Vacancy title:
Internship Opportunities - Environmental Science

[Type: INTERN, Industry: Petroleum, Category: Science & Engineering, Accounting & Finance, Computer & IT, Legal, Communications & Writing, Human Resources, Business Operations, Energy & Mining, Civil & Government, Advertising & Public Relations]

Jobs at:
Petroleum Authority of Uganda

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, May 11 2026

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, May 7 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

BACKGROUND

The Petroleum Authority of Uganda is a statutory body established under Section 9 of the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act Cap. 161, and in line with the National Oil and Gas Policy for Uganda, which was approved in 2008. The mandate of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda is to monitor and regulate the exploration, development, and production, together with the refining, gas conversion, transportation, and storage of petroleum in Uganda. This includes ensuring that petroleum operations in Uganda are carried out in accordance with the relevant Laws, Regulations, Guidelines, Statutes and in line with international best practice for the petroleum industry.

The Petroleum Authority of Uganda invites applications from eligible students for the June to August 2026 internship intake, designed to provide practical experience in their fields of study.

DURATION OF THE INTAKE

The internship intake will run for a period not exceeding three (3) months from June to August 2026.

QUALIFICATION

Applicants must be continuing university students from a recognised University/Institution.

NOTE:

1. ONLY applications submitted via the official internship recruitment link:

Application Link:https://bit.ly/PAUInternship2026

will be considered. Hand-delivered applications will not be accepted.

2. Hand-delivered applications will not be accepted.

3. Applications must be accompanied by a recommendation letter from the Centre of Learning/Institution.

4. The Applicant’s field of study must be relevant to the Authority’s areas of work, which may include:

• i. Geology/Geophysics
• ii. Engineering
• iii. Environmental Science
• iv. Finance& Accounting
• v. Procurement & Supply Chain Management
• vi. Information Technology / Computer Science
• vii. Economics
• viii. Statistics
• ix. Law
• x. Communications/Public Relations
• xi. Human Resource & Administration

5. Only short-listed and successful candidates will be contacted, and any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.

6. Please forward any enquiries regarding this advert or call the telephone number +256 313231600.

“PAU is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge any money to any applicant for employment in its Service”

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Only short-listed and successful candidates will be contacted, and any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.

Please forward any enquiries regarding this advert or call the telephone number +256 313231600.

“PAU is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge any money to any applicant for employment in its Service”

The PAU will ONLY consider online applications submitted through its website. Interested persons who fully meet the required specifications and have the right personal attributes are invited to visit the PAU website and go to the link ‘OPPORTUNITIES - CAREERS -  to view details and apply for the internship opportunities.

All applications must be submitted by 11th May 2026 at 11:59 pm.

ONLY applications submitted via the official internship recruitment link: Click Here to Apply Now will be considered. Hand-delivered applications will not be accepted.

Applications must be accompanied by a recommendation letter from the Centre of Learning/Institution.

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