What is a Research and Development Internship at Sound Cybernetics?
Gaining work experience and guidance is a fundamental step in starting a career in the tech industry. That’s why we’ve created the Research and Development Internship.
Gain work experience. Over 3 months and about 4-8 hours per week, you’ll work remotely in exchange for work experience and mentorship.
Get real-world experience. Every intern gets hands-on experience to work with all aspects of the company, including software development, technical frameworks, and public relations.
Jumpstart your career. Once completed, add our organization to your resume and use Sound Cybernetics as a professional reference on your resume. In addition, we will be able to sign any paperwork and offer a certification of completion.
Make the most out of your internship
Your 3-month internship is your time to gain work experience and learn about software development. Here are some tips to maximize your internship:
1. Ask for help
This is an obvious one. Don’t be scared to ask for explanations or advice to complete your tasks.
2. Do your own research
When you have free time, do some research about the tech world. There are some things that you can learn on your own. The nice thing is, if you find something that confuses you during your research, you can ask us about it.
3. Manage your time wisely
While you can take on multiple internships at the same time, you have to make sure you can handle the workload.
Don’t forget to allot time for rest either! We want your internship to lead to positive learning experiences and not contribute to your stressors.
4. Make a list of key takeaways every week or month
Make a list of what you’ve learned and things that you might use in the future.
5. Make a list of more things you want to learn every week or month
Make a list of the things you still want to learn and when you want to learn them.
6. Unpaid Internship
Please note that this is an unpaid internship. Monetary compensation is not guaranteed; however, our model is to create a profit sharing company.
What can I expect from an apprenticeship?
Research and Development Interns are part of a tech studio with various responsibilities, including technical and creative work.
Within the role, there are three distinct responsibilities:
- Software development, coding, technical tasks
- Content creation, writing, outreach
- Marketing, online research, social media management
Duties may include software development, social media and marketing, outreach, website updates, creating creative content, and more.
Onboarding: Let’s schedule an onboarding meeting in which we can discuss the schedule, communication protocols, and develop a 3-month roadmap for your internship.
Weekly Meetings: We will schedule weekly meetings to keep on track with various projects, with a goal in mind for each week.
Fully Remote: Sound Cybernetics is an online platform accessible from anywhere, and our team collaborates virtually.
Internship Agreement
The purpose of this educational internship relationship (the “Relationship”) is for the intern to learn about the Mentor’s business, non-profit, venture, or other organization (the “Company”) for the purpose of gaining significant and valuable insight and experience for personal growth through the mentorship of the intern. The Relationship shall be on the following terms and conditions:
Term. The Relationship is for a fixed, 3-month term, unless the Relationship ends earlier in accordance with the provisions set out in this agreement.
Duties and Responsibilities of the Mentor.
During the Term, the Mentor or the Mentor’s designate, who shall be a close and trusted colleague of the Mentor (the “Designee”), will provide the intern with mentorship and learning opportunities. The Mentor may reassign, reallocate, or reorganize the intern’s duties or responsibilities as circumstances change, and this agreement will continue to apply to the intern. The Mentor shall arrange for the intern to receive direct supervision by an appropriate supervisor (the “Supervisor”).
Duties and Responsibilities of the Intern.
During the Term, the intern’s duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
a. Engaging in such learning opportunities as the Mentor, Designee, or the Supervisor provides, to the best of their abilities;
b. Consistently demonstrating honesty, punctuality, courtesy, a cooperative attitude, and a willingness to learn; and
c. Providing the Mentor, Designee, and the Supervisor with such information, assignments, and reports as may be required from time to time.
Hours.
The Intern and the Mentor will jointly establish a schedule to govern the Relationship (the “Schedule”). Both the Mentor and the Intern shall comply with the Schedule, as amended from time to time with the Mentor and the Intern’s mutual agreement. The Intern shall commit a maximum of ten (10) hours each week in respect of the Relationship. The Mentor shall commit a maximum of two (2) hours each week to provide the Intern with consistent feedback and mentorship, as agreed upon prior to the Relationship.
Internship Position. The Intern acknowledges and agrees that he or she is not engaging in the Relationship as an employee and is not entitled to receive any wages for work performed or services supplied to the Mentor or the Company. At no time will the Intern be retroactively entitled to compensation in respect of the Relationship.
Acknowledgments and Representations.
a. The Intern and the employer clearly understand that there is no expectation of compensation. Any promise of compensation, expressed or implied, to suggest that the Intern is an employee during the Relationship.
b. There is no guarantee or expectation that the Relationship will result in the Mentor or the Company employing the Intern.
c. The Mentor agrees that the Internship will not replace or displace any employee of the Mentor or the Company. The Mentor further agrees that neither the Mentor nor the Company shall derive any material benefit from the Intern’s activities during the term of the Relationship.
d. With the Mentor’s discretion and upon successful completion of the Relationship, the Intern is entitled to the receipt of a certificate demonstrating the completion of the Internship.
e. The Relationship shall accommodate the Interns’ academic commitments by corresponding to their academic or non-academic calendar.
f. The Internship duration is limited to the lesser of 3 months or the period in which the internship provides the intern with beneficial learning.
Termination. The Mentor may at any time in her sole discretion, contact our membership success team to terminate the Relationship. The Intern may terminate the Relationship for any reason after discussing such reasons with the Mentor or the Supervisor.
Confidential Information. As an intern of the Mentor and the Company, the Intern acknowledges that the Intern will gain knowledge and exposure to the Mentor’s and the Company’s confidential and proprietary information (“Confidential Information”), which includes anything developed by the Intern during the course of the Relationship. The Intern agrees to waive any rights the Intern has to such works, including moral and proprietary rights, and to execute whatever documentation is required to affect the same. Confidential Information includes records, documents, information, and work in progress, and copies thereof, known or used by the Mentor or the Company in connection with its business and affairs, including but not limited to:
a. Information relating to any product, device, equipment, service, or machine;
b. Compilation of information (including lists of present and prospective customers and buying habits), data programs, codes, methods, techniques, or processes;
c. Information about or relating to the Company’s customers, employees, contractors, or suppliers;
d. The Company’s business and marketing plans, present and future, including pricing and sales policies and concepts;
e. Information about or relating to the Company’s potential business ventures;
f. Financial information relating to the Company and its activities; and
g. Trade secrets, inventions, research and development, and related material.
The Intern acknowledges that Confidential Information obtained by the Intern in the course of the Relationship shall remain the exclusive property of the Company, and the Intern agrees not to remove Confidential Information from the premises of the Company without written authorization of the Company.
During the Relationship or at any time thereafter, the Intern agrees to treat and hold Confidential Information in an extremely confidential manner. The Intern agrees not to retain, reproduce, or disclose Confidential Information to any person except as may be authorized by the Mentor for purposes relating to the Relationship. The Intern agrees not to disclose Confidential Information to any third party or to utilize such information in a manner that would be against the interest of the Company either during or after the Term. The Intern will advise the Company of any unauthorized disclosure or use of Confidential Information of which the Intern becomes aware at any time.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, disclosure of Confidential Information shall not be precluded if such disclosure, to regulators, is protected by law, or if such disclosure is otherwise required by law.
Entire Agreement.
This agreement sets out the whole understanding between the Intern and the Mentor and supersedes and replaces all oral or written prior negotiations, representations, or agreements. The Intern further agrees that the terms and conditions in this letter cannot be amended, modified, or supplemented except by subsequent written agreement signed by the Intern and the Mentor.
Failsafe.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this agreement, in the event that applicable legislation, including employment standards legislation if it is determined that such legislation applies to the Intern (all such legislation, “Applicable Legislation”) provides the Intern with superior entitlements upon termination of this agreement than expressly provided for in this agreement, the Intern shall be entitled to only the applicable minimum statutory entitlements in substitution for the Intern’s rights under this agreement.
Waiver of Liability.
a. The Intern understands and accepts that his or her participation in the Relationship is (i) voluntary and (ii) at his or her sole risk and responsibility. The Intern freely accepts and fully assumes all risk of damages, loss, or injury to his or her person or property associated with his or her participation in the Relationship, including accidents, injury, allergic reactions, illness, or death, regardless if such damage, loss, or injury results from the negligent act or omission of the Mentor, the Company.
b. The Intern understands that he or she is responsible for his or her safety in respect of the Relationship, and that the Mentor, the Company, assume no responsibility for the Intern’s safety. The Intern acknowledges that it is his or her responsibility to ensure that he or she familiarizes himself or herself with the environment and the health and safety requirements applicable to the Relationship.
c. The Intern, on behalf of himself or herself or anyone entitled to act on the Intern’s behalf, waives and releases and forever discharges the Mentor, and the Company and all of their predecessor, subsidiary, parent, related, affiliated, and successor companies (collectively, the “Companies”) and all present and former officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents of the Companies (collectively, the “Released Individuals”) (the Companies and the Released Individuals are collectively referred to as the “Released Parties”) from any and all responsibility, liability, cause of action, or claim of any kind arising in respect of the Relationship (including any damage, cost, expense, loss, or injury to the Intern or to property that may be sustained in consequence of any accident, occurrence, event, theft, or any other matter occurring as a result of my participation in the Relationship) due to any cause whatsoever, including negligence or breach of any other duty of care on the part of the Company, or the Mentor, and including the failure of the Company, or Mentor to safeguard or protect the Intern from the risks, dangers, and hazards associated with the Relationship.
d. The Intern hereby undertakes or holds and saves harmless and agrees to indemnify all of the Released Parties from and against any and all liability incurred by any or all of them as a result of, or in any way connected with the Relationship.
I have read and understood this letter and its terms. I agree to engage in the Relationship on the terms and conditions set forth in this letter.
