How to Apply For SPDC Internship/Research Programme for Postgraduate Students for 2014/2015

Using this medium, the Dailyschoolnews Nigeria informational team wishes to inform the general public, that the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) which is in pursuance of its education support and knowledge sharing/transfer strategy invites suitably qualified candidates for its 2014/2015 Postgraduate Students Internship / Research Programmes.

Programme Description

*. Please note that the Internship/Research Attachment programme (which is different from the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme) main purpose is to provide opportunities for all talented Nigerians to gain working experience and carry out topical research within Shell Exploration & Production Companies in Nigeria (SEPCiN).

Position

*. All interested candidates should note that the application is open primarily to all talented Nigerian postgraduate students currently studying in Nigerian universities, but in exceptional cases, However, as for Nigerians who are studying abroad, they could also be considered (M.Sc. students must be under 30 years by November 1, 2014 and PhD students under 35 years by November 1, 2014 to qualify to apply).

Programme Duration

The programme will last for a total of: 12 months (non-renewable).

Discipline Areas

*. Geology (Geochemistry, Basin Modelling and Pore Pressure Prediction); Specialist Geology (Biostratigraphy, Sequence Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, Sedimentary Petrography, Petrology); Geophysics; Petrophysics;
Well Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Civil/Structural Engineering; Production Technology; Production Geosciences; Environment (Environmental Monitoring, Remediation, impact Assessment Carbon/Energy Management); Geomatics (Remote Sensing and GIS, Environmental Mapping and Monitoring); Occupational Health.

Application Closing Date
All applying students should note that the application will close on the 7^th of April, 2014.

Entry Qualification

All applications from candidates should consist of the following:

1. An application letter.
2. Curriculum vitae, which must include the following:
   Applicants contact phone number,
   Email address, as well as contact information of three referees and;
3. A 3-paged summary of candidate’s post-graduate research programme which should include the following:
   study background,
   technical objectives,
   methodology/data required,
   expected outcome.

Note that all documents should be mailed to the official Shell Nigeria scholarship at: shellnigeria@shell.com

Important Details:
Candidates selection will be based on postgraduate programmes/proposals that are pertinent to SEPCiN business objectives and only students with the highest potential will pass the screening exercise.

If you have any question, issue which you did not find answer to here, then don’t hesitate to mail the Shell help line at shellnigeria@shell.com

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