About this role
Role Overview
- Maintain inventories of field equipment, gear, and supplies
- Coordinate with procurement staff to ensure timely acquisition of equipment and provisions
- Organize, pack, and prepare equipment and supplies for shipment to Antarctica
- Prepare hazardous materials shipping documentation, as required
- Support logistical operations during port calls and transport of personnel and equipment
- Assist with pinniped research, including tagging, weighing, and biological sampling
- Assist with seabird research, including chick measurements, banding, and instrumentation deployment
- Deploy and maintain research equipment (e.g., cameras, sensors, tracking devices)
- Enter and manage field data in designated databases
- Maintain compliance with permits, including MMPA and Antarctic Conservation Act requirements
- Assist with field camp operations, including maintenance of generators, weather stations, and infrastructure
- Participate in daily camp activities (e.g., cooking, cleaning, general upkeep)
- Assist in writing weekly field reports
- Perform quality control checks on collected data
- Process biological samples (e.g., scat analysis)
- Analyze imagery data from aerial systems, animal-borne instruments, and trail cameras
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree plus one (1) year of relevant experience; or a combination of education and experience totaling five (5) years in biology, zoology, fisheries, oceanography, natural science, mathematics, hydrology, or a related field
- Experience living and working in remote or field-based environments
- Ability to complete required medical clearances for extended field deployments
- Experience handling wild animals, particularly marine mammals or birds
- Experience supporting field research in remote or extreme environments
- Experience with biological data collection and sample processing
- Wilderness safety training (e.g., Wilderness First Responder or similar)
- Experience supporting logistics or field camp operations
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
- Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision
- Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays
- Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
- 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we’re all company owners!
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Short
- and long-term disability insurance
- Life and accident insurance
- Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year
- Spot bonuses for exceptional performance
- Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses
- Employee Referral Program
- Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace
- Personalized career growth plans for every employee