Psychometrician

Qualifications

A Psychometrician must have:

• A Ph.D. in Educational Measurement, Psychometrics, or related field.
• A minimum of five years of demonstrated operational experience in designing and conducting statistical and psychometric analyses for high stakes testing programs.
• Strong demonstrated experience in applying the Rasch model to a variety of psychometric issues
• Experience in conducting analysis on performance and polytomously-scored tasks.
• Demonstrated proficiency in programming in R or Python.
• Proficiency in using SPSS, Winsteps, Facets, and other statistical and psychometric software.

The ideal candidate for this role has:

• Experience working within a psychometric program in a K-12 U.S. Educational Context, and preferably in language testing.
• Experience communicating effectively in English with clients and internal and external stakeholders in high-stakes contexts.
• Experience working as a member of a team in producing timely error-free deliverables.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

A Psychometrician must be able to:

• Create and apply quality control procedures in creating and maintaining databases, conducting statistical and psychometric analyses, conducting other quantitative research, and producing technical reports.
• Program, document procedures, and instruct junior members of the team in statistical software such as R, Python, SPSS, Winsteps, Stata, and SAS.
• Create replicable procedures for routine psychometric work.
• Write narrative to accompany psychometric analyses for technical reports and other documentation.

The ideal candidate for this role has:

• Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse, multi-disciplinary professional team of researchers and language testers.
• Strong demonstrated experience with computerized adaptive assessments.
• Experience in conducting standard setting study and/or alignment studies.

Travel Requirements

• This position requires occasional travel (1-3 times per year).

Additional Information

COMPENSATION:

Minimum Salary: $101,970.00 ; Benefits eligible

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to effectively communicate. The employee may be required to sit or stand in a stationary position for 50% of the time. This position constantly operates a computer and other office productivity equipment. CAL adheres to ADA compliance and guidelines as a common practice.

ADDITIONAL****INFORMATION

This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

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The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, CAL complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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