Syntony Undergraduate Internship

Syntony; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Syntony is seeking undergraduates for an AI safety research and engineering internship. This mentored placement gives you hands-on experience on a defined project, aligned with your background and interests, and aims to build your research and technical skills.

You’ll work on both research and engineering tasks, with supervision, goals and outputs agreed at the start. Compensation and schedule are set in writing before you accept a placement.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree and interested in AI safety research or engineering.

Responsibilities

• Projects cover technical and interdisciplinary AI safety.
• Produce a research brief, documented experiment, prototype, or another agreed contribution.
• Mentoring includes feedback on your methods, findings, and how you present the work.

Job description

Syntony research & engineering Applications open

Undergraduate
Internship

AI safety research and engineering for undergraduate students.

About the internship

The Syntony Undergraduate Internship gives students experience in AI safety research and engineering through a mentored project.

Interns work on a defined question, develop research or technical skills, and produce work they can explain and evaluate. Projects are matched to your background, interests, and stage of study.

01 / Project areas Research and engineering

What you will
work on

Projects cover technical and interdisciplinary AI safety. Each placement begins with an agreed scope, learning goals, and an output suited to your experience.

• 01

  Research

  Review literature, assess sources, organize evidence, and communicate findings on AI risk, governance, or the human consequences of AI.

• 02

  Engineering

  Work on evaluation methods, reproducible experiments, data analysis, or research tools, with technical guidance appropriate to the project.

• 03

  Project outputs

  Produce a research brief, documented experiment, prototype, or another agreed contribution. Mentoring includes feedback on your methods, findings, and how you present the work.

02 / Eligibility and terms Undergraduate program

You should be currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree and interested in AI safety research or engineering. Relevant coursework, personal projects, and research experience help us identify a suitable project.

Choosing a program

This internship is Syntony’s undergraduate program. The Engineering Fellowship is for graduate students and people who have completed graduate study.

Humanitas is a separate interdisciplinary research fellowship focused on human rights, evidence, governance, and human security.

Compensation and schedule

Compensation, duration and schedule will be agreed in writing before you accept a placement.

Project and supervision

Your project scope, supervision arrangements, location, and participation requirements will also be confirmed before acceptance.

Research and commercial work

Publication, attribution, and intellectual-property terms are agreed at the outset. Any commercial client work requires a separate paid agreement.