Position Announcement
Facility Supervisor (Camp Manager)
Toolik Field Station, Alaska
Application Deadline: Thursday, 24 March 2004
For further information, please contact:
Mike Abels, IAB Operations Manager
E-mail: fnmaa [at] uaf.edu
The Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks is
seeking an enthusiastic individual to serve as facility supervisor (camp
manager) for Toolik Field Station (TFS), a remote scientific research
station in arctic Alaska, in the northern foothills of the Brooks Range.
TFS is used by scientists, students, and professional staff from
approximately 50 US and international universities and agencies. The
station is occupied by 10-100 people per day during the summer field
season (April-September) and intermittently during the rest of the year.
The camp manager has overall responsibility for the safety of TFS users,
their science support needs, and the coordination of housing, lab
assignments, and storage space. The camp manager is also responsible for
management of a public water system, electric generation systems, fuel
storage areas, camp data/telecom/radio systems, and ensures compliance
with regulatory agencies. The camp manager supervises an on-site staff
of 2-12, including kitchen staff, field operations assistants, and
maintenance personnel. TFS is very busy during the peak summer field
season. The camp manager must be able to work well under pressure; deal
sensitively and professionally with a wide variety of faculty, staff,
and students; and work accurately without direct supervision and under
adverse weather conditions. Skills in positive team leadership,
cooperative decision-making, good hospitality practices, and accurate
record-keeping are essential.
From April to September, the camp manager will be based at TFS, with a
3-week on, 1-week off rotation. During the rest of the year, the camp
manager will be based at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (M-F 8-5).
This is a fun and challenging opportunity to work in a collegial
scientific environment with many of the world's foremost experts in
arctic ecology, in a beautiful and remote location in Alaska.
For more information on the position and instructions on how to apply,
please go to:
http://www.uaf.edu/toolik/jobs