Job Alert: British Charity Looking For Team To Run Antarctic Post Office
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The successful candidates will have to be at the base from November 2022 to March 2023. They will also have to count penguins and other wildlife.
A British charity is looking for candidates who are willing to spend five months in Antarctica, to run the world's most remote post office. The candidates who are selected will spend five months at the Port Lockroy post office, museum and gift shop on the Goudier Island. Dream of waking up & seeing Antarctica in all its glory? Penguins plodding around, the sun peeping over snow topped mountains. A job like no other. Join us & help protect Antarctica's heritage & conserve its precious environment. Apply by 25 April. https://t.co/NPSf6dKLdipic.twitter.com/GmJYIq5w1m
According to the BBC, this is the first time that the site is being opened to the public since COVID-19 struck. The charity - UK Antarctic Heritage Trust - sends seasonal postmasters to the base who are responsible for preserving historic buildings and artefacts in Antarctica.
“Dream of waking up & seeing Antarctica in all its glory? Penguins plodding around, the sun peeping over snow topped mountains. A job like no other. Join us & help protect Antarctica's heritage & conserve its precious environment. Apply by 25 April,” UKAHT posted on its Twitter handle.
