Psychometrician

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🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

💵 $80k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

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10,000+ employees

📚 Education

🏛️ Government

Education • Government

University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public research university and flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System located in Madison, WI. It is one of the largest research institutions in the United States, investing more than $1 billion annually in research across the humanities, sciences, and applied fields, and emphasizes public service through the long-standing “Wisconsin Idea. ” The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs, community outreach, and extensive campus resources and athletics, while promoting diversity, inclusive excellence, and community engagement.

📋 Description

• Support psychometric operational and research activities associated with WIDA’s language assessments • Monitor and evaluate operational psychometric projects and analyses conducted by vendors • Author and review research reports and psychometric deliverables • Support psychometric operations and continuous improvement of the MODEL assessment program, including automated scoring initiatives • Conduct and review test security analyses for ACCESS for ELLs • Support item bank maintenance and quality assurance activities • Provide psychometric quality control for ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS assessment programs • Contribute to projects supporting the validity, reliability, and fairness of WIDA assessments • Analyze, research, and propose solutions to psychometric data and problems • Communicate solutions with internal and external stakeholders • Design and implement psychometric tools to assess learner ability and enhance learning outcomes • Disseminate technical psychometric concepts to technical and non-technical audiences • Observe and evaluate learner performance and modify procedures as necessary • Proctor psychological tests • Report to the Psychometrics Manager

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of experience in psychometrics theory, research, and statistics • Experience with classical test theory, item response theory, scaling and equating, sampling, generalizability theory, linear modelling, or structural equation modeling • Experience with data manipulation and statistical/psychometric analyses using Winsteps, SAS, R, or related software packages • Familiarity with multistage adaptive testing, Rasch model, and graded response IRT models • Ability to write technical and research reports • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team • Experience collaborating with external vendors or partners • Preferred: programming skills, including proficiency in Python or similar programming languages • Preferred: experience applying AI methods to assessment and measurement, including NLP, automated scoring, or machine learning • Preferred: test security-related analysis, training, or experience • Preferred: experience with K–12 educational assessments, language proficiency assessments, or large-scale standardized testing programs • Ph.D. in Educational Measurement or a related field with an emphasis on psychometrics or quantitative methods • Cover letter and current resume/CV required for application • Employment may require a criminal background check • UW-Madison is not eligible to employ F1 STEM OPT Extension participants

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous vacation, holidays and paid time off • Competitive insurance and saving accounts • Retirement benefits • Comprehensive benefits package • Competitively priced health, dental, vision, and life insurance • Tax-advantaged savings accounts • Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund • Voluntary remote work option • Dell PC laptop issued for use in the role • Support for business travel and minimizing or eliminating out-of-pocket expenses whenever possible