Prof Stephen SerjeantApr 5

This is one of the wildest job ads I’ve seen, and unlike Shackleton’s legendary unhinged ad, is definitely real
#astrodon

https://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=179408571&utm_source=04_05_26&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JobAgentEmail

Show threadChris Walter

@stephenserjeant

@kevzag had this position but I think for South Pole Telescope instead of BICEP. He posted on Mastodon during his year there, so he could say more.

For the non physicist/astronomers out there: note that you aren’t there by yourself :) There are usually 40-50 others wintering over at South Pole station too.

Apr 5 at 5:48pmWeb
Show threadKevin Zagorski 🚀 📡Apr 5
@ChrisWalter @stephenserjeant Another difference is that this job req is real and the oft-cited shackleton one is likely not :) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ernest-shackletons-famous-job-ad-men-wanted-for-hazardous-journey-is-probably-a-myth-5552379/
Ernest Shackleton's Famous Job Ad, 'Men Wanted for Hazardous Journey,' Is Probably a Myth

Citizen historians have spent decades searching for the original text of Shackleton’s advertisement. Now, some say it might never have existed

Smithsonian Magazine