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Kitchener (ON), Canada

Research Audiology Intern

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 CASLPO registration (as a new registrant upon completion of a graduate program) or AHIP registration as a Hearing Instrument Specialist (HIS) 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 Drive
Kitchener, Ontario N2E 1Y6

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