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Spring Mobile App Developer - VIP

Job Description:

This internship is offered through the Virtual Internship Program (VIP). This is a CCE Sponsored Internship Program in which interns participate in professional development programming alongside their internship. This includes attending a Pre-program training, Mid-semester dinner, and end-of-program Reflection session as well as completion of a reflection project. These elements will support success in the internship experience itself, help students learn more about the related industry or type of work, as well as help students prepare for and plan next steps after the experience. Positions in this program offer a $600 stipend for the spring semester internship. To learn more about the VIP, go to https://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/programs/virtual-internship-program-vip.  

Application Instructions:

This position is part of the VIP program. All 2018 spring internships will be posted on LionSHARE during the Fall 2017 semester on a rolling basis beginning in late September. (Search for the label "VIP" under the “Labels” field in LionShare to view all program positions.) You may apply to up to three (3) positions of interest in the VIP program. You must be in good academic and judicial standing with Columbia University to be eligible to participate in the program.

There are at least two required components to all VIP position applications and potentially more as requested by each employer. The following documents must be submitted through LionSHARE for each position of interest:

  1. Resume
  2. Transcript (This is your Fall 2017 course schedule which you should access by logging onto Student Services Online, clicking on “My Schedule” and copying and pasting your Fall 2017 course schedule into a Microsoft Word Document. The schedule should show your full name, your school, your Fall 2017 Courses, and your enrollment status.)
  3. Cover Letter (if required - click Apply Now and check for required documents)
  4. Other materials (ex: Writing Sample, etc. if required - click Apply Now and check for required documents)

VIP Internships run from January 22nd – April 13th. Submit your completed applications via LionSHARE by Sunday, October 29, 2017.

Position Description:

Smack Innovations has a new way to do automotive mobile connectivity... and we've been getting a lot of attention for it (NBC news, the Discovery Channel, and over 75 publications worldwide including Wired magazine, TechCrunch, and CNET). The company's first app was even nominated for an award from the World Technology Network (awards sponsored by Time Magazine, CNN, Fortune Magazine, and Science Magazine).

Car companies are realizing the advantages of mobile connectivity, and some new cars boast interfaces pre-installed into the dashboard which can connect a driver to his smart phone. We however, have something PORTABLE and AFTERMARKET.

Our smart phone controller is built into a STEERING WHEEL COVER and you can use buttons and sensors on the wheel cover to control features of your smart phone and apps on your smart phone. You can already touch buttons on the wheel cover to make phone calls, dictate text messages, check sports scores, and much more. Our wheel cover works with iPhone & Android phones.

We already have iPhone & Android apps working with the product. The first app, "Smack Attack", lets you hit sensors on the wheel cover to add drum sounds to the music coming out of your car speakers. A humorous 2 and a half minute video of the product in action can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v8xhUh8Z80

Internship Description (general)
We are looking for someone with experience writing apps for Android and/or iPhone to develop our next apps for the steering wheel cover hardware. A great opportunity to work on something exciting that’s already in the public eye!

Our team members have a history of working at great startups and come from top schools. Although this is a ͞virtual͟ internship, there will be an opportunity to learn from them in person for at least 4 hours per week (location: the Harvard Club of NYC in Manhattan)

Desired Skills:
Experience writing apps for iPhone or Android

Responsibilities (more specific):
iPhone and/or Android app development

Location:

This is a virtual internship that takes place remotely.