Remote Psychometrician & Assessment Scientist

University of Wisconsin Madison; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Wisconsin Madison in Madison, WI, seeks a Psychometrician to support psychometric operations within WIDA's Assessment Department and report to the Psychometrics Manager. You will assist with analyses, item bank maintenance, and research deliverables to ensure validity, reliability, and fairness across language assessments.

The role offers a remote work option on a voluntary basis, with occasional travel; a comprehensive benefits package is provided under UW‑Madison policies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience in psychometrics theory, research, and statistics.
• Experience with data manipulation and statistical/psychometrics analyses using Winsteps, SAS, R, or other related software packages.
• Familiarity with multistage adaptive testing, Rasch model, and graded response IRT models.
• Ability to write technical and research reports.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Experience collaborating with external vendors or partners.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes, researches, and proposes solutions to current and future psychometric data and problems and communicates solutions with internal and/or external stakeholders to support the development of educational resources
• Designs and implements psychometric tools to assess learner ability and/or enhance learning outcomes in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and staff
• Serves as a subject matter expert and disseminates technical psychometric concepts across various mediums, including non-technical audiences
• Observes and evaluates learner performance and makes necessary changes in procedures
• Proctors psychological tests

Skills

Psychometrics theory

Data analysis

Report writing

Independent work

Team collaboration

Vendor collaboration

Education

PhD in Educational Measurement

Tools

Winsteps

SAS

R

Job description

University of Wisconsin Madison in Madison, WI, seeks a Psychometrician to support psychometric operations within WIDA's Assessment Department and report to the Psychometrics Manager. You will assist with analyses, item bank maintenance, and research deliverables to ensure validity, reliability, and fairness across language assessments.

The role offers a remote work option on a voluntary basis, with occasional travel; a comprehensive benefits package is provided under UW‑Madison policies.