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January 11th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda -
Temperatures are as low as -40C and its dark 24 hours a day
- Candidates must have a ‘sense of adventure’ and get on with others
- Electricians, plumbers, carpenters, chefs and plant technicians are needed
- Economic slowdown the reason for unprecedented number of applicants
By
Emily Allen
Last updated at 9:47 AM on 11th January 2012
With a freeze on recruitment everywhere else, job hunters are going to the ends of the earth for work.
Record numbers of Britons are applying for just a handful of jobs in the South Pole – choosing sub-zero temperatures over the chill wind of recession at home.
Recruiters at the British Antarctic Survey are expecting more than 3,000 applications for 36 vacancies, which include openings for plumbers, electricians, chefs and carpenters.
Brrrr: One of the bases in the Antarctic where the workers will be based. BAS said during the winter it is constantly dark
For those willing to brave months of constant darkness and temperatures as low as minus 40C, the rewards include food, accommodation, an allowance for outdoor clothing and a pro rata salary of £23,700.
The jobs are based across the Antarctic Survey’s five bases, which are dotted around the UK’s polar territory.
The UK’s Antarctic bases are manned by a skeleton staff mainly made up of tradesmen during the gruelling winter months as BAS scientists usually conduct experiments during the summer season.
Each year, the BAS advertises for electricians, plumbers, carpenters, chefs, field assistants and plant technicians.
Within two weeks of placing an ad for field assistants, the BAS has already received more than 330 applications.
James Miller, the Human Resources manager for the Cambridge-based BAS, said the organisation was experiencing an unprecedented number of applications for the trade roles.
He added: ‘It appears a symptom of the economic slowdown that we are receiving so many job applications for our bases.
‘People with a trades background now hugely outnumber the scientists applying for research positions.
Wanted: Workers will receive a basic salary of £23,700 pro rata plus a 10 per cent end-of-tour bonus, all their food and accommodation paid for as well as the costs for outdoor clothing
‘As well as being good at their job, it’s also very important that the people who work for us in the Antarctic can get on well with other people and have a sense of adventure.
‘We are very careful to select people we feel confident will not be going into something they won’t complete. There is a lot of living in comfortable but restricted space and it’s actually the constant darkness that seems to affect most people.
‘The Antarctic winter does limit what people can choose to do in their spare time.’
The British Antarctic Survey has
operated five research bases at the South Pole since the late 1950s,
although only four are manned through the southern hemisphere winter –
Halley, Rothera and two around South Georgia, Bird Island and King
Edward Point.
Caroline
Lewis, the logistics co-ordinator for the Halley base, said the skilled
workers are crucial in supporting the organisation’s work in measuring
climate change at the South Pole.
The coolest place to work on earth: Candidates will spend five months in constant darkness and temperatures that can plunge as low as minus 40C to work at one of the Antarctic Survey¿s five bases
‘We rely on a range of skills to help keep the science and the scientists operating,’ she added.
‘After arriving on the ice shelf in March, the staff will remain there until October – there are no visits or further opportunity to get in or out.’
‘We experience peaks and troughs in the number of people who are interested at working in Antarctica – right now, we’re definitely experiencing a peak in applications.’
Ms Lewis explained the BAS receive applications from all ages and some tradespeople can be promoted. ‘One of our current base commanders formerly worked as the station chef,’ she added.
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Sounds like bliss. Months out of the rat race……
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Why is the title of this thread”It’s a bit chilly and dark here! 3,000 jobseekers apply for 36 tradesmen jobs… at the SOUTH POLE”? The jobs are at bases on the continent of Antarctica and within the Antarctic circle and few, if any, will actually be at the pole. It’s like suggesting that someone who works in the city of Kiruna in Arctic Sweden is working at the North Pole. It’s nonsense!
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Try a little further north. Tradesmen wanted to rebuild Christchurch after the earthquake/s. Aftershocks predicted to go on for next 10 years, so plenty of work.
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Anything to get out of that awful country I suppose…
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Well it is out of the grasp of the EU.
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According to another article on the home page tonight, residents of Shropshire braved temperatures of -260°C 30 years ago so -40°C will be like a mild summer’s day to them!
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“The Thing”……….I’d love it there !
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I’m fully qualified as an engineer to work in dark and cold-I worked as a marine engineer in Norfolk for 11 years-does that count?
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I wonder if the Employment package with these roles will be subject to a pay freeze!
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Can’t find a decent plummer in Cambridge for love nor money. I know why now: they’ve all gone South!
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