2025 Shell Nigeria Sabbatical and Post-Graduate Research Internship

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), the pioneer and leader of the petroleum industry in Nigeria is calling on interested persons to apply for its Postgraduate Research Internship Programme and Sabbatical Attachment for University Lecturers.

2025 NNPC / SPDC – JV Postgraduate Research Internship Programme for University Students

Duration: 12 months (non-renewable)

Details

• The postgraduate research Internship provides opportunities for Nigerian postgraduate students (MSc., M.Phil., and Ph.D.) to gain industry-related work experience and carry out topical research within The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC).

Teams / Disciplines:

• Environment: Impact Assessment and Environmental Compliance Monitoring.
• Occupational Health: Health Promotion; and Epidemiology/Statistics.

Application Closing Date
1st December, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application letter stating team/discipline of interest, Curriculum vitae including applicant’s contact phone, email address, and contact information of three referees and a proposal including (study background, technical objectives, methodology, data required, and expected outcome) to: SPDC-University-Relations@shell.com using the Title as the subject of email.

Note

• SPDC and Its Joint Venture partners DOES NOT DEMAND PAYMENT FROM APPLICANTS. The application is entirely FREE of charge.
• SPDC and Its Joint Venture partners DOES NOT ASSIGN ‘Representatives’/ ‘Agents’ to assist applicants’ process applications.
• Applications from persons who have previously participated in the programme will not be considered.
• Application letter without Team/Discipline of interest clearly stated will NOT be considered.
• Only Shortlisted candidates would be contacted.

Data Protection Notice:

• The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) is committed to data privacy. Processing of Personal Data Collected by SPDC-JV.
• Personal data collected by The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) operator of the NNPC/SPDC/Total Energies /NAOC Joint Venture will be used exclusively for the purpose of selection of candidates. The information will not be used for an incompatible purpose.
• SPDC-JV is the Controller for the processing of your personal data and will not use your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
• In the event the personal data needs to be processed by, transferred to, or exchanged with a third party, appropriate contractual safeguards will be put in place to ensure that the third party will take adequate measures to safeguard the privacy of the data.
• As a data subject, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data on legitimate compelling grounds except when it is processed to comply with a legal obligation or is to be used for a purpose for which you have given your implied consent.
• The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) operator of the NNPC/SPDC/Total Energies/NAOC Joint Venture will only retain the data for as long as it is necessary to serve the purpose of collection or to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law or to protect the rights Itself, affiliates, Joint venture or the data subject concerned.
• We have implemented technology and policies with the objective of protecting your privacy from unauthorized access and improper use.

2025 Sabbatical Attachment for University Lecturers

Duration: 12 months (non-renewable)

Details

• The sabbatical attachment offers University lecturers from the rank of Senior Lecturer and above, opportunity to undertake research or other activities that would contribute to Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCIN).
• It also offers them avenue to acquire industry-related experience and lectureship at the SPDC JV Centres of Excellence (CoEs).

Teams / Disciplines

• Environment: Impact Assessment and Biodiversity, Environmental Toxicology, Air Quality Assessment, Hydrobiology, Water Chemistry, Hydrogeology, Ecology, etc.
• Corporate Relations: Social Performance (Social Impact Assessment and Management).
• Corporate Relations: Host Community Development Trust (HCDT)/Stakeholder
  Relations.
• Community Health: Consultant Community Health, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Pediatrics
• Nigerian Content Development: A Professor in any Engineering Discipline with interest in Process and Project Engineering.
• Real Estate: A Professor of not less than 3 years in Civil Engineering.
• NNPC/SPDC-JV Centre of Excellence in Geosciences and Petroleum Engineering, University of Benin, Benin City: Geology, Geophysics, and Petroleum Engineering.
• NNPC/SPDC-JV Centre of Excellence in Marine and Offshore Engineering, Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt: Marine/Offshore Engineering and Naval Architecture.
• NNPC/SPDC-JV Centre of Excellence in Environmental Management and Green Energy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka: Professor of not less than 3 years in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering. Physics, Microbiology or Biotechnology with demonstrable interest in Green/Renewable Energy.

Application Closing Date
1st December, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application letter stating team/discipline of interest, Curriculum vitae including applicant’s contact phone, email address, and contact information of three referees and a titled, one page summary of how the candidate intends to add value to Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCIN) business during the 12 months sabbatical to: SPDC-University-Relations@shell.com using the Job Title as the subject of email.

Note

• SPDC and Its Joint Venture partners DOES NOT DEMAND PAYMENT FROM APPLICANTS. The application is entirely FREE of charge.
• SPDC and Its Joint Venture partners DOES NOT ASSIGN ‘Representatives’/ ‘Agents’ to assist applicants’ process applications.
• Applications from persons who have previously participated in the programme will not be considered.
• Application letter without Team/Discipline of interest clearly stated will NOT be considered.
• Only Shortlisted candidates would be contacted.

Data Protection Notice:

• The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) is committed to data privacy. Processing of Personal Data Collected by SPDC-JV.
• Personal data collected by The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) operator of the NNPC/SPDC/Total Energies /NAOC Joint Venture will be used exclusively for the purpose of selection of candidates. The information will not be used for an incompatible purpose.
• SPDC-JV is the Controller for the processing of your personal data and will not use your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
• In the event the personal data needs to be processed by, transferred to, or exchanged with a third party, appropriate contractual safeguards will be put in place to ensure that the third party will take adequate measures to safeguard the privacy of the data.
• As a data subject, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data on legitimate compelling grounds except when it is processed to comply with a legal obligation or is to be used for a purpose for which you have given your implied consent.
• The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) operator of the NNPC/SPDC/Total Energies/NAOC Joint Venture will only retain the data for as long as it is necessary to serve the purpose of collection or to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law or to protect the rights Itself, affiliates, Joint venture or the data subject concerned.
• We have implemented technology and policies with the objective of protecting your privacy from unauthorized access and improper use.