, including chainsaws, drills, welderators, etc. as appropriate
• Provides mechanical assistance in the repair of vehicles and other equipment.
• May operates light equipment vehicles, such as snow mobiles, and tracked vehicles. May groom around camp and runway.
• Assists in the installation and maintenance of the skiway as needed.

Other Responsibilities:

• Assists in completion of end of season report according to SOP.
• When in McMurdo, primary duties are to receive trainings and prepare cargo for camp. Weather delays may be experienced.
• When all camp specific tasks are complete, other departments may have tasking, which may be considered menial labor (dish washing, checking equipment, conducting inventories, shoveling, etc).

Required Education, Experience, Certificates and Licenses:

• High School diploma or GED
• A minimum of three years combined experience is required in any of the following areas: expedition outfitting in polar climates or high altitude winter settings, National Park service positions, outdoor education, experience working with helicopters and fixed wing aircraft, and/or guiding services.

• At least one of the three years’ experience must be in a previous deployment at a field camp in remote, cold weather environment.
• Wilderness First Responder Certification is required; ICS 100 & 200

Expected Skills and Competencies:

• A proven ability to work in remote, harsh environmental, and as a team player.
• Good verbal communication skills, computer literacy, and problem solving skills
• Computer competency required with a proficiency in Microsoft Excel & Word

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

• Previous experience working in the Arctic orAntarctica with direct experience working in a field camp in polar environments
• Experience in any combination of the following is strongly preferred: weather reporting, equipment operation (including meteorologiscal, GPS and communication equipment), cargo movement, fuel operations, and/or logistics.
• Glacial travel and basic mountaineering experience
• Previous training in weather observation

Physical and/or Other Requirements:

• Willingness and ability to deploy to Antarctica for extended periods
• Successful completion of Medical and Dental examinations required by the NSF for deployment to Antarctica
• Successful completion of drug screening and background check required by employer
• Successful completion of Federal Background Check required by the NSF
• Must be willing and able to lift and move items, parts, assemblies, and equipment up to the safety regulation maximum as required by the position.
• Must be willing and able to perform physical activities including heavy lifting, climbing in and out of equipment, crawling, and working outdoors in extreme cold as required by the position.
• Must participate in community programs, such as “house-mouse” (chores), “daisy-picking” (cleaning-up around the station), recycling efforts & safety objectives.
• Valid Driver’s License issued in the United States
• Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.