I/O Psychologist for AQ Assessment & Validation

Istss; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Istss seeks an experienced I/O psychologist to collaborate on developing and psychometrically validating the AQ assessment. You will translate AQ constructs and archetypes into a structured item pool and design a pilot study to test initial factor structure.

You will conduct exploratory factor analysis and reliability testing, deliver a clear, documented pilot report with Phase 2 recommendations, and translate findings into practical outputs for business adoption, working closely with the

Qualifications

• PhD, PhD candidate, or MA/MS student in I/O psychology with relevant coursework in psychometrics, test construction, or factor analysis.
• MA/MS applicants should have faculty supervision or mentorship available for the analysis portion of the project.
• Fluency in core psychometric methods: item writing, exploratory factor analysis, reliability testing.
• Able to translate technical work into practical output.
• Comfortable working with a non-academic founder/author and translate findings into business language.
• Open to continuing into a larger Phase 2 engagement if Phase 1 succeeds.

Responsibilities

• Assessment development: translating existing AQ constructs and archetypes into a well-structured item pool.
• Design and run a pilot study on a moderate sample to test initial factor structure.
• Conduct exploratory factor analysis and basic reliability testing (internal consistency).
• Deliver a clear, documented summary of pilot findings and recommendations for Phase 2.
• Collaborate closely with Liz throughout, translating psychometric findings into practical, business-ready language.

Skills

Item writing

Exploratory factor analysis

Reliability testing

Psychometrics

Education

PhD

MA/MS student in I/O psychology

Relevant coursework in psychometrics

Job description

Istss seeks an experienced I/O psychologist to collaborate on developing and psychometrically validating the AQ assessment. You will translate AQ constructs and archetypes into a structured item pool and design a pilot study to test initial factor structure.

You will conduct exploratory factor analysis and reliability testing, deliver a clear, documented pilot report with Phase 2 recommendations, and translate findings into practical outputs for business adoption, working closely with the