Antarctica's 'Penguin Post Office' is hiring: Do you have what it takes?

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Antarctica's 'Penguin Post Office' is hiring: Do you have what it takes?
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Working at the 'Penguin Post Office' is a job like no other.

If penguin-counting and sorting postcards addressed to penguins at the world’s southernmost post office sounds exciting, Port Lockroy in Antarctica may have the perfect job for you.The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, which owns and operates Port Lockroy in Antarctica, is hiring a team of five for its 2024/2025 season, which starts in late October or early November and lasts through March 2025.

no toilets – and showers come only when passing cruise ships allow them to use their facilities. That’s also how they get food supplies.You have to be OK with the "stench of guano," also known as penguin poop.Applicants must be at least 18 years old, and while there’s no age limit, "applicants must be physically fit.""There is a lot of physical work at Port Lockroy and all team members are expected to contribute equally," the trust says on its website.

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