Port Lockroy Recruitment Update
30/01/2022
As February approaches, we usually think ahead to next season and advertise to recruit our new Port Lockroy team. This year, we’ll be doing things a little differently.
If you’re an avid follower of the work we do you’ll know there’s been nothing usual about the past couple of seasons. Like everyone else, we’ve had to adapt to the ever-changing circumstances that have come with Covid-19, and because of this we’ve relied on experienced Port Lockroy alumni to travel south for us, having not been able to get to the sites in our care throughout the two years, in some cases.
Recruitment for season 2022 - 2023
Next season is an exciting one as it sees us take yet another step towards establishing a new normal as we send a team back to Port Lockroy.
Our recruitment for this coming season is slightly different to previous years, as we take a cautious approach and try to navigate some of the new challenges we face. Because of this, applications will open in April 2022 and our selection process will be moved online, beginning in May 2022.
In the first instance, we will recruit at least two previous Port Lockroy staff to ensure we can quickly and effectively get operations up and running again; drawing upon the expertise of an experienced team will be extremely helpful in doing this. However, we will be recruiting for one new member of our Port Lockroy team - a General Base Assistant. As the year progresses, we may identify a need to bring new skill sets into the Port Lockroy team and advertise for those positions later in the year.
More information about this year’s application process including FAQs and key dates is available to read now.
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Thank you for your interest and we look forward to receiving your application when recruitment opens in April.
Many historic expeditions and explorers, including the men of Operation Tabarin (a top secret mission to Antarctica during World War II) have followed this same route to Antarctica. Whilst I set sail on a modern ship, the 14 men of Operation Tabarin left Stanley on 2 small ships, one of which was not ice strengthened. Not only did they have the dangers of a polar expedition in front of them, but also the potential threat of enemy forces during WWII.
This film captures the 134ft HMS William Scorseby at sea in Feb 1944 (Reproduced courtesy of BAS Archives, Ref AD6/16/1944/1.1).We, like our polar ancestors, are now heading South through the furious 50°'s and eventually to the screaming 60°’s, where the winds batter the Southern Ocean, with terrifying intensity. I cannot begin to imagine what it would have been on The Scorseby, with the men of Operation Tabarin in such weather. I am hoping to experience some of the beauty and wonder of Antarctica's wildlife on my journey there. With perhaps a small bit of Antarctic adventure thrown in. Although perhaps I should be careful what I wish for!
