Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited is accepting applications for the 2027 NNPC/Renaissance Joint Venture Postgraduate Research Internship Programme, a 12-month opportunity for Nigerian postgraduate students.
The internship is open to eligible MSc, MPhil and PhD students seeking industry-related work experience and the opportunity to conduct research within the company. The placement is non-renewable and the application deadline is 2 November 2026.
Research teams and eligible disciplines
- Environment: Impact assessment, environmental compliance and monitoring.
- Occupational Health: Health promotion, epidemiology and statistics.
- Pipeline Availability: PhD candidates in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering or Oil and Gas Engineering with at least three years of pipeline engineering experience in design, construction or integrity assessment.
- Exploration: PhD candidates in geology or geophysics, including artificial intelligence applications in exploration workflows.
The stated three-year professional experience requirement applies specifically to the Pipeline Availability research area.
Application documents
Applicants are required to submit:
- An application letter identifying the team or discipline of interest.
- A curriculum vitae containing a contact telephone number, email address and contact details for three referees.
- A research proposal setting out the study background, technical objectives, methodology, required data and expected outcome.
How to submit an application
Send the application and supporting documents to university-relations@renaissanceafrica.com and use the selected team or discipline as the subject of the email.
Applications must reach the company by 2 November 2026. Submissions without a clearly stated team or discipline will not be considered. Previous participants are ineligible and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
There is no application fee. Renaissance and its joint venture partners have stated that they do not appoint agents to assist candidates with applications.
