Senior Educational Psychometrician

Data Recognition Corporation; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Data Recognition Corporation is seeking a Psychometrician to lead design, development, validation, and analysis for large-scale educational assessments. You will collaborate with clients to tailor psychometric solutions to program needs and advance measurement theory best practices.

The role requires a Ph.D. in a relevant field, coursework in psychometrics, strong programming in SAS/R/Python, and experience with WINSTEPS/IRTPro/Parscale/MPlus.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, Psychology, Educational Measurement, Statistics, or related field
• Coursework in psychometric theory and statistics
• Working knowledge of testing methodologies
• Experience with statistical modeling and usage of statistical analysis software, e.g., SAS, R, Python, etc.
• Experience with psychometric analysis and usage of software, e.g., WINSTEPS, IRTPro, Parscale, MPlus, etc.
• Strong project planning and organizational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team

Responsibilities

• Define, manage, and monitor psychometric and test development activities related to assigned educational assessment projects, for example, test calibration, test equating, item analysis, and dimensionality and reliability analysis.
• Collaborate with the assigned Program Manager and cross-functional program team to determine the design, analysis, and evaluation of the systems, processes, and services required to meet or exceed contract requirements.
• Provide technical support to clients and internal staff.
• Collaborate with test development in ensuring the quality, coverage, and validity of all assessment instruments, and compliance with accepted standards established in the fields of testing and educational measurement.
• Support, design, and/or conduct psychometric research initiatives and studies to strengthen assigned assessment projects.
• Document technical procedures and contribute to technical documentation for dissemination (reports, peer-reviewed publications, and conference presentations).
• Participate in and contribute to the design of internal research and test development processes/systems, as well as with the department's business strategic plan.
• Ensure that psychometric practices are implemented and documented consistently to meet industry standards and that quality assurance criteria, project schedules, and deadlines are met.

Skills

Strong project planning

Excellent written and oral comms

Teamwork

Education

Ph.D. in Educational Psychology or related field

Tools

SAS

R

Python

WINSTEPS

IRTPro

Parscale

MPlus

Job description

Data Recognition Corporation is seeking a Psychometrician to lead design, development, validation, and analysis for large-scale educational assessments. You will collaborate with clients to tailor psychometric solutions to program needs and advance measurement theory best practices.

The role requires a Ph.D. in a relevant field, coursework in psychometrics, strong programming in SAS/R/Python, and experience with WINSTEPS/IRTPro/Parscale/MPlus.