Psychometrician
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Psychometrician position offering flexible remote work within the United States with occasional travel. Responsibilities include assembling, analyzing, and scoring Ascend Learning’s assessment instruments across nursing, allied health, emergency services, fitness, and other high-growth professions; applying psychometric principles and statistical methods to ensure reliability, validity, and fairness; designing and conducting efficacy and predictive validity studies; and communicating results to diverse audiences. The role involves performing psychometric analyses (CTT, IRT), collaborating with cross-functional teams, and contributing to research and reporting related to pass rates and student performance. A PhD or doctoral degree and 3+ years of relevant experience are required, with proficiency in SAS, R, and Python for data analysis and modeling. Occasional travel is expected."} }] }}}} frantic? Wait the trailing braces. Ensure proper JSON. Correct final block above. There's an extra closing. Let's reconstruct quickly. The final should be a single JSON object. I'll present cleanly.]]>
Required Qualifications
- PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in educational research, measurement and statistics, or educational psychology is required. Candidates must have completed graduate-level coursework in measurement theory, test equating, and advanced statistical modeling (e.g., multivariate modeling, structural equ…
- 3+ years of relevant work experience is required, with a preference for experience in certification or licensing exam development
- Experience conducting job task analyses to identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for competent performance in a profession
- Ability to lead or support standard-setting studies, including coordination with subject matter experts to establish defensible passing scores
- Demonstrated proficiency in SAS, R, and Python for data manipulation, statistical analysis, and psychometric modeling
- Experience conducting operational psychometric analyses (e.g., Rasch analysis, equating, item analysis, DIF) and producing technical documentation such as statistical summary reports, policy and procedure manuals, professional manuscripts, and presentations)
- Experience conducting psychometric research, including study design, data collection, data analysis, and dissemination of results
- Skill in conveying complex, technical, or quantitative information to non-technical audiences.
- Experience designing and conducting efficacy evaluations of learning products and assessments
- Experience designing and conducting predictive validity research
- Experience designing and conducting research on differences in student usage or performance across student demographic groups
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex, technical, and quantitative information to non-technical audiences
- Excellent time management skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines consistently, and maintain high attention to detail
- Basic proficiency in database management, including working with relational tables, developing data integrity protocols, and creating visualizations such as charts and graphics
- Experience in planning and facilitating exam-related meetings and workshops (e.g., job/practice analysis, standard-setting, item development) preferred
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