Ida Lawrence Research Internship Summer 2026

Educational Testing Service

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

About ETS:
ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners worldwide to be future-ready. For more than 75 years, we've been advancing the science of measurement to build benchmarks for fair and valid skill assessment across cultures and borders. Our worldwide impact extends through our renowned assessments including TOEFL®, TOEIC®, GRE® and Praxis® tests, serving millions of learners in more than 200 countries and territories. Through strategic acquisitions, we've expanded our global capabilities: PSI strengthens our workforce assessment solutions, while Edusoft, Kira Talent, Pipplet, Vericant, and Wheebox enhance our educational technology and assessment platforms across critical markets worldwide.
Through ETS Research Institute and ETS Solutions, we're partnering with educational institutions, governments, and organizations globally to promote skill proficiency, empower upward mobility, and unlock opportunities for everyone, everywhere. With offices and partners across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, we deliver nearly 50 million tests annually. Join us in our journey of measuring progress to power human progress worldwide.
The ETS Research division conducts rigorous foundational and applied research on critical issues facing education and the workforce. Central to ETS's legacy of global leadership in learning and assessment, ETS Research is dedicated to advancing the science and practice of measurement, supporting equity of opportunity for all learners, and driving innovation in digital assessment, learning, and teaching.
As an Intern in the Research Institute, you'll work with experts who are nationally and internationally known as thought leaders, trusted advisors, and go-to collaborators for their high-impact research addressing significant educational and societal goals.
If you're accepted into the program, you'll collaborate with researchers on projects related to foundational and innovative topics in education. Upon completing the program, you'll have the opportunity to present your findings to teams across Research.

Requirements

• Current full-time enrollment in a relevant doctoral program
• Completion of at least 2 years of coursework toward the doctorate prior to the internship program start date.
• Ability to complete the 8-week internship within the United States (for selected interns)
• AI/Machine learning
• Assessment, measurement, psychometrics, psychometric modeling
• Cognitive or learning sciences
• Education
• Linguistics and applied linguistics
• Process data and analysis
• Psychology
• Qualitative research methods
• Statistics and data science, computational statistics
• User experience/User interface
• Workforce

Responsibilities

• developing a research plan to address a critical issue and executing the plan
• performing a literature review and developing new frameworks
• learning specialized procedures or software, if required
• working with data
• conducting various psychometric and statistical analyses with real or simulated data
• preparing a conference proposal
• drafting a research report and documenting research instruments
• presenting your findings to teams across Research

Benefits

• housing/transportation while on campus
• housing is provided if you're commuting more than 50 miles from the Princeton area.
• Transportation allowance is granted if you're relocating to and from the Princeton area (for the on-campus portion of the internship).
• At ETS you may qualify for up to an additional 8 hours of PTO for volunteer work on causes that are important to you!

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees