Saturday, August 20, 2011

Antarctica Q and A

John's employer is NANA Services, LLC, which is a subcontractor to Raytheon Polar Services Company (the primary contractor to the National Science Foundation).

NANA provides culinary, housekeeping, recreation, and retail services. Their website has a PDF which describes the job openings for the 2011 - 2012 Summer season.

NANA website has another PDF entitled "Questions and Answers About Our Antarctica Project ," which is targeted to prospective employees. It's a good overview of what one would expect in terms of day-to-day life while on the Ice.

As a side note, NANA Services is part of the NANA Development Corporation, which is a by product of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), a legal agreement the Federal Government reached with Alaska Natives. NANA's primary shareholders are the 12,500 IƱupiat of Northwest Alaska. I guess if anyone would know cold, they would.

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