by Ria Olivier | Mar 9, 2023 | Announcement, Gough Island, Jobs, Overwintering Team, SANAP, Stations, Team member
Join the 69th Gough Island Overwintering Team!
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is looking for suitable candidates to join the 2023/2024 Gough Island team.
The team will depart (on the research and supply vessel, S.A. Agulhas II) to Gough Island in September 2023 and return in October 2024.
Positions to be filled:
- Communications/Electronics Engineer
- Diesel Mechanic
- Electrician
- Medical Orderly
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 20 March 2023
Click on the link below to view the positions to be filled.
SANAP JOBS
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Anche Louw, South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI), 09 March 2023
by Ria Olivier | Feb 6, 2023 | Announcement, Jobs, Marion Island, News, Overwintering Team, Prince Edward Islands, SANAP, Stations, sub-Antarctic
Join the 80th Marion Island Overwintering Team!
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is looking for suitable candidates to join the 2023/2024 Marion Island team.
The team will depart (on the research and supply vessel, S.A. Agulhas II) to the sub-Antarctic Marion Island in April 2023 and return in May 2024.
Positions to be filled:
- Communications Engineer/Technician
- Electrical Engineer/Technician
- Diesel Mechanic
- Medical Orderly
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 February 2023
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Marion Island JOBS
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Anche Louw, South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI), 06 February 2023
by Ria Olivier | Jan 24, 2023 | Announcement, Jobs, Marion Island, Mice Eradication, Prince Edward Islands, sub-Antarctic
The Mouse-Free Marion (MFM) Project, a partnership between the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) and BirdLife South Africa, plans to eradicate invasive mice from Marion Island. The project is gaining increasing momentum as we work towards an eradication operation, currently envisaged for the austral winter of 2025. There remains a lot to do between now and then, and the project is seeking to recruit some key positions for the project. These provide an exciting opportunity to be part of the project team working towards restoring Marion Island and reclaiming it for its globally important seabirds.
Current Vacancies:
- Assistant Project Manager
- Administration and Finance Officer
- Prospect Researcher.
More details on these vacancies can be found here.
With detailed post descriptions found here.
Application deadline: 17 February 2023
Text: Robyn Adams, Communications Officer and Project Assistant (The Mouse-Free Marion Project)
Image: Wandering Albatrosses, Marion Island. Photo: Otto Whitehead – supplied and edited by MFM
Text Edited and Featured Image Design: Anche Louw, Digital Marketing and Communications Manager, SAPRI
by Ria Olivier | Nov 2, 2022 | Announcement, Antarctica, Gough Island, Jobs, Marion Island, Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Islands, SA Agulhas II, SA Polar Research Infrastructure, SANAE, SANAP, SAPolarRI, SAPRI, Science, Southern Ocean, sub-Antarctic
As per job advertisement:
The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) is a research platform funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and managed by the National Research Foundation (NRF).
SAEON is mandated to establish and manage long-term environmental observatories; maintain reliable long-term environmental data sets; promote access to data for research and/or informed decision making; and contribute to capacity building.
This position is supported by the Department of Science and Innovation’s South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI) programme and will be based in Cape Town.
A Senior Electronics Technician to provide technical and logistic support for the SAPRI programme’s various research and long-term monitoring activities in the offshore marine and Southern Ocean, sub-Antarctic Islands and Antarctica, conducted onboard South African and international research vessels.
Application Closing Date: 16 November 2022
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Read more about SAPRI:
South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI): Feedback and start of the Preparatory Phase
Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa
by Ria Olivier | Oct 31, 2022 | Announcement, Jobs, Marion Island, News, Overwintering Team, Research, SANAP, Science, Southern Ocean, Stations, sub-Antarctic, Team member
The following positions are available on the sub-Antarctic, Marion Island for the overwintering period (April 2023 to May 2024)
Applications close between 7 November and 14 November 2022.
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Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 31 October 2022.
by Ria Olivier | Oct 18, 2022 | Announcement, Antarctica, Jobs, SANAE, SANAP, Stations, Team member
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is seeking a medical doctor to join the 62nd South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) team.
Expedition departure (ETD): 15 December 2022
Return: February 2024
Team training starts in November 2022.
JOB: Medical Doctor Advert
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Meet the medical doctor of the 57th SANAE Overwintering Team (2018)
Read more about the current team at SANAE IV and meet the medical doctor of the team.
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Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 18 October 2022
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