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VACANCY MALES NEW ZEALAND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH PROGRAMME 1970-71 VACANCIES SCOTT BASE WINTERING-OVER (12 MONTHS) Vacancy No. 1368 SCIENTIFIC OFFICERS Salary: Up to $4674 according to qualifications and experience. The Scientific Programme primarily covers upper atmosphere physics, geomagnetism, seismology, meteorology, glaciology and geology, and the applicants should have suitable qualifications and sound knowledge of one or more of these scientific disciplines. A senior appointment will be made as Scientific Leader. Vacancy No. 1369 SENIOR TECHNICAL OFFICERS Salary: Up to $4lOl. Senior personnel are required as Technicians in Charge of the laboratory. Scientific programme primarily covers upper atmosphere physics, geomagnetism, seismology, ionospherics, meteorology. or Vacancy No. 1370 TECHNICIANS Salary: Up to $3022. Sound knowledge of electronics operation and maintenance is necessary. Some data reducation and analysis work is involved. Vacancy No. 1371 BASE ENGINEER Salary: Up to $3564, Duties include the operation, servicing and repair of diesel generators up to 75 KVA, tractors and motor vehicles, oil-fired heating systems etc. Ability to carry out gas and electric welding and use a lathe is essential. Vacancy No. 1372 FITTER-MECHANIC Salary: Up to $2886. Appointee will assist the Base Engineer in the operation, servicing and repair of diesel generators, tractors and motor vehicles, oilfired heating systems etc. Ability to carry out gas and electrical welding and use a lathe is essential. Vacancy No. 1373 FITTER-ELECTRICIAN Salary: Up to $2886. Appointee must be a registered Electrician. He will be responsible to the Base Engineer for the maintenance of all electrical services which include—generators, heating control systems, fire alarms and auto electrical equipment. Vacancy No. 1374 COOK Salary: Up to $3022. Applicants with a Board of Trade Certificate of equivalent preferred. Recent experience in all phases of cooking and baking. SCOTT BASE- SUMMER SUPPORT STAFF (FIVE MONTHS) Vacancy No. 1375 DEPUTY LEADER Salary: Up to $3564. Appointee, will be required to assist in the; implementation of the base and field programmes. Experience in snow and ice techniques desirable. Vacancy No. 1376 STOREKEEPER Salary: Up to $2531. Appointee should have a good knowledge of stores handling, documentation. layout and control. Vacancy No. 1377 MAINTENANCE OFFICER/ CARPENTER Salary: Up to $2724. Appointee should have experience in all phases of building, maintenance and renovations including joinery. A trade apprenticeship is! essential. Vacancy No. 1378 ASSISTANT MAINTENANCE OFFICERS Salary: Up to $2447. Appointees should possess aptitude for bulldozing, mechanics, cooking or carpentry. Vacancy No. 1379 INFORMATION OFFICER/ PHOTOGRAPHER Salary. Up to $2505. Reporting experience is necessary as the appointee will be responsible for news and feature releases. A sound photographic knowledge is desirable to provide photographic coverage of Antarctic activities. FIELD STAFF—SUMMER SUPPORT (5 MONTHS) Vacancy No. 1380 — GEOLOGISTS Salary: Up to $4lOl. Appointees will carry out detailed geology involving stratigraphy,, palaentology and some palae-; botany to elucidate anomalies arising from reconnaissance surveys. Applicants should preferably possess a Ist or 2nd class honours degree. Previous Antarctic experience would be an advantage. Vacancy No. 1381— SURVEYORS Salary: Up to $3022. Qualified surveyors preferred, but applicants with experience in topographic mapping, triangulations and position fixing will be considered. Alpine experience is a necessity. Vacancy No. 1382 — HYDROLOGIST OF ASSISTANT’ HYDROLOGIST Salary: Up to $3022. Experienced applicant required to undertake hydrological programme in Wright Valley. Alpine experience is necessary. Vacancy No. 1383 — FIELD LEADERS Salary: Up to $2650. Appointees will take charge of field parties usually working in remote areas. They should be instructors in snow and ice techniques, experienced leaders of search and rescue groups, and be experienced In handling men in difficult conditions. Vacancy No. 1384 — FIELD ASSISTANTS Salary: Up to $2199. Personnel are required to assist in field geological and survey parties or have mechanical experience to form part of base working parties. Applicants must have had experience in snow and ice techniques, with search and rescue groups, with search and rescue experience in alpine areas. GENERAL 1. Public Service applications on Form PSC 6 are to be forwarded through the Permanent Head in the usual manner. Applications from outside the Public Service on Form PSC 17A (in duplicate) direct to: The Superintendent, Antarctic Division. P.O. Box 2110, Christchurch. (Forms PSC 17A are available from all Post Office counters.) 2. All applicants are to state fully qualifications and experience for the position applied for. 3. Selected applicants are required to undergo a medical examination prior to taking up appointment. 4. An Antarctic Allowance is payable in addition to salary as follows: — , Married Single Man Man WinteringOver $lOOO p.a. $550 p.a. Summer .. $7OO p.a. $4OO p.a. 5. Appointees will be quartered. fed, and outfitted with] essential cold weather clothing, and special Antarctic clothing., 6. Public Service appointeeswill be seconded to Antarctic Division, D.5.1.R., at existing salaries and receive additional remuneration, where appropriate, by way of allowance. 7. Special training courses are arranged for all appointees prior to leaving New Zealand. 8. Appointees will be required to take up appointment at any time after August, 1970, and will proceed to Antarctica in October, 1970. NIGHT-SHIFT OPERATORS MEN required 4.30 p.m. to 1.30 a.m. shift. Apply: Factory Manager, EXPLASTICS INSULATIONS, LTD, 51 Buchanans Road, Sockburn. 2131