Environmental and Economic Resource Centre 2025 Graduate Internship.

The 2025 call for internship seeks to leverage evidence-based research in the Nigerian agricultural sector to support policy review and formulation, particularly on climate change and food security. As a result, EERC is inviting qualified candidates for an internship. This year’s call for internship opportunities will support early career scientists to conduct research in any of the following thematic areas:

Climate change and food security
Climate-smart agriculture, carbon markets, and green finance
Agricultural value chain, Food loss, and food waste

Benefits

Successful applicants will receive the following as personal benefits:

Monthly stipend depending on experience and academic qualifications through the internship period.
Access to EERC’s research facilities and team of experts
Paid accommodation within EERC facilities

Requirements

To be considered for this internship, applicants must:

Hold at least a BSc degree or MSc degree in Agricultural Science, Agricultural Economics, Agronomy, Environmental Science, or Climate Change, with no more than five years post-graduation experience.
Demonstrate strong interest in research, policy, or field-based project implementation
Be available for the full duration of the three-month internship
Possess good communication, analytical, and writing skills
Be willing to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary research team
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Documents

Interested candidates should submit the following:

A one-page cover letter detailing your motivation and area(s) of interest
A current CV highlighting relevant academic and/or professional experience
Scanned copy of MSc certificate (or statement of result)
A research proposal attainable in 3 months. Please include the timeline for your research.