Team Member

Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production (SEEPCO); Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 4,500 - 6,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Accommodation

Insurance

Professional development support

Job summary

Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production (SEEPCO) is seeking a Wildlife Veterinary Doctor to provide advanced care for elephants, lions, and primates across conservation centres and reserves. You will lead health monitoring, disease management, and biosecurity in challenging field conditions.

The role requires extensive hands-on experience in megafauna anesthesia, wildlife surgery, and collaboration with researchers, ecologists, and park staff to support rehabilitation, translocation, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Science (BVSc / DVM) or equivalent registration with veterinary authority.
• Master’s Degree in Wildlife / Zoo / Exotic Animal Medicine is preferred.
• Valid registration with Veterinary Council or regulatory authority.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced veterinary care for large mammals (elephants, lions) and primates in captivity or in the field.
• Perform immobilization, anesthesia, and chemical restraint of wild animals.
• Develop preventive healthcare programs including vaccination and parasite control.
• Coordinate with laboratories for diagnostic testing and epidemiological studies.
• Maintain medical records and contribute to research and training materials.

Skills

Wildlife medicine

Veterinary anesthesia

Field operations

Zoonotic disease control

Education

BVSc / DVM

MSc Wildlife / Zoo Medicine

Tools

GPS tracking devices

Wildlife anesthesia equipment

Laboratory collaboration

Job description

Job Description

for Veterinary Doctor experienced with elephants, lions, other wildanimals, and primates.

Wecan use the Vet for zoos, wildlife reserves, safari parks, rescue centres, orconservation projects.

Job Title

Wildlife Veterinary Doctor for Wildlife Conservation Centre

Location

Cross River State

Reporting

To the Head, Forest & Wildlife, Calabar

Job Purpose

Toprovide advanced veterinary care, health monitoring, and disease management forlarge mammals (including elephants and lions), other wild carnivores,herbivores, and non-human primates, ensuring the highest standards of animalwelfare, conservation ethics, and biosecurity.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical & Preventive Care
• Diagnose, treat, and manage medical and surgical conditions inelephants, lions, large carnivores, ungulates, and primates
• Conduct routine and emergency immobilization, anaesthesia, and chemicalrestraint of wild animals
• Sill and knowledge of darting the captive and wild animals and revivethem after the traquilization
• Develop and implement preventive healthcare programs, includingvaccination, deworming, and parasite control
• Perform health assessments, necropsies, and post-mortem investigations
• Monitor health indicators related to nutrition, reproduction, behaviour,and stress
• Assist in breeding programs, neonatal care, and reproductive healthmanagement
• Support rehabilitation, rescue, translocation, and release programs
• Ensure compliance with CITES, IUCN, and national wildlife laws
• Disease Surveillance & Biosecurity
• Identify, manage, and report zoonotic and infectious diseases
• Establish and maintain quarantine, isolation, and biosecurity protocols
• Coordinate with laboratories for diagnostic testing and epidemiologicalstudies

Field Operations

• Provide veterinary support during wildlife capture, rescue operations,and conflict mitigation
• Work in challenging field conditions including forests, savannahs, andremote locations
• Collaborate with wildlife biologists, ecologists, forest staff, andanimal keepers
• Maintain detailed medical records, treatment logs, and health databases
• Prepare technical reports, SOPs, and veterinary advisories
• Contribute to research, publications, and training manuals

Training & Capacity Building

• Train animal keepers, veterinary assistants, and field staff in animalhandling and welfare
• Conduct awareness programs on wildlife health and zoonoses

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Science (BVSc / DVM)
• Master’s Degree in Wildlife / Zoo / Exotic Animal Medicine (preferred)
• Valid registration with Veterinary Council / Regulatory Authority

Experience

• Minimum 5–10 years of hands-on experience with elephants, lions, largecarnivores, and primates
• Proven expertise in chemical immobilization and anaesthesia of megafauna
• Experience in zoos, wildlife sanctuaries, national parks, orconservation NGOs
• Strong clinical and surgical skills in wildlife species
• In-depth knowledge of wildlife pharmacology and anaesthesia
• Physical fitness and ability to work in remote, high-risk environments
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skillsStrong ethical commitment to animal welfare and conservation
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience in African wildlife ecosystems or in a treatments in Zooswhere African Wildlife is present in good numbers
• Research experience or peer-reviewed publications
• Familiarity with GPS tracking, radio-collaring, and wildlife monitoringtools

Employment Type

• Competitive salary, field allowances, accommodation (if applicable),insurance, and professional development support