Psychometrician I

ACT Education Corp seeks Psychometrician I - under guidance of senior staff, lead planning/execution of qualitative and quantitative analyses supporting ACT products and services; conduct, interpret, and present results of scaling, equating, calibration, and other psychometric and research studies for products and services. Support solutions for products; research, design and development of next generation assessments for adaptability and personalization by leveraging digital technologies, new measurement models and digital data sources. Provide psychometric support, including test construction, field test design and item analysis, equating design and analysis, and score comparability research. Prepare technical and/or interpretive materials; create and maintain technical specifications and documentation for psychometric processes and procedures related assessment programs. Increase visibility of ACT research through contributions to publications, presentations, and presence across national and international research communities. Remote employment available anywhere within U.S.
Minimum Requirements: Doctoral degree in Psychometrics, Educational Measurement, Psychometric Foundations, Psychological Measurement, Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, or closely related field with 1 year experience in research, educational measurement and/or psychometrics, which can be gained through degree coursework, projects, internships and/or on-the-job experience, includes experience with computer programming in R, SAS, or Python and with IRT software packages (Bilog, FlexMIRT, Winsteps, etc.), a solid conceptual understanding of psychometrics, and participating on cross-functional teams. Submit resume to ACT's career webpage at https://careers-act.icims.com/jobs, access current openings and click on above position.