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Form of workLocation: Austin
Salary: $100,000 - $120,000/annum + Healthcare,Dental,Vision
Type: Full-time
Contract type: DirectHire
Job reference: 17519
Posted 13 ???? 2023 ?.
The HT Group is partnering with a non-profit assessment development company to find a Psychometrician! We are looking for candidates who have a knowledge of K-12 education, expertise in psychometrics, data analysis and programming skills, and knowledge of applied research methods.
Direct Hire
110-120k
Remote (Central time zone highly preferred)
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Salary: $100,000 - $120,000/annum + Healthcare,Dental,Vision
Type: Full-time
Contract type: DirectHire
Job reference: 17519
Posted 13 ???? 2023 ?.
The HT Group is partnering with a non-profit assessment development company to find a Psychometrician! We are looking for candidates who have a knowledge of K-12 education, expertise in psychometrics, data analysis and programming skills, and knowledge of applied research methods.
Direct Hire
110-120k
Remote (Central time zone highly preferred)
Responsibilities:
- Develop and/or review specification documents for all psychometric phases of the asset development cycle
- Independently conduct analyses, replications, and/or quality reviews of psychometric analyses in item calibration, equating & scaling, item and test analyses, DIF, test construction activities, and analyses for technical reports
- Evaluate item pools for suitability for various assessment designs
- Generate technical documentation and white papers suitable as contract deliverables
- Provide psychometric consultation to the Sales team in support of new assessment solution design
- Develop research designs appropriate for various projects
- Generate datasets and conduct empirical analyses in support of research projects
- Support publication efforts by producing technical memos and reports, book chapters, and articles
- Perform quality checks on data sets and analysis code for psychometric and research analyses
- Prepare metadata and statistical summaries of item banks
Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Educational Measurement, Psychometrics, Research Methodology, or a related field.
- 3+ years of operational experience developing and implementing practical solutions to applied educational assessment problems and working on large-scale assessment programs.
- Experience with computer software packages commonly used in psychometric work and research (e.g., SAS, R, WINSTEPS, IRTPRO, FlexMIRT, MPLUS, MS Excel).
- Strong communication skills, ability to interface with clients
- Team player who is open to collaboration and assisting with projects as needed
