Psychometrician

About the Role

This position provides technical support to the customer and project staff in implementing all aspects of psychometric services for assigned educational assessment projects.

Responsibilities

• Define, manage, and monitor psychometric and test development activities related to assigned educational assessment projects, including test calibration, test equating, item analysis, and dimensionality and reliability analysis.
• Collaborate with the assigned Project Manager to determine the design, analysis, and evaluation of systems, processes, and services required to meet or exceed contract requirements.
• Provide technical support to clients and internal staff.
• Assist with writing proposal sections related to psychometric activities.
• Assist in setting and achieving departmental goals.
• Collaborate with test development in ensuring the quality, coverage, and validity of all assessment instruments, and compliance with accepted standards in testing and educational measurement.
• Participate in additional research studies to strengthen assigned assessment projects.
• Write technical reports.
• Design and conduct educational research initiatives.
• Participate in and contribute to the design of internal research and test development processes/systems, as well as the department's business strategic plan.
• Some travel required.

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 analysis software, e.g., SAS, R, Python, etc.
• Experience with psychometric analysis software, e.g., WINSTEPS, IRTPro, Parscale, MPlus, etc.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong project planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Experience in educational assessment and testing.
• Experience with large-scale assessment.

Benefits

DRC offers a comprehensive benefits program that allows employees to make choices that best meet their current and future needs, including:

• Medical, wellness, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Generous paid time off policy and community service leave.

Pay

The salary range is a guideline. Compensation will be based on skills, knowledge, and experience. Hiring range: $100,000 – $105,000 USD.