Psychometrician

Educational Testing Service-posted 3 months ago
Princeton, NJ
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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.

  • 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 improvements.
  • Lead small to moderate projects by being responsible for the plan, staffing, budgets, and completing all deliverables on time.
  • Conceptualize the need for new knowledge of relevance to the testing program broadly defined.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Encouragement to volunteer with up to an additional 8 hours of PTO for volunteer work.
  • Multiple Business Resource Groups (BRG) for career growth.
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