Testing Specialist/Psychometrist

Specialist, Psychometrician, this role aligns to industry-level titles such as Psychometrician, Measurement Specialist or Research Scientist.
Education and Work Experience
Doctoral degree in educational measurement or a closely related field from a nationally recognized institution of higher education
Applies, and supports solutions for, psychometric methodologies—including classical test theory, item response theory, test equating, scaling and linking, and standard setting-standard setting-across new and complex operational testing contexts.
Experience with statistical software packages and programming languages commonly employed in psychometric and measurement research (e.g., SAS, R, Python, WINSTEPS, IRTPro) to address novel challenges in operational assessment programs or research initiatives.
Provides full range of psychometric support on development, and documentation of new and existing processes across programs and projects.
Conducts analyses for item calibration, linking, equating under the guidance or senior psychometricians. Develops linear test forms and designs field test plans.
Supports operational research studies and development of detailed research and analysis specifications and authors formal reports for written or oral dissemination.
Upholds and promotes the principles outlined in the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing.
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Job Family: LEARNING_&_CONTENT_DEVELOPMENT
Schedule: FULL_TIME
Workplace Type: Remote