Jobs and Career Opportunities

Positions will remain posted beyond their respective consideration dates until an offer has been made and accepted.

Winter-overs deploy to Antarctica continuously for 14 months, mid-October to mid-November. Individuals participate in a wide range of activities and must pass physical and psychological evaluations of their ability to live and work in remote and high altitude locations.
Degree requirements: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field; B.S. with substantial related field experience will be considered.
For more information please see a full job description or contact hr@icecube.wisc.edu.

South Pole Station Support: Infra-structure support at the South Pole Station is provided by the Raytheon Polar Services Company. Jobs for the Austral Summer (October-February) are generally posted the preceding January on their website. The RPSC Job Fair takes place in late March in Denver.

Current physics graduate students contact a faculty member^*
Prospective graduate students can find information about applying to UW-Madison at the Department of Physics Graduate Students Admissions Information Website and may contact a faculty member^*

UW undergraduate students should contact a faculty member^*
Non UW undergraduate student - Information about Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) opportunities is available at the Physics Department REU Website and at the IceCube REU Webpage
- Please note that REU participants must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. (If you are attending school in the U.S. but are not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, please contact REU before applying.)
If your University offers a program allowing students to spend a period at another university contact a faculty member^*

Contact the Physics Department to learn about possibilities UW offers for international students.
If your home university offers a program where you can spend a period abroad contact a faculty member^*