Center for Applied Linguistics

Psychometrics and Quantitative Research Director

Center for Applied Linguistics

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Washington • District of Columbia • Washington • United States

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Salary

💰 $114,300 - $150,900 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Direct the work of the (PQR) team, working with the PQR Project Manager and PQR Team Manager to ensure all work flows smoothly with appropriate staff assignments and resourcing for the CAL-WIDA Partnership program
  • Direct the work of the PQR team in ensuring quality control of all deliverables
  • Provide oversight on the technical quality of language assessment and analysis activities conducted by the PQR team
  • Lead multiple technical operational psychometric and research projects for the CAL-WIDA Partnership program
  • Provide guidance and oversight to the PQR psychometric staff on technical aspects of their work
  • Lead, design, conduct, and document psychometric and statistical analyses for WIDA ACCESS and other WIDA Consortium-related projects
  • Investigate, evaluate, recommend, and implement new approaches to conducting psychometric and statistical analyses
  • Review and approve written research reports and technical documentation, such as the Annual Technical Report on WIDA ACCESS
  • Direct ongoing psychometric activities related to CAL’s BEST assessments, including input on study design, oversight of work to maintain accreditation of the BEST assessments, and providing input on technical reports.

Requirements

  • Ph.D. in Educational Measurement, Psychometrics, or related field
  • More than ten years of extensive experience in directing, designing, and conducting applied Psychometric analyses for high stakes operational testing programs.
  • Strong demonstrated experience overseeing psychometricians and analysts in successfully applying the Rasch model to a variety of psychometric issues.
  • Experience in leading analyses on performance and polytomously-scored tasks.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in using SPSS, Winsteps, Facets, R and other statistical and psychometric software, and mentoring other staff in the use of these packages.
  • Experience communicating effectively in English with clients and internal and external stakeholders in high-stakes contexts.
  • Experience overseeing a team in producing timely error-free deliverables.
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Hard Skills & Tools
psychometric analysisstatistical analysisRasch modelperformance analysispolytomously-scored taskspsychometric softwaredata analysisquality controlstudy designaccreditation maintenance
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationoversightmentoringteam managementguidancecollaborationproblem-solvingattention to detailstakeholder engagement
Certifications
Ph.D. in Educational MeasurementPh.D. in Psychometrics