The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is seeking an Archivist for up to three months to catalogue its archive.
Formed in 1958, SCAR is an interdisciplinary body of the International Council for Science (ICSU), and currently includes 43 member countries and 9 ICSU unions. SCAR strives to include new members, as countries not yet engaged develop an increasing interest in Antarctic science.
SCAR’s mission is to advance Antarctic research, including observations from Antarctica, and to promote scientific knowledge, understanding and education on any aspect of the Antarctic region. To this end, SCAR is charged with the initiation and international co-ordination of Antarctic and Southern Ocean research beneficial to global society. In addition, SCAR provides independent and objective scientific advice and information to the Antarctic Treaty System and other bodies and acts as the main international exchange of Antarctic information within the scientific community.
The SCAR Secretariat is hosted at the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI), University of Cambridge, Cambridge UK. For more information on SCAR, visit www.scar.org.