Mental Health & Wellbeing Intern

AyurGenX; Chennai District; On-site; INR 167,000 - 279,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

AyurGenX Certified Program

Mentorship by IIT Madras researchers

Job summary

AyurGenX is seeking a Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Intern to work under experienced mentors within the IIT Madras-supported ecosystem. The role focuses on preventive mental health and habit-based wellbeing, integrating with technology platforms.

Interns contribute to building structured frameworks, gain exposure to modern preventive mental health applications, and may participate in the AyurGenX Certified Program. Performance tracking is part of the program.

Qualifications

• Students or graduates from Psychology, Mental Health, or Behavioural Science.
• Interest in preventive mental health and digital health platforms.
• Willingness to work in a research-driven, structured innovation environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing preventive mental health and emotional wellbeing frameworks.
• Contribute to stress regulation, emotional resilience, and sleep/burnout management.
• Support mentors in translating psychological principles into structured, user-friendly guidance.
• Collaborate with Ayurveda, Nutrition, Yoga, and Product teams.
• Assist in documentation, validation, and internal research discussions.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Research documentation

Mental health fundamentals

Education

Bachelors or higher in Psychology / Mental Health / Behavioral Science

Job description

AyurGenX is a deep-tech preventive healthcare platform building the world’s first AI-driven Reverse Aging & Organ Health Ecosystem, integrating mental health, lifestyle medicine, Ayurveda, and technology.

Built within an IIT Madras–backed innovation ecosystem, AyurGenX applies research-driven thinking and IIM-aligned execution frameworks to design scalable and ethically grounded mental wellbeing systems.

As a Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Intern, you will work closely under experienced mentors within the IIT Madras–supported AyurGenX ecosystem, with guidance aligned to IIT-level research rigor and IIM-style systems thinking.

This internship focuses on preventive mental health and habit-based wellbeing, not clinical therapy. Interns contribute to building structured mental wellbeing frameworks that integrate with physical health and technology platforms.

• Assist in developing preventive mental health and emotional wellbeing frameworks.
• Contribute to areas like stress regulation, emotional resilience, and sleep/burnout management.
• Support mentors in translating psychological principles into structured, user-friendly guidance.
• Collaborate with Ayurveda, Nutrition, Yoga, and Product teams.
• Assist in documentation, validation, and internal research discussions.

Who Should Apply

Students or graduates from Psychology, Mental Health, or Behavioural Science. Ideal for individuals interested in preventive mental health, digital health platforms, and working in a research-driven, structured innovation environment.

What You Will Gain

• Exposure to modern preventive mental health applications.
• Experience building mental wellbeing systems at scale.
• Opportunity to work under expert mentors within an IIT Madras–backed ecosystem.
• Understanding of how mental health integrates with lifestyle and technology.

This internship is part of the AyurGenX Certified Program. Performance is evaluated continuously, and only the top 1–5% of interns earn the AyurGenX Certified Certificate.

"Interns at AyurGenX work within an IIT Madras–backed innovation ecosystem, gaining exposure to research-driven healthcare systems and IIM-aligned problem-solving approaches shaping the future of preventive mental health."