Assessment Specialist I (K-12 Science)

Educational Testing Service • Princeton, NJ

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About The Position

The Assessment Specialist I at ETS is responsible for developing assessment items, tests, and related products that align with subject-area standards and student learning objectives. This role requires strong content knowledge and collaboration with internal teams and external experts to ensure high-quality assessment materials. The specialist will also engage in innovative content development, including AI-generated assessments, and will play a key role in mentoring external contributors and managing project direction.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in field of specialty or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 3 years of increasingly responsible professional experience, which may include teaching at the middle school, high school, and/or college level; writing; editing; and/or developing assessments
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Well-developed organizational skills and strong technical skills
• Proficient use of MS Word, MS Excel, and Adobe PDF
• Biology expertise with a broad science background and able to also work with physical science and earth science content at the K - 12 level
• Familiarity with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Nice To Haves

• Classroom experience and familiarity with current subject-area standards
• Ability to apply rules of grammar to the development of materials in content area
• Willingness to learn new technology

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject-matter expert in Science
• Write and review items and sets of items based on a common stimulus, gather and resolve feedback from multiple sources on items and evaluate item acceptability after testing
• Develop and evaluate AI-generated assessment and learning content in collaboration with AI engineers and developers and directly through AI tools
• Participate in constructed-response scoring activities, including work with faculty consultants, clients, and/or other external subject-matter experts
• Recruit, train, mentor, and manage external content contributors in the development of test materials; help develop training materials and assist with the facilitation of training meetings
• Assist in facilitation of content development activities in areas outside of core expertise
• Assist in the design and development of new assessments and innovative products and services; assist in the development of new blueprints and item types, working with project team and client
• Assemble test forms according to defined specifications
• Respond to customer inquiries, review responses to customer inquiries to ensure accuracy and appropriate responses
• Respond to client feedback to develop content that meets specific client expectations
• Assist in project direction; help to implement item development plans; work on special development projects as appropriate
• Adhere to ethical standards and comply with the laws and regulations applicable to your job function

Benefits

• Health, Vision, Dental insurance plans to choose from
• Generous continuous learning support, including tuition reimbursement and online learning access
• Generous PTO and vacation time
• Additional 8 hours of PTO for volunteer work
• Retirement plan (401(a)) and traditional Roth (403b) with company contribution
• Commuter Benefits
• Pet Insurance
• 1 year subscription to Calm App

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree