Psychometrician

Educational Testing Service • Princeton, NJ

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About The Position

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. ETS Research Institute has an opening for a psychometrician in the Center for National and International Assessments. The successful candidate will be engaged in projects and research aimed at advancing the science and practice of large-scale educational survey assessments such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The position offers exciting opportunities for researchers interested in contributing to external and internal projects designed to develop and evaluate measurement and statistical models suitable for educational survey assessments.

Requirements

• A Ph.D. in Psychometrics, Educational Measurement, Statistics, Survey Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Quantitative Psychology, or closely related field is required.
• Three years of increasingly responsible professional experience in educational measurement, quantitative psychology, engineering, and progressively independent measurement and statistical research are required.
• Must be a US citizen.
• Must complete a background investigation and fingerprint check.

Responsibilities

• Conduct testing program operational work
• Lead and have responsibility for assigned projects such as coordinating the work for a basic testing program or segments of complex testing programs.
• Independently conduct the statistical work required for score reporting and data interpretation for multiple basic programs and/or segments of complex testing programs.
• Conduct other statistical work needed by the program and participate in planning, testing, and implementing major operational analysis tools for the testing programs.
• Review all results for reasonableness and accuracy.
• Develop score interpretation materials and testing program publications.
• Contribute to complex psychometric design and analysis decisions.
• Make important contributions to the design, development, and documentation of technical and operating procedures and statistical guidelines for assigned programs.
• Contribute to proposals for new contracts as directed by senior scientists, psychometricians, and programs leadership.
• Communicate with clients, frame requests, and develop plans for preparing responses.
• Identify inefficiencies and propose solutions for program improvement.
• Lead small to moderate client or contract-oriented research projects.
• Conceptualize the need for new knowledge relevant to the testing program.
• Develop plans for addressing specified research questions.
• Conduct research and produce deliverables within the proposed timeline.
• Publish scientific papers and represent ETS in international and domestic conferences.

Benefits

• Encouragement to volunteer with up to an additional 8 hours of PTO for volunteer work.
• Multiple Business Resource Groups (BRG) for career growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree