Psychometrician

Cambium Learning Group

12d

About The Position

Cambium Assessment is a leading provider of online assessments that shape the educational outcomes for millions of students. We are growing our Psychometrician team and we are looking for people who are passionate about innovating and inspiring others to reach their potential. At Cambium Assessment you will join a team of over 600 professionals who are renowned in their respective fields and who have a natural curiosity and passion to make a real-world impact on the educational outcomes of students. As a Psychometrician you will be on a team of more than 30 professionals working in a collaborative and mentoring environment on a solid track to grow your career.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Statistics, Education Measurement, Psychometrics, Psychological Measurement, or a related field with an emphasis on quantitative research or psychometrics.
• Advanced training in Psychometric research and statistics including item response theory, scaling, and equating, Monte Carlo methods, sample design and computer programming.
• Experience with assessment systems, sampling theory and item response theory.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight of the technical quality of educational assessment activities.
• Run technical operational and research projects.
• Plan, coordinate, and perform statistical review for basic and/or segments of complex projects.
• Represent organization's position on technical issues to clients and external boards and panels.
• Accountable for basic and complex statistical design such as variance estimations (weighting), sample design, statistical modeling, and psychometrics.
• Ensure quality control of deliverables.
• Design, develop and document technical and operational procedures and statistical guidelines.
• Apply advanced knowledge of statistical procedures, psychometric methods and their applications and statistical programming (R and Python).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree