Research Audiology Intern

Job summary

The intern will support clinical research by assisting with participant recruitment, screening, and study visits. They will also prepare laboratory equipment and contribute to data collection, documentation, and reporting for hearing technology studies.

Job details

Research Audiology Intern Kitchener, Ontario | In Person | Flexible Part Time Join Sonova’s Audiology Research Centre Canada team as a Research Audiology Intern and gain hands-on experience supporting clinical research for emerging hearing technology and upcoming product launches. Working alongside experienced research audiologists, you will contribute to participant coordination, audiological testing, data collection and day-to-day research activities. This position offers practical experience at the intersection of clinical audiology and hearing aid research and development. Responsibilities Support clinical research assessing product readiness ahead of launch. Assist with participant recruitment, screening, scheduling and study visits. Prepare hearing devices, test equipment, software and laboratory spaces for research sessions. Assist with audiological assessments conducted as part of the participant-screening process. Support experimental assessments, including speech-in-noise testing, subjective assessments and home-trial questionnaires. Help orient participants to hearing aid features, mobile applications and study questionnaires. Provide continuing support to study participants during the field-trial portions of research studies. Assist with research data entry, documentation and reporting. Collaborate with research audiologists and other members of the Audiology Research Centre Canada team. More About You Currently completing or recently completed graduate-level training in Audiology or a related field. Foundational knowledge of audiological assessments, hearing aids and hearing science. Strong interest in clinical research, hearing technology and evidence-based audiology. Eligible for registration with the Association of Hearing Instrument Practitioners of Ontario as a Hearing Instrument Specialist upon completion of the applicable training program. Comfortable interacting with research participants in a professional and supportive manner. Organized, dependable and attentive to detail. Able to follow research procedures and accurately document information. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Work Arrangement This is a flexible, part-time position, with hours varying based on research activities and project needs. Work will be scheduled on an as-needed basis, offering flexibility around other professional or academic commitments. The position is based in person at Sonova Kitchener’s Research and Development building: 20 Beasley DriveKitchener, Ontario N2E 1Y6

What you’ll do

The intern will support clinical research by assisting with participant recruitment, screening, and study visits. They will also prepare laboratory equipment and contribute to data collection, documentation, and reporting for hearing technology studies.

Requirements

Candidates must be completing or have recently completed graduate-level training in Audiology or a related field. Strong interest in clinical research and foundational knowledge of audiological assessments and hearing science are required.

Listed skills

• Collaboration · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Documentation · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Reporting · Preferred
• Data entry · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Audiological testing
• Clinical research
• Data collection
• Participant recruitment
• Hearing aid technology
• Speech-in-noise testing
• Data entry
• Documentation
• Reporting
• Laboratory equipment preparation
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Attention to detail
• Organizational skills
• Research
• Audiology
• Mobile Application Development
• Clinical Research
• Data Collection
• Data Entry
• Scheduling
• Coordinating
• Test Equipment

Job areas

• Science & Research
• Healthcare
• Technology
• Research Audiologist
• Interviewer
• Survey and Market Research Interviewers
• Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan