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Our School Assessment Psychometric Services department has an opening for a Research Scientist position who will support our standard setting team.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Produces standard setting technical reports that exceed target audience requirements for clarity and defensibility.
• Drafts and edits standard setting PowerPoint presentations.
• Facilitates standard setting meetings.
• Collaborates with other measurement professionals in the delivery of large scale high-stakes assessment standard settings.
• Advises clients on sound measurement practice – is able to understand the impacts of public policy on assessment, and vice versa.
• Travels, as required, to fulfill these responsibilities.
• Is self-driven, self-monitoring, and able to work independently following established procedures.

Education and Work Experience :

• Doctoral degree in educational measurement or a related field from a nationally recognized institution of higher education.
• Doctoral candidates may be considered if evidence is provided that the candidate will graduate within a semester of hiring.

Familiarity with Psychometric Technique s:

• Familiarity with applied psychometric techniques—including classical test theory, item response theory, test equating, scaling, linking, and standard setting
• Familiarity with modern assessment designs and practices such as computer adaptive testing, Bayesian inference networks, and multidimensional IRT a plus.

Knowledge of Educational Trends:

• Familiarity with national and state trends in education

Communication Skills:

• Is able to demonstrate communication skills (oral, written, and business) necessary to function effectively with internal project teams and external clients
• Must be able to effectively write and communicate orally to both technical and non-technical audiences.

As required by the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, Pearson provides a reasonable range of minimum compensation for roles that may be hired in Colorado. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. For the state of Colorado only, the starting pay for this role is $120.00/hr.

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Pearson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other group protected by law.

Job: EFFICACY

Organization: Assessment & Qualifications

Schedule: PART\_TIME

Req ID: 8160

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