Position: American Board of Internal Medicine Internship

Description (Summary):

The ABIM psychometric internship program is an eight-week summer internship

running from Monday, June 3rd to Friday, July 26th in Philadelphia. During the program, each intern

will take primary ownership of an applied psychometric research project under the guidance of one of

the ABIM’s psychometricians. In addition, the internship curriculum includes instructional lectures

and opportunities for the interns to gain applied operational experience. As ABIM is the nation’s

largest physician certification organization, interns will gain experience with issues unique to

professional testing organizations.

Qualifications:

• Doctoral student in an educational measurement (or related field) program with at least two

years of coursework completed by the start of the internship

• Preference will be given to applicants who have experience with item response theory

• Ideal candidates will have experience with programming in SAS or R

• Excellent communication skills

• Interest in certification testing

• Eligible to be legally employed in the United States

Stipend:

The ABIM provides a total of $12,000 for the eight-week internship program. This total includes an

$10,000 stipend as well as a $2,000 housing allowance.

Contact:

Please submit your curriculum vitae and a letter of interest to Michele Johnson, Research Program Manager (researchintern@abim.org) by Monday, February 5, 2024.

Position: Research & Applied Psychometrics Internships 

Description (Summary): 

Ascend Learning (https://www.ascendlearning.com/) is a national leader in data-driven, online educational solutions for learners, educators and employers in high-growth, licensure-driven professions spanning healthcare, fitness and wellness, skilled trades, insurance and financial services. We are passionate about accelerating learning while impacting job readiness, employment success and employee retention with the belief that our work changes lives.

The Ascend Learning Innovative Learning Sciences (ILS) division has remote opportunities for two Research & Applied Psychometrics interns for the summer of 2024. As a member of our team, you will help create and conduct research on operational testing products designed for the allied health, nursing, and fitness industries. 

Interns will have the opportunity to receive hands-on experience in research, psychometrics, data forensics, and AI solutions under the guidance of an experienced mentor. The interns will have the opportunity to gain operational work experience and conduct a research project in the following areas:

• Exam design and development
• Exam security and forensic analysis
• Job task analysis/exam blueprint design
• Standard setting
• Implementation of AI and machine learning models in product development
• Efficacy Research

Eligibility:

• Current enrollment in a relevant doctoral program such as,
  •  Educational measurement
  • Psychometrics
  • Quantitative psychology
  • Industrial/Organizational psychology
  • Experimental psychology
  • Statistics
  • Computer science/machine learning
• Completion of at least 2 years of coursework toward the doctoral program prior to the start of the internship
  • Proficiency in SAS, R, or WINSTEPS is recommended

Dates:

• Application Deadline: February 22, 2024
• Decision: March 15, 2024
• Duration: 8 weeks (30 hours/week): June 3, 2024 – July 26, 202

Location: Remote - Ascend Learning based out of Leawood, Kansas

 Compensation:

• $6000 total for 8 weeks (30 hours/week)
• Ascend Learning will fund the national conference registration and major travel costs (e.g., hotel and flight) aligned with company travel policy when the research project is accepted for the conference presentation.

Please apply via this survey link: Internship Application Link

Position: Cognia Psychometric Internship, Remote

Description (Summary):

Cognia is granting up to two (2) externships (i.e., remote internships) for students working toward PhDs in appropriate graduate study programs. The primary focus of the program centers around an appropriate research project that each student chooses in consultation with Cognia psychometricians and researchers.

The externships are targeted for students whose interests focus on psychometric or measurement issues such as equating, item calibration, statistical models, response time, dimensionality issues, and scaling. For example, recent years have included projects on evaluating raters of open-response items, diagnosing student misconceptions on open-response items, modeling response time behavior, detecting unusual item response behavior in alternate assessments, detection of item parameter drift, and accuracy of routing in multistage tests.

An additional important component of the externship program is to help students gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of the daily activities of Cognia psychometricians via a series of seminars that give a systematic deep dive into our psychometric practices.

The 16-week externship program will encompass:

·        A program designed around accomplishing a research project or application, eligible for submission for presentation at a national conference. 

·        Regular Zoom meetings with mentors around goal setting, monitoring progress, and ensuring project completion.

·        A series of seminars from both Cognia psychometricians and other related groups will provide an in-depth knowledge on how psychometrics is applied in a variety of ways in the educational testing industry. A significant proportion of these seminars will occur during a one-week in-person visit to Cognia offices in Portsmouth, NH.

·        Externs would work on projects about 20 hours per week (some weeks more, some less).

·        Externs will be provided access to all needed psychometric resources by use of FTP sites or by use of a Cognia laptop.

Date(s):

·        Application Deadline: January 15, 2024

·        Decisions: The week of January 29, 2024

·        Externship duration: The 16-week externship starts February 12, 2023, and ends May 31, 2023.

·        Extern Festival Week: One week duration between mid-March and late April 2024. Exact dates to be determined based on extern availability.

Contact:

https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=ebbb9e9f-4b7c-4d22-9984-b930aaf04fa6&ccId=19000101_000001&type=MP&lang=en_US&selectedMenuKey=CareerCenter&jobId=521259

Position: 2024 Summer Internship Program   

Description (Summary): The National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, Inc. (the Center) is a small non- profit organization that occupies a unique and influential niche at the intersection of educational measurement and educational assessment policy. The Center is pleased to offer up to three (3) summer internships for advanced doctoral students in educational measurement and/or assessment/accountability policy who want the opportunity to work with the Center’s professionals on projects with direct implications for state and national educational policy.

Date(s): Materials must be submitted electronically (including letters of recommendations) by February 16, 2024.

Details and application procedures are available in the 2024 Summer Internship Announcement.

Position: Psychometric & Research Interns (2 interns - Remote)

Description: Curriculum Associates offers two Psychometric & Research Internships: 1) Diagnostic and Instruction Research Internship, 2) Operational Psychometrics Internship. The internship program is an eight-week remote summer internship running from June 10th to August 2nd (alternative dates possible). During the internship, interns will complete a research project under the guidance of one of Curriculum Associates’ researchers or psychometricians related to the specific internship area. Additionally, interns will have the opportunity to support staff in day-to-day operational work and gain exposure to many aspects of the assessment design and development process through attending meetings with internal staff and external advisors.

Date(s): Application should be submitted by January 29, 2024 at 5pm ET to be considered. Final selections will be made March 1st.

Contact: Erin Banjanovic (ebanjanovic@cainc.com)

 For more information: https://curriculumassociates.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/details/Psychometric-and-Research-Intern_JR02175

Position: Efficacy & Implementation Research Intern (Remote)

Description: Curriculum Associates offers a summer Efficacy & Implementation Internship. The internship program is an eight-week remote summer internship running from June 10th to August 2nd (alternative dates possible). During the internship, interns will complete a research project under the guidance of one of Curriculum Associates’ researchers related to the specific internship area. Additionally, interns will have the opportunity to support staff in day-to-day operational work and gain exposure to many aspects of the assessment design and development process through attending meetings with internal staff and external advisors.

Date(s): Application should be submitted by January 29, 2024 at 5pm ET to be considered. Final selections will be made March 1st.

Contact: Molly Duncan (mduncan@cainc.com)

 For more information: https://curriculumassociates.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/details/Psychometric-and-Research-Intern_JR02175

Position: 2024 Ida Lawrence Research Summer Internship Program

Description (Summary):
The ETS Research division conducts rigorous foundational and applied research on the most critical issues facing education and the workforce. Central to ETS's legacy of global leadership in learning and assessment, ETS Research is dedicated to advancing the science and practice of measurement, driving innovation in digital assessment, learning and teaching, and advancing equity of opportunity for all learners.

As an Intern in Research, you'll work with experts who are nationally and internationally known as thought leaders, trusted advisors, and go-to collaborators for their high-impact work addressing significant educational and societal goals.

If you're accepted into the program, you'll perform any number of tasks associated with a research project, such as:

·        developing a research plan to address a critical issue and executing the plan

·        performing a literature review and developing new frameworks

·        learning specialized procedures or software, if required

·        working with data

·        conducting various psychometric and statistical analyses with real or simulated data

·        preparing a conference proposal

·        drafting a research report and documenting research instruments

·        presenting your findings to teams across Research

Eligibility Requirements:

Doctoral students who have completed at least 2 years in one of these areas or a related field are encouraged to apply

AI/Machine learning

Assessment, measurement, psychometrics, psychometric modeling

Cognitive or learning sciences

Education

Linguistics and applied linguistics

Process data and analysis 

Psychology

Qualitative research methods

Statistics and data science, computational statistics

User experience/User interface

Date(s):

·        Application Deadline: February 2, 2024

·        Start Date: June 3, 2024

·        Duration: 8 weeks

Compensation: $10,000 USD; Travel and Housing Allowance for first week, Remote thereafter

Contact: Application Link: https://etscareers.submit4jobs.com/#/jobDescription/358505/

Position: 2024 NCCPA Summer Internship Program

Description (Summary):
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) offers an eight-week internship in summer 2024 for students working toward their Ph.D. in psychometrics (or other relevant fields), with at least two years of graduate coursework. This program is scheduled to begin in June and conclude by the end of August. While interns will work remotely, during week one of the internship, they will work closely with the psychometric team to develop a research plan for the remaining weeks. This initial project development week may be at the NCCPA offices in Johns Creek, GA, conditions permitting. Interns will then convene weekly via virtual meetings with a mentor to discuss progress and address questions. All finalized deliverables will be provided to NCCPA after the internship. 

During the program, interns will have the opportunity to gain experience in operational psychometric tasks involved in administering and scoring a certification assessment and to take the lead, in collaboration with psychometric staff, on a research project that supports NCCPA’s exam-related research agenda. Current topics of interest to NCCPA revolve primarily around longitudinal assessment. Specific areas of interest include
• Adaptive testing,
• Natural language processing and machine learning projects,
• Response time modeling,
• Using LLMs to generate Automated item generation (AIG) content,
• Detecting bias in test content,
• Detecting compromised test content,
• Studies related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in testing,
• Growth modeling.
The research effort will include submitting a proposal to NCME, AERA, or a similar conference, culminating in a research paper that can be delivered at a conference.

Date(s):

·        Application Deadline: February 27, 2024

·        Start Date: June 3, 2024

·        Duration: 8 weeks

Compensation: $8000USD

Contact:

Materials and questions should be submitted to:

Yanlin Jiang

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

12000 Findley Road, Suite 100; Johns Creek, GA, 30097

Or Email: yanlinj@nccpa.net

Position: Summer Internship 2023

Description (Summary): The ABIM psychometric internship program is an eight- week summer internship running from Monday, June 5th to Friday, July 28th in Philadelphia*. During the program, each intern will take primary ownership of an applied psychometric research project under the guidance of one of the ABIM’s psychometricians. In addition, the internship curriculum includes instructional lectures and opportunities for the interns to gain applied operational experience. As ABIM is the nation’s largest physician certification organization, interns will gain experience with issues unique to professional testing organizations.

Date(s): Please submit your curriculum vitae and a letter of interest to Michele Johnson, Research Program Manager (researchintern@abim.org) by Tuesday, January 31st, 2023.

Position: 2023 Summer Internship

Description (Summary): Our internship research opportunities are structured, project-based experiences, and interns should be prepared to work independently with direction from a supervising psychometrician. Psychometricians from the Examinations team will guide interns through the development, execution and write-up of a focused psychometric (or related) research study. Interns will work on topics based on their interests and skills from the team’s research agenda.

Current research agenda topics focus on two areas:

• Model Fit – Consider approaches to model fit and investigate various measures appropriate for both 2-PL and 3-PL calibration. Project to include study of criteria for accepting calibration and outcomes on operational item banks as compared to current approaches.
• Item Drift/Forensic Monitoring – Focus primarily on MCQs, compare various existing methods on current operational item banks.

In addition to the above topics, interns working on other/complementary psychometric research topics requiring data should feel free to apply, outlining the specific proposal in the application.

Date(s): Note that internships will be fully remote, but all deliverables are expected after approximately eight weeks. Applications must be received by February 20, 2023.

Contact: matthew.schultz@aicpa-cima.com.

Additional Information:
For some background on internships and the application process, follow this link:
https://www.nera-education.org/docs/TNR_Fall_2017_FINAL.pdf
 

Position: Summer Internship 2023

Description (Summary): The successful candidate will work virtually with a mentor on a focused research project for the duration of the 8 weeks. The work will primarily occur in June and July; however, the exact dates can be determined in collaboration with the successful candidate.

Alpine is hoping to provide an opportunity for applied research with the successful candidate gaining exposure to the realities of psychometric consulting to inform the applicability of the work completed throughout the summer. While the details of the research project will be determined closer to the internship dates, likely topics are advanced security analyses, integrated standard setting methodologies, and/or development of AI‐based tools to support test development. The successful candidate will work with their assigned mentor to negotiate the specific research goals and related work for the research project. Throughout the summer, the intern will be expected to meet regularly with their mentor to provide progress updates and work collaboratively on the project. At the conclusion of the internship, ideally the project will result in conference presentation proposals and/or journal submissions.

Date(s): To apply for this opportunity, please submit a curriculum vitae as well as a letter of interest to https://www.alpinetesting.com/careers/summer-internship-2023 or jobs@alpinetesting.com by March 1, 2023.

Contact:

For more information: https://www.alpinetesting.com/careers/summer-internship-2023

Position: ATLAS Research Fellowship

Description: Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems (ATLAS) at the University of Kansas seeks proposals from doctoral students to conduct research and evaluation projects in support of our technology-based learning and assessment systems. Doctoral students from accredited US and Canada-based institutions are eligible to apply. Applicants can submit a proposal for either a one-semester project (fall 2023, spring 2024, or summer 2024) or a two-semester project (fall 2023 and spring 2024 or spring 2024 and summer 2024). 

Expected duration: One semester or two semesters.

Proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria: appropriateness of design, evidence of procedural quality and feasibility, applicability to ATLAS work, demonstrated capacity to conduct the study, including experience conducting similar studies, relevant coursework, or both.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $4,000 - $16,000

Application due date: Optional 500-word project abstract by April 3, 2023. Full proposals by May 19, 2023.

Contact information for further questions about this internship: atlas-aai@ku.edu

More information and application links: https://atlas.ku.edu/research_fellowship

Position: 2023 Summer Internship Program in Educational Assessment and Accountability

Description (Summary): The National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, Inc. (the Center) is a small non- profit organization that occupies a unique and influential niche at the intersection of educational measurement and educational assessment policy. The Center is pleased to offer up to three (3) summer internships for advanced doctoral students in educational measurement and/or assessment/accountability policy who want the opportunity to work with the Center’s professionals on projects with direct implications for state and national educational policy.

Date(s): Materials must be submitted electronically (including letters of recommendations) to: Sandi Chaplin at schaplin@nciea.org and received by February 13, 2023. From among the applicants, approximately six to eight are identified for a telephone interview. Applicants selected for interviews will be notified by February 28, 2023, regarding their candidacy.

Contact: schaplin@nciea.org

Additional Information:

To learn more about the Center, please visit www.nciea.org.

Position: Psychometric Externship (i.e., remote internship)

Description: Cognia is granting up to two (2) externships (i.e., remote internships) for students working toward PhDs in appropriate graduate study programs. The primary focus of the program centers around an appropriate research project that each student chooses in consultation with Cognia psychometricians and researchers. 

The externships are targeted for students whose interests focus on statistical issues such as equating, item calibration, statistical models, response time, dimensionality issues, and scaling.  A large variety of projects are possible. For example, recent years have included projects on evaluating raters of open-response items, diagnosing student misconceptions on open-response items, modeling response time behavior, detecting unusual item response behavior in alternate assessments, detection of item parameter drift, and accuracy of routing in multistage tests.

Date(s): Deadline for application is January 4, 2023. The 16-week externship starts February 6, 2023 and ends May 26, 2023.

Contact:

For more information: https://www.cognia.org

Position: 2023 Research and Development internship

Description: Cognia is granting one internship for a student currently working toward their Ph.D. in educational measurement, quantitative psychology, computational linguistics, or other associated program. This internship is designed to help students gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of applied educational research through contribution to critical operational activities.

During the intensive internship period, the intern will work closely with the Research & Development team to further their understanding of a specific project within a customized accreditation and school improvement environment. For the 2023 program, the intern will focus on researching quality and effective practices that support teaching and learning and organizational effectiveness.

Participation:

• The duration of the internship is approximately eight weeks, with a flexible start date (must be complete by June 30, 2023).
• The intern is expected to contribute 40 hours per week to the project and associated meetings.
• This is a remote appointment; no travel will be required.

Compensation:

• Cognia will pay a stipend of $8,000 over the eight-week period.

Eligibility:

• Current full-time enrollment in a relevant doctoral program
• Completion of at least two years of coursework toward the doctorate prior to the program start date

Date(s):

Contact:

For more information: https://www.cognia.org

Position: Psychometrics Doctoral Internship (Summer 2023)

Description:

The Psychometrics Team supports College Board in serving more than seven million students a year as they prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success. The team provides its internal partners with measurement solutions that set the standard for quality, efficiency, and innovation through operational excellence and research leadership that advances the field of Psychometrics and supports College Board' 's mission of access and equity in Education. 

About the Opportunity 

The Psychometrics Department is looking for two doctoral summer interns to join the College Board's Psychometrics Internship Program. This will give interns an exciting chance to develop new skills while contributing to an organization committed to transforming Education in America through college readiness for all students. The Intern will engage in a unique opportunity to develop strengths in core skills and obtain real-world work experience. Throughout this internship experience, you will receive mentorship from experienced Psychometricians and contribute to key projects, collaborating with partners across the organization.  

Interns will work with two College Board mentors on specific projects, including, but not limited to: 

·        Reliability for tests with polytomous items with different weights 

·        Multidimensional response time analysis for test security - Detecting anomalies in response time due to test-taking misbehavior while factoring out construct-irrelevant sources of variance like speededness 

·        Standard setting methods - Exploratory analysis of cognition and test-taking strategy to improve ALD development 

·        Improving cut score decisions via machine learning - Using ranking algorithms to improve precision and consistency of cut score decisions in standard setting 

·        Expanding item parameter drift detection tool into a full R package 

·        Exploring maximization methods for IRT scoring 

·        Reporting tool for item analysis system 

·        Investigation of psychometric qualities of reported subscores or domain scores using both simulated and real data 

Internship Details 

·        Duration: Eight weeks (June 5–July 28, 2022) 

·        Location: Remote with two REQUIRED one-week on-site residencies at the College Board Psychometrics office in Yardley, PA at the beginning of the internship on June 5-9 and at the end on July 24-28. The College Board will cover travel expenses for the residencies. 

·        Paid/full-time summer internship 

·        Hours per week: 40 hours per week 

·        The application deadline is March 24, 2023. Please submit a resume and cover letter. 

·        Applicants will be informed about acceptances by April 21, 2023 

Minimum Qualifications 

To be eligible: 

·        Interns must be full-time doctoral students at an accredited 4‐year university 

·        A strong preference will be made toward advanced students in the process of completing their dissertations 

·        Graduate students in psychometrics, measurement, quantitative & mathematical psychology, educational psychology, industrial‐organizational psychology, statistics, or related fields are invited to submit applications 

·        Experience with statistical software (SAS, SPSS, and/or R) is required, and working knowledge of Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory is desired 

·        Be able to work the entire internship period, including both on-site periods 

·        Students must be eligible to be legally employed in the United States (international F1 visa students, please read details below)  

About Our Compensation 

College Board offers a strong compensation program that attracts top talent looking to make a difference in education. The salary for our Psychometrics Doctoral Internship is $32 per hour for a salary of $10,000 for the program duration. You will have an opportunity to discuss salary in more detail after you begin the application process. As a self-sustaining non-profit organization with global impact, College Board offers a job that matters, a team that cares, and a place to learn, innovate and thrive! 

Position: Psychometrics Undergraduate/Masteral Internship

Summer 2023

About the Team

The Psychometrics Team supports College Board in serving more than seven million students a year as they prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success. The team provides its internal partners with measurement solutions that set the standard for quality, efficiency, and

innovation through operational excellence and research leadership that advances the field of Psychometrics and supports College Board's mission of access and equity in Education.

About the Opportunity

The College Board's Psychometrics Internship Program is an exciting chance to develop new skills while contributing to an organization committed to transforming Education in America through college readiness for all students. The Intern will engage in a unique opportunity to develop strengths in core skills and obtain real-world work experience. Throughout this internship experience, you will receive mentorship from experienced Psychometricians and will contribute to key projects, collaborating with partners across the organization. Interns will be involved in the operations of the Psychometrics department and will work on College Board's testing programs (SAT, AP, CLEP, and ACCUPLACER).

Internship Details

• Duration: Eight weeks (June 5–July 28, 2023)

• Location: Remote with an opportunity for an on-site visit on June 5-9 (travel expenses will be covered) • Paid/full-time summer internship

• Positions: 2

• Hours per week: 40 hours per week

• Salary: $25/hour

• The application deadline is March 24th, 2023. Please submit a resume and cover letter. (https://bit.ly/CB2023SummerUG)

• Applicants will be informed about acceptances by May 5, 2023.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must be a current Junior or rising Senior enrolled in a full-time bachelor’s or master's degree program in:

o Psychology

o Mathematics

o Statistics

o Computer Science

• Have an interest in psychometrics operations

• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Be proficient with Microsoft Office productivity tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) • Have a desire to learn, explore, and be challenged Be interested in working for a mission-oriented, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving Education

• Be able to work the entire agreed upon internship period

About Our Compensation

College Board offers a strong compensation program that attracts top talent looking to make a difference in education. The salary for our Psychometrics Undergraduate/Masteral Intern is $25 per hour for a salary of $8,000 for the program duration. You will have an opportunity to discuss salary in more detail after you begin the application process. As a self-sustaining non-profit organization with global impact, College Board offers a job that matters, a team that cares, and a place to learn, innovate and thrive!

Position: Internships in Research and Psychometrics (Remote)

Description: Curriculum Associates offers three Research and Psychometric Summer Internships: 1) Diagnostic and Instruction Research Internship, 2) Efficacy and Implementation Research Internship, and 3) Psychometrics Internship. The internship program is an eight-week remote summer internship running from June 12th to August 4th (alternative dates possible). During the internship, interns will complete a research project under the guidance of one of Curriculum Associates’ researchers or psychometricians related to the specific internship area. Additionally, interns will have the opportunity to support staff in day-to-day operational work and gain exposure to many aspects of the assessment design and development process through attending meetings with internal staff and external advisors.

Date(s): Application should be submitted by January 30, 2023 at 5pm ET to be considered. Final selections will be made March 1st.

Contact: Erin Banjanovic (ebanjanovic@cainc.com)

 For more information: https://app.jobvite.com/j?cj=ooQ1lfwk&s=NCME

Position: Research and Measurement Sciences (RMS) group, ETS^® AI Labs™, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), and Institute for Student Achievement (ISA).

Description (Summary): ETS is offering summer internship opportunities sponsored by four areas within ETS R&D:

• Research and Measurement Sciences (RMS) group
• ETS^® AI Labs™
• National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
• Institute for Student Achievement (ISA)

The programs are based out of the ETS offices in Princeton, New Jersey, but you'll have the option of a remote, on-campus or a hybrid internship experience depending on the internship program. The ISA internship is remote only.

Date(s): The RMS group, NAEP, and ISA are accepting applications by February 1, 2023. ETS^® AI Labs™ is accepting applications by January 1, 2023.

Contact:

For more information: https://www.ets.org/research/internship-fellowship/about.html

Position: 2023 Internship Program (Psychometric Research)

Description (Summary): GMAC is pleased to offer a paid eight-week internship this year to one advanced graduate student motivated to conduct innovative research with the Test Development and Psychometrics Department. Possible research topics include (but are not limited to) response time modeling, speeded exams, guessing behavior, automated item generation, differential item functioning, and non-cognitive assessment. Please visit https://www.gmac.com for general information about the organization.

Application: Materials: (1) CV/resume; (2) brief cover letter highlighting relevant experience, research interests, flexibility in date of internship; (3) unofficial transcript; (4) one letter of recommendation Submit all materials as email attachments to psychometricresearch@gmac.com

Deadline: Feb 17, 2023 - applicants will be notified of decisions by mid-March.

Position: Internship in Educational Measurement

Description: Typically, our summer internships last for 3 months. Our internships are paid, full-time opportunities that include paid vacation and a housing stipend. Interns are employed at HumRRO’s Corporate Headquarters in Alexandria, VA or in one of the remote offices depending on the available work. The Educational Assessment internship is often located in our Louisville, KY office. Internship tasks typically include literature review, synthesis, and analysis; survey and other instrument development and administration; and documentation of findings. HumRRO is looking for responsible, motivated team players with strong technical and communication skills to assist in our contract research activities. HumRRO project directors will provide technical supervision and mentoring to help make the most of each intern’s exposure to and experience with our applied research setting.

Date(s): Application materials due January 15, 2023

Contact:

For more information: https://www.humrro.org/corpsite/internships/

2023 NAEP Internship Program

Position: Summer Internship 2023

Description (Summary): The internship program is an opportunity for doctoral students to work directly with researchers from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and American Institutes for Research (AIR) on NAEP research. This 10-week internship program is aimed at current doctoral students in educational measurement, statistics, information science, sociology, psychology, economics, computer science, or other related fields.

Internship Goals: CONTRIBUTE to the NAEP program by engaging in innovative education research using NAEP data in topic areas such as psychometrics & statistical methods, process data, policy-relevant research, and re-envisioning quantitative information (data visualization). ADVANCE methodological developments and secondary analysis using data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Date(s): Applications due January 27, 2023.

Contact:

For more information:  https://naep-research.airprojects.org/Explore-Opportunities/Internship-Program

For questions please contact: naepinternship@air.org 

Position: Assessment Science, Psychometrics, and Educational Technology.

Description (Summary): NBME is seeking fully remote full-time and part-time interns for Summer 2023. Interns will interact with NBME staff and other graduate students to complete a research project over an 8- week period. The expected deliverables are an internal research presentation, as well as a conference submission (AERA, NCME, AAMC, etc.) and/or a paper submitted for publication. Specific projects for the summer of 2023 will be discussed with applicants as part of the interview process. These research projects fall into at least one of three categories: Operational Research, Innovation Research, and Capabilities Research.   

Date(s): Application deadline is Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at midnight PST.

Contact:

For more information: https://nbme.applicantpro.com/jobs/

Position: 2023 Summer Internship Program 

Description: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is offering an eight-week internship for students currently working toward their Ph.D. in psychometrics (or other relevant fields), with at least two years of graduate coursework. During the program, the intern will have the opportunity to gain experience in operational psychometric tasks involved in administering and scoring a certification assessment and to take the lead on a research project, in collaboration with psychometric staff. The research effort will include submission of a proposal to NCME, AERA, or similar conference, and will culminate in a research paper that can be delivered at that conference.
 Candidates will undertake a project that meets their interests and skills and supports NCCPA’s exam-related research agenda.  Current topics of interest to NCCPA revolve largely around longitudinal assessment.  Specific areas of interest include automated item generation (AIG), adaptive testing, enemy item identification using machine learning methods, detecting bias in test content, detecting compromised test content, response time modeling, natural language processing and machine learning projects, studies related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in testing, and growth models. 

This program is scheduled to begin in June and to conclude by the end of August. While interns will work remotely, during week one of the internship, they will work closely with the psychometric team to develop a research plan for the remaining weeks.  This initial project development week may be at the NCCPA offices in Johns Creek, GA, conditions permitting.  In the event of an on-site experience, travel and lodging expenses will be covered by NCCPA. Over the following weeks, interns will convene in virtual weekly meetings with a mentor to discuss progress and to address questions. All finalized deliverables will be provided to NCCPA at the completion of the internship.  

Each candidate should submit the following via this application system or directly to Drew Dallas at drewd@nccpa.net:

• a curriculum vitae,
• copy of graduate school transcript (does not need to be an official transcript),
• two letters of recommendation,
• and a statement of purpose describing their interest in the internship and general research interests.

Date(s): Application materials may be submitted online or mailed to NCCPA and must be received by February 24th, 2023.

Contact: drewd@nccpa.net

The internship award will be announced by March 17th, 2023.  The award includes an $8,000 stipend. Conference travel will be offset, and travel/lodging for trips to the NCCPA offices will be reimbursed in accordance with NCCPA’s policies.   

Position: NCSBN Examinations Department Internship Program

Description: The goal of this internship is to provide practical experiences and a general understanding of the work that goes into producing and delivering operational examinations. This opportunity will provide interns with experiences spanning multiple test development groups for a broad understanding of the overall test development process. The intern will work with testing professionals to learn how the NCLEX exams are developed and administered, gain knowledge on the dynamics of a CAT exam, and discuss current measurement topics.

Date(s): Applicants should submit their application by February 1, 2023. The interns will work in the NCSBN offices in downtown Chicago, IL.

Contact:

For more information: Consolidated Services Department, NCSBN, at csrequests@ncsbn.org

Position: School Psychometrics & Research Internship

Pearson is offering an 8-week internship in the summer of 2023 for two doctoral students with outstanding psychometric skills who wish to gain experience in large-scale educational assessment. The internship will include hands-on experience working with operational K–12 assessments. Specific activities may include various aspects of assessment development, item analysis, standard setting, and technical reporting.

Internship Goals

Interns will have the opportunity to work closely with a team of Pearson research scientists to:
1. Gain applied experience on many of the tasks involved in supporting an operational K–12 assessment contract;
2. Enhance understanding of ways to collaborate and communicate about educational measurement.

What Does the Internship Program Offer? 
The 8-week internship will take place in the June-August timeframe. There is flexibility within the 8-week block, but interns should be prepared to commit to the complete 8-week term in a full-time capacity.

LOCATION: Virtual

Minimum Requirements 
Interns should be currently enrolled in a doctoral program in educational measurement, educational statistics, educational psychology, or a similar program. At least two years of doctoral-level coursework must be completed prior to the summer of 2023. Interns should have strong written and verbal communication skills. Pearson summer interns may not participate in other summer internship or externship programs concurrently.

Application Procedure:
All candidates must apply online at: https://pearson.jobs/. Type in "10067" in the keyword search box to access the posting.
In addition to the online application, each candidate must submit a curriculum vita, copy of graduate school transcript, two letters of recommendation, and a statement of purpose describing his or her interest in the internship.
All application materials must be received by February 24, 2023.
Internship awards will be announced by March 31, 2023.

Award for this role is $9000 or $2,250/bi-weekly
Learn more at pearsonplc.com.
To learn more about Pearson’s commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce, please click here:  http://www.pearson.com/careers/diversity-and-inclusion.html 

Position: CMJ-NBME Dissertation Fellowship

Description: In partnership with the Center for Measurement Justice (CMJ), the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) will fund up to two outstanding advanced doctoral candidates so that they can devote themselves full-time to the completion of their dissertation.

The purpose of the CMJ- NBME Dissertation Fellowship is to promote antiracist assessment and measurement practices. Our goal is to inspire, prepare, and support a critical mass of measurement professionals and partners as they work towards a socially just assessment and measurement system in the medical and health fields.

The CMJ-NBME Fellowship Program is targeted for members of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in measurement. This fellowship will provide opportunities for students to expand their networks, build research and career skills, and garner support in transitioning into professional roles.

Date(s): Applications are due by March 1st, 2023. Decisions will be made by April 1st, 2023. Fellowships may begin no earlier than June 1, 2023.

For more information, go to CMJ's website to apply here: https://lnkd.in/eBc7-PjF

Contact: cmj@measurementjustice.org 

Strategic Data Project Fellowship - Round II

Position: Research Fellowship for Doctoral Students

Description: The Strategic Data Project (SDP) Fellowship combines full-time employment ($75k-90k + benefits) and intensive professional development (2 years of in-person and virtual training, mentorship + more) to develop education data leaders and strengthen the capacity of data use in PK12 and postsecondary education. The SDP Fellowship is currently seeking applicants for Cohort 15 (Fall 2023 - Summer 2025) for various fellowship locations across the United States.

Informational webinar for prospective applicants before this deadline is this Friday, January 13th, at 12:00pm ET. Prospective applicants can register here. All registrants will receive a copy of the webinar recording.

Date(s): Application deadline on Wednesday, January 18th at 9am ET

Contact: Katrina Buchta, kbuchta@gse.harvard.edu

For more information: Link to website with more information here. 

Position: Research Fellowship for Doctoral Students

Description: Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems (ATLAS) at the University of Kansas seeks proposals from doctoral students to conduct research and evaluation projects during spring 2022 in support of our technology-based learning and assessment systems. Doctoral students from accredited US-based institutions are eligible to apply. Recipients will receive financial support and access to the data needed to complete projects (may not be applicable to all projects; see scope of work below). Projects are to be completed within four months and require a final written report.

Date(s): Applicants must first submit a 500-word project abstract and attached application due by July 30, 2021. Full proposals are due by August 27, 2021 to atlas-aai@ku.edu.

Contact: Cynthia A. Perez, caperez@ku.edu

For more information: Click here for full details on requirements, eligibility, timeline and instructions to apply.
Click here for application. 

Position: Center for Measurement Justice Dissertation Fellowship

Description: The Center for Measurement Justice’s (CMJ) work is to inspire, prepare, and support a critical mass of measurement professionals and partners as they work towards a socially just assessment and measurement system. The CMJ Dissertation Fellowship Program seeks to encourage the professional development of educational assessment/measurement scholars who strive to disrupt the current white supremacist hegemony that plagues the current K-12 assessment system.

Date(s): Completed applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59PM EST on Tuesday November 1, 2022. Decisions will be made no later than March 1, 2023. Fellowships may begin no earlier than June 1, 2023.

Contact: cmj@measurementjustice.org 

For more information: View the full description and application instructions here. 

Position: Duolingo English Test Fellow

Description: The Duolingo English Test and Digital Harbor Foundation are launching a new fellowship program to help train the next generation of assessment researchers. The program will support three (3) fellows during the summer of 2021 (June 16 - August 4). Applications are open to doctoral candidates authorized to work in the US, and intentional efforts will be made to attract diverse candidates from minority-serving institutions. Each fellow will receive a $7,000 stipend from the Digital Harbor Foundation.

Date(s): June 16 - August 4, 2021

For more information: Click here for full details on requirements, eligibility, timeline and instructions to apply.

Position: ETS Harold Gulliksen Fellow

Description: The fellowship provides funding for promising graduate students in psychometrics, or a related field, who are conducting innovative, applied research. Selected fellows will carry out their proposed research under the mentorship of their academic advisor and in consultation with their ETS mentors over the course of the funding. The fellowship begins with the selected fellows working on their research as part of the Summer RMS Internship Program, where they will be provided with guidance from ETS’s leading researchers. During the subsequent academic year, fellows study at their universities and carry out research under the supervision of an academic mentor and in consultation with their ETS mentor.

Date(s): January 22, 2021 deadline for application materials; February 5, 2021 preliminary decision; March 5, 2021 deadline for final application materials; March 31, 2021 award recipients are notified.

Contact: internfellowships@ets.org

For more information: https://www.ets.org/research/internship-fellowship/gulliksen

Position: Strategic Data Project Fellow

Description: The Strategic Data Project Fellowship program provides a unique opportunity for passionate quantitative researchers and data strategists who want to put their skills to work to improve public education. SDP Fellows are placed in school systems and education organizations across the country as full-time employees for two years, where they will affect positive change while accumulating skills and experiences that can advance their careers

Date(s): February 23, 2022 (12:00pm to 1:00pm EST) Informational Webinar; March 21, 2022 (application deadline)

Contact: sdprecruitment@gse.harvard.edu  

For more information: Learn more at https://sdp.cepr.harvard.edu/.