Seasonal Employment
Facilities Staff
Status: Applications for summer 2027 opening soon!
Pay: starting at $141/day, commensurate with experience
Season Dates: late May to mid-August
Location: Icefield
Responsibilities: Facilities Staff maintain buildings, snow vehicles, and generators against daily use, and may participate in more focused improvement projects as scheduling/interest allow.
First-Year Field Staff
Hiring Status: Applications open! Apply for priority consideration by January 3rd, 2027.
Pay: $141/day
Season Dates: late May to mid-August
Location: Icefield
Responsibilities: First-Year Field Staff teach alpine safety skills, mentor undergraduate students, lead trail parties on the glacier, and manage large field camps.
Returning Field Staff
Hiring Status: Applications open! Apply for priority consideration by January 3rd, 2027.
Pay: $141-$200/day, dependent on experience & assignment
Season Dates: late May to mid-August (Undergrad Field Course) or late May to early July (Research/Grad Field Course)
Location: Icefield
Responsibilities: Returning Field Staff are hired for either the Undergraduate Field Course or Research Camp/the Graduate Field Course. Responsibilities may include the same as First-Year Field Staff, plus mentoring younger staff, opening and closing camps, and increased responsibilities as needed and able.
Town Logistics Staff
Status: Applications open! Apply for priority consideration by January 3rd, 2027.
Pay: $15/hour
Season Dates: late May to mid-August
Location: Juneau
Responsibilities: Town Logistics Staff assist with Program needs in town. They make grocery and sundry purchases, pack helicopter loads, coordinate personnel movements in town, handle participant mail and science equipment, and other tasks supporting the Undergraduate Field Course, Graduate Course, and research efforts.
Town Logistics Coordinator
Status: Applications open! Apply for priority consideration by January 3rd, 2027.
Pay: $20-23/hour, commensurate with experience
Season Dates: early April to late May (part-time, remote) and late May to mid-August (full-time, in person)
Location: Juneau
Responsibilities: The Town Logistics Coordinator works with the Program Manager to supervise the Program’s logistics needs in town. They communicate daily with teams in the field, organize grocery and sundry purchases, manage the helicopter flight schedule, and supervise personnel movements in town.
Alpine Safety Manager/Lead
Status: Openings anticipated for summer 2027! Check back for more information soon.
Pay: starting at $260/day, depending on JIRP field course and commensurate with experience
Season Dates: early June - early August, shorter shifts available
Location: Icefield
Responsibilities: The Alpine Safety Manager/Lead is responsible for training Field Staff in basic and intermediate alpine safety skills, supervising faculty safety training, scouting routes, and managing other aspects of glacier safety for groups as needed. AMGA/IFMGA certification is required.