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The salary seems a little low for asking someone to work in the middle of nowhere, away from family, friends and civilization. I know "regular" developers who make more than that.
Heck... I would if it weren't to program using Java...
Amusing: "Must be authorized to work in the United States."
It's not at the south pole, but is a job providing support to research being conducted there.
> The successful candidate will need to be physically qualified and willing to work at Polar and high altitude sites during the Austral Summer.
Well, that depends. Inside or outside?
The salary seems a little low for asking someone to work in the middle of nowhere, away from family, friends and civilization. I know "regular" developers who make more than that.
I've known a number of people who have worked in Antarctica on and off over the past decade. I knew a post doc in physics who went down there and was taxiing people around during his first season. Whoever ends up with this job doesn't care about the money. They have probably been looking to go to Antarctica for a while. My guess is they already travel extensively and their family and friends are used to it. As for civilization... they are probably looking to get away from it.
But there is still a limited civilization in Antarctica and there are some benefits to being a member of it: a unique/rare experience, a cool culture, interesting people. I can't be the only one that thinks it would be cool to be a programmer in Antarctica hacking on a new $275 million neutrino observatory.
Amusing: "Must be authorized to work in the United States."