Position: HumRRO Fellowship in Educational Measurement and Evaluation

Description: 

Each year since 1998, HumRRO has awarded a fellowship to a doctoral candidate in I-O psychology (or a closely related discipline) in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and research promise. The HumRRO Fellowship in I-O Psychology has become one of the most prestigious fellowships in the field. In 2024, HumRRO launched a second fellowship—the HumRRO Fellowship in Educational Measurement and Evaluation—to advance our mission to contribute to society, science, and the profession.

Each fellowship awards a non-renewable $18,000 stipend to a graduate student demonstrating exceptional research skills. Both recipients will be required to progress satisfactorily toward completion of their dissertation and present their research during a visit to HumRRO. Additional opportunities to interact with HumRRO staff may be provided. The financial award for each fellowship will be distributed in two installments (September and December).

Eligibility:

To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must be a doctoral candidate in educational measurement and evaluation or a closely related discipline.

Applicants’ dissertation topics must have been proposed and approved. Since a purpose of the fellowship is to provide financial support while students complete their dissertations, applicants should be actively involved in the process of completing their dissertation research but not finished nor near completion at the time of application.

Stipend: $18,000

Dates: The application deadline is July 1, 2025.

For additional detail, and to apply online, see HumRRO's fellowship posting. 

Position: Validity and Efficacy Research Internship

Description: 

The summer research intern will work within the ACT Academic Knowledge Measurement. Specifically the intern will work in the Validity and Efficacy Research group. The Validity and Efficacy Research group specializes in investigating and documenting the value of ACT products by researching the appropriateness of their proposed uses as well as their effectiveness in improving intended learner outcomes.​​​​​​​ The mission in Research is to establish ACT’s authority as a trusted leader in the field of educational research and to use this expertise and knowledge to increase the efficacy and equity of our products and solutions. The team in Research consists of researchers in psychometrics, validity and efficacy, artificial intelligence and machine learning, survey methodology, social and emotional learning (SEL), and industrial-organizational psychology. Candidates will be remote for the 10-week duration of the internship. 
 

The summer intern will work on the following study this year. The study proposes to isolate and quantify the specific impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on high school grade inflation and subsequent college performance. Unlike prior studies that broadly compare academic metrics across time or rely solely on regression-based analyses, this study will employ a difference-in-differences (DiD) design to isolate the causal impact of the pandemic. The DiD approach creates a more robust counterfactual by comparing pre- and post-pandemic cohorts, effectively controlling for underlying trends that are unrelated to COVID-19. This design allows us to identify the exogenous shock of the pandemic on grade inflation and assess how these altered practices affect key outcomes, such as first-year college GPA, enrollment, persistence, and graduation rates, beyond what standard pre- and post-comparisons offer.

Typical job-related activities include:

• Programming in SAS (Base & Stat) - Suggested
• Programming in R - Required
• Performing statistical analyses such as descriptive statistics and difference-in-differences (DiD) design
• Conducting a review of the literature on the topic
• Participating in regular meetings with supervisor
• Writing reports
• Delivering presentations.

Stipend: For this position, we anticipate offering an hourly rate of $23.00.  The position is not incentive or benefits eligible.

Dates: The internship is scheduled to run from Monday June 9, 2025 to Friday August 15, 2025, but can be flexible for the right candidate.

Location: This is a remote internship.

For additional detail, and to apply online, see ACT's job posting.

Position: Behavior and Skills Measurement Internship

Description: 

We are looking for two summer research interns to work with the Skills Research and Development (SRD) team within the Behavior and Skills Measurement group. The SRD team consists of researchers in personality psychology, social psychology, educational psychology, quantitative psychology, survey research, and career planning, and conducts research related to the development and assessment of essential skills, cross-cutting capabilities, and navigation skills. The team supports ACT’s Mosaic and WorkKeys products, as well assists learners in “finding their way” along their education and career journeys by conducting research on ACT’s navigation tools (e.g., the ACT Interest Inventory) and investigating the conditions that support effective education and career decisions and outcomes. The team also focuses on providing important insights into “student voice” – students’ perspectives and thoughts about current issues in education and workforce. These positions are a great fit for someone looking to gain research experience working with researchers who have diverse backgrounds in psychology and are focused on learners’ post-secondary and workforce outcomes. 
 

In addition to gaining experience by working with current Skills Research and Development team members to create and refine assessments, surveys, and supporting materials, candidates will have the opportunity to participate in original research studies. Successful candidates will be matched to research studies in their field of study that align with their research interests. Possible research studies for Summer 2025 include, but are not limited to:

• Conducting validity research on a new measure of essential skills
• Examining norms, criterion validity, and concordance in various samples of employed adults
• Designing and executing studies that examine contextualization in situational judgment test items
• Exploring new methods for measuring important aspects of career planning (e.g., Experience)
• Exploring the use of big data to provide interest-related insights to students
• Reviewing and assessing new constructs for potential inclusion in ACT’s Holistic Framework

Typical job-related activities include: 

• Participating in original research studies related to developing and examining the validity and efficacy of assessments and curricula
• Participating in original research studies investigating stakeholder perceptions
• Cleaning and analyzing data
• Writing and editing literature reviews
• Designing, creating, and revising reports
• Conducting cognitive lab and focus group studies

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education:
  • BA in psychology, educational psychology, or related field
  • Must be working toward Ph.D. in industrial-organizational psychology, educational psychology, personality psychology, counseling psychology, or related field
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and Word
  • Proficient in statistical software (R preferred)
  • Excellent writing skills
  • Excellent teamwork skills
  • Strong people skills
  • Strong work ethic
• Knowledge of:
  • Industrial-organizational psychology
  • Psychological assessment
  • Quantitative and qualitative research methods
  • Personality theory
  • Psychometrics
  • Career planning assessment

Stipend: For this position, we anticipate offering an hourly rate of $23.00.  The position is not incentive or benefits eligible.

Dates: The internship is scheduled to run from Monday June 9, 2025 to Friday August 15, 2025, but can be flexible for the right candidate.

Location: This is a remote internship.

For additional detail, and to apply online, see ACT's job posting.

Position: AI/ML Research Internship.

Description: 

The summer research intern will work with researchers and content developers within the ACT’s Design and Digital Science team. Our research goal is to establish ACT’s authority as a trusted leader in the field of educational research and to use this expertise and knowledge to increase the efficacy and equity of our products and solutions. 

In addition to gaining experience by working with the current team members to create and refine assessments and learning materials, candidates will have the opportunity to design and conduct original research studies on building machine learning applications in educational context and publish to peer-reviewed venues. Successful candidates will be matched to research studies in their field of study and interests. Possible research studies for Summer include, but are not limited to: 

•  Creating and refining machine learning models used for automated essay scoring
• Develop AI/ML-based applications
  • To help subject matter experts to author assessment items, passage, or data visualizations
  • To streamline the editorial process
• Automated item tagging
• Sensitivity and bias analysis in AI/ML outputs
• Improve accessibility and diversity of assessment items with AI/ML solutions

Typical work-related activities include:

• Design and execute original research studies
• Develop machine learning models and prototype applications
• Data cleaning and analysis
• Write and share reports on analysis results

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Education:
  • BA in psychometrics, educational psychology, statistics, computer science, machine learning, human-computer interaction, or related field
  • Must be working toward Ph.D. in related field 
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 
  • Proficient in programming languages (Python or R preferred) and AI/ML packages (e.g., scikit-learn, pytorch, etc.)
  • Excellent writing skills 
  • Thrive in cross-team collaboration environments
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong work ethic
• Knowledge of: 
  • Artificial intelligence/Machine learning methods
  • Psychological/educational assessments
  • User-experience research/design methods

Stipend: For this position, we anticipate offering an hourly rate of $23.00.  The position is not incentive or benefits eligible.

Dates: The internship is scheduled to run from Monday June 9, 2025 to Friday August 15, 2025, but can be flexible for the right candidate.

Location: This is a remote internship.

For additional detail, and to apply online, see ACT's job posting.

Position: Applied Science Intern

Description: 

Are you a PhD student interested in machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, automated reasoning, robotics, or quantum technologies? We are looking for skilled scientists capable of putting theory into practice through experimentation and invention, leveraging science techniques and implementing systems to work on massive datasets in an effort to tackle never-before-solved problems.

A successful candidate will be a self-starter comfortable with ambiguity, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. As an Applied Science Intern, you will own the design and development of end-to-end systems. You’ll have the opportunity to create technical roadmaps, and drive production level projects that will support Amazon Science. You will work closely with Amazon scientists, and other science interns to develop solutions and deploy them into production. The ideal scientist must have the ability to work with diverse groups of people and cross-functional teams to solve complex business problems.

Basic Qualifications:

• Are enrolled in a PhD
• Are 18 years of age or older
• Work 40 hours/week minimum and commit to 12 week internship maximum
• Can relocate to where the internship is based
• Experience programming or scripting language like Python, Java, C or C
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
  
  

Stipend:
Amazon will provide a stipend of $10,000.

Dates:
Applications are accepted starting in November, 2024 with no official end date.

For additional detail, and to apply online, see Amazon's job posting.

Position: Summer 2025 Psychometric Internship

Description: 

The American Board of Internal Medicine is pleased to announce its summer psychometric internship program for 2025. The ABIM psychometric internship program is an eight-week summer internship running from Monday, June 2nd to Friday, July 25th 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.

Dates:

• Application Deadline: February 3, 2025

Additional details can be found within the ABIM Internship Announcement. Applications, in the form of a curriculum vitae and a letter of interest, should be sent to Michele Johnson, Research Program Manager (researchintern@abim.org).

Position: Research & Applied Psychometrics Internship

Description: 

The Ascend Learning Innovative Learning and Assessment Solutions (ILAS) division has remote opportunities for Research & Applied Psychometrics interns for the summer of 2025. As a member of our team, you will work alongside experienced psychometricians to  conduct research and psychometric work on operational testing products designed for the allied health, nursing, and fitness industries. 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, and Efficacy Research.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• Current enrollment in a relevant doctoral program such as educational measurement, psychometrics, quantitative psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, statistics, experimental psychology, or computer science/machine learning.
• Completion of at least 2 years of coursework toward the doctoral program prior to the start of the internship.

Key Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in SAS, R, Python or WINSTEPS is recommended.
• Excellent presentation, organizational, time management skills with attention to details and deadlines.
• Ability to compose research proposals for submission to peer-reviewed conferences under supervision.
• Ability to work remotely, but effectively as a member of a team.

Stipend:

• $9,600 total for the 8 weeks (40 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. 

Dates:

• Internship Period: 8 weeks (40 hours/week), June 2, 2025 – July 25, 2025

Additional details, as well as the application form, can be found in Ascend Learning's job posting. 

Position: 2025 Summer Internship Program in Educational Assessment and Accountability

Description: 

The National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, Inc. (the Center) is a small non-profit organization occupying a unique and influential niche at the intersection of educational measurement and assessment policy. The Center is pleased to offer up to six (6) in-person 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. 

Each intern will work on one major project throughout the summer (to be negotiated between the intern and the Center mentor) and may participate with Center staff on other projects. Most interns will have opportunities to attend meetings and interact with state assessment personnel. Interns will be expected to produce a written report and a proposal for a research conference (e.g., NCME, AERA, NCSA) as evidence of the successful completion of their project. One of the Center’s senior staff will serve as the intern’s primary mentor, but the interns will interact regularly with many other Center staff members. Potential intern projects for 2025 may include the following:

1. Claims and Evidence for Instructional Usefulness 
2. Data Science in Education: Agile Development to Support State Assessment Analyses
3. Leveraging SEA Data around Student Performance: A Toolkit for State Leaders
4. Math Badging in High School
5. Analyzing the Landscape of Generative AI Applications in Classroom Assessment
6. Examining Patterns of Curriculum-Embedded Assessment Use

Full project descriptions are available in the announcement, as well as on the Center's internship page. 

Qualifications:

The intern must have completed at least two years of doctoral coursework in educational measurement, curriculum studies, statistics, research methods, or a related field. Interns with documented previous research experience are preferred. Further, interns must document their ability to work independently to complete a long-term project. We have found that successful interns possess most of the following skills and knowledge (the importance of the level of skills and knowledge in each of the areas described below is dependent on the specific project):

• Ability to work on a team under a rapid development model
• A deep understanding of educational assessment and its uses, including policy and practice
• Content knowledge in a relevant discipline (e.g., science, mathematics, language arts)
• Depending on the project, working knowledge of statistical analysis through multivariate analyses as well as fluency with one or more statistical packages, e.g., SAS, SPSS, R
• A solid understanding of research design
• Psychometrics (both classical and IRT) with a demonstrated understanding of the principles of reliability and validity
• An interest in applying technical skills and understanding major policy and practical issues
• Excellent written and competent spoken English skills
  
  

Logistics: 

• The internship is for 8 weeks at the Center’s Dover, New Hampshire office.  The internship will start in early June 2025; the intern and the mentor will determine the specific date.    

Support:

• The Center will provide a stipend of $8000, a $2000 housing allowance, reasonable relocation expenses, and a $1000 travel stipend to support attendance at a conference in 2026 to present the results of the intern’s project (contingent upon acceptance of a conference proposal).

Dates:

• Application Deadline: Materials must be submitted electronically (including letters of recommendation) to Sandi Chaplin at schaplin@nciea.org and received by February 7, 2025.

• Applicants selected for interviews will be notified by March 10, 2025, regarding their candidacy.

Additional details, including application requirements, can be found within the Center's Internship Announcement and on the Center's website. 

Position: CMJ Doctoral Student Internship 

Description:

The Center for Measurement Justice (CMJ) is a not-for-profit research organization dedicated to advancing the field of assessment in education, psychology, and medicine. Established in 2021, our mission is to conduct rigorous, evidence-based research to promote inclusive and fair assessment practices, with a particular focus on the needs of minoritized individuals. We engage in innovative assessment research funded by philanthropic organizations and government agencies and provide consulting services on culturally responsive assessment practices to testing organizations across the United States.

Internship Details

The CMJ research department has remote opportunities for two interns in assessment and psychometrics for the summer of 2025. As a member of our team, you will work alongside the Head of Research to conduct investigations on psychometric methodologies, research ethics, and assessment applications in education, psychology, and medicine. Interns will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in assessment research as well as develop conference proposals and manuscripts for publication under the guidance of an experienced mentor. The interns will also have the opportunity to participate in research team journal club meetings, attend webinars led by leading assessment experts, and write a CMJ-sponsored blog post on a pressing topic in the assessment field.

Essential Job Functions

Excellent presentation, organizational, time management, and collaboration skills. Ability to compose research proposals for submission to peer-reviewed conferences and contribute to manuscripts for publication under the supervision of a mentor. The capacity to work autonomously in a remote environment, but effectively as a member of a team. An attention to detail and the ability to meet internal deadlines is a must. 

Position: Psychometric Externship 

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.

Qualifications:

• Current enrollment in a relevant doctoral program.
• Completion of at least 2 years of coursework toward the doctorate prior to the internship program start date.
• Currently residing in the United States.

Stipend:

• The full compensation package includes a stipend, as well as transportation, accommodation, and meals during the Extern Festival Week.
• Stipend: $7000
  

Dates:

• Application Deadline: December 8th, 2024
• Decision date: On or before January 17th, 2025
• Externship starts February 3rd, 2025. The duration is 14 weeks with an end date of May 9th, 2025
• Extern Festival Week: One week duration sometime in March or April 2025 when externs travel to Cognia offices for in-person networking and seminars. Exact dates to be determined based on extern availability.

Apply online through Congia's LinkedIn Posting.

Position: Psychometric Assessment/Learning Solution

Description:

Curriculum Associates is a rapidly growing educational technology and publishing company committed to making classrooms better places for teachers and students. Our assessments provide valuable feedback to teachers and students and is used to route students into individualized instructional paths.

About the Internships

Curriculum Associates offers two Psychometric Summer Internships:

• Psychometric Assessment Solutions Internship: Conduct operational psychometric analyses and/or research to support operational analyses for a computerized adaptive testing program. Work will support the operational assessment program.

• Psychometric Learning Solutions Internship: Conduct research to improve knowledge on how students interact and benefit from our digital personalized instruction products using a variety of data sources and advanced analysis methods. Results of the research may inform decisions about personalized instruction product features and how we routinely analyze the data from these products.

Interns will have the opportunity to:

• Manipulate and analyze the large datasets (millions of records!) at Curriculum Associates. These data include some of the most extensive assessment and instructional data in the nation.

• Collaborate with other members of the assessment development and psychometrics teams. Attend regular team meetings and work closely with experienced researchers.

• Gain a deep understanding of conducting research at the industry level, learn more about different teams working towards an educational product, work closely with experienced researchers, and observe day-to-day operations as a researcher at an educational technology company.

• Be part of the conversations on how research results translate into product decisions. Experiences may include observing a Technical Advisory Committee meeting, collaborating with experts in other departments, presenting work at internal meetings, etc.

Research Project

Interns will focus on at least one major project. The project may be eligible for submission to a national conference at the end of the summer. Here are some examples of the types of projects that interns may work on:

• Psychometrics Assessment Solutions:

  • Conduct IRT and CTT item analyses to aid in decision-making for the lifecycle of an item

  • Investigate and define the requirements of a representative equating sample for a computerized adaptive test (CAT) with a continuous field test design

  • Conduct an operational item bank analysis that informs future item development

  • Generate reliability and validity evidence in support of our technical documentation

  • Develop and evaluate a model for item difficulty modeling

• Psychometrics Learning Solutions:

  • Investigate student engagement in digital personalized instruction lessons

  • Analyze and compare various methods of measuring engagement in personalized instruction products

  • Examine trends in student engagement over time or across products

  • Assess effectiveness of statistical techniques in addressing student disengagement in lessons

The project an intern works on will be determined based on current research needs and intern interests.

Who we're looking for:

Candidates for the internship will ideally have the following qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a doctorate in educational measurement, educational psychology, educational research, psychometrics, learning analytics, data science, or a related field. Candidates should have measurement-related coursework (i.e., classical test theory, item response theory) or applied measurement experience. Preference will be given to students with at least three years of doctoral-level coursework completed by the start of the internship.

• Must have a strong interest in research that impacts student learning and/or applied psychometrics.

• Preferred: Experience with data manipulation and analysis in R and/or SAS.

• Must be located within the US for the duration of the internship.

Funding, Length, and Location of Internship

• Interns will work remotely for eight weeks during the summer, ideally from June 9, 2025, to August 1, 2025. Some flexibility in the dates may be offered if needed.

• Interns will be considered temporary employees of Curriculum Associates.

• Interns work 40 hours/week and will be paid $30 per hour (equivalent to $9,600 for 8 weeks).

For additional details about the application, please see the job posting.

Position: Efficacy and Implementation Research Intern

About Curriculum Associates

Curriculum Associates is a rapidly growing educational technology and publishing company committed to making classrooms better places for teachers and students. We are seeking a talented individual with strong research skills to join our Research team as a summer intern.

About the Research Team

Our research team conducts timely and rigorous research to support Curriculum Associates in delivering products and services that make classrooms a better place for teachers and students as well as to drive national conversations to help improve teaching and learning. ​We evaluate the efficacy of CA products and services and investigate “what works, for whom, under what sets of conditions” to maximize impact.

About the Internships

Curriculum Associates is seeking a current doctoral student or two with strong research skills to join our Efficacy and Implementation Research team as a summer intern. By applying your analytic mindset, technical skills, and a wide variety of statistical methodologies to one of the richest education datasets in the country, you will help answer pressing research questions that illustrate the impact of our educational programs on student learning and provide research and analytics to support state and local decision-makers.

Interns will have the opportunity to:

• Manipulate and analyze the large datasets (millions of records) at Curriculum Associates. These data include some of the most extensive assessment and instructional data in the nation.
• Collaborate with other members of the assessment development, psychometrics, user experience, and research teams. Attend regular team meetings and work closely with experienced researchers.
• Gain experience with day-to-day operations as a researcher at an educational technology company. Experiences may include joining advisory committee meetings, team meetings, attending presentations geared toward a variety of stakeholders, collaborating with experts in other departments, presenting work at internal meetings, etc.

Research Project

Interns will focus on at least one major project. The project may be eligible for submission to a national conference at the end of the summer. Examples of past and possible future projects include the following:

• Efficacy evaluations of Curriculum Associates products such as i-Ready Personalized Instruction, Magnetic Reading, or Fluency Flight
• Investigations of the growth trajectories of early readers
• Examination of differences in student usage or performance across student demographic groups, including students with disabilities and English learners
• Longitudinal research regarding paths to proficiency for students identified as at-risk for falling behind
• Examinations of state and national achievement and growth patterns.

The project an intern works on will be determined based on current research needs and intern interests.

Qualifications for Interns

Candidates for the internship will ideally have the following qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a doctorate in education research, public policy, or other quantitative social science discipline. Preference will be given to students with at least three years of doctoral-level coursework completed by the start of the internship.
• Must have a strong interest in research that impacts student learning.
• Preferred: Experience with data manipulation and analysis in R.
• Preferred: Knowledge of any one of the following: hierarchical modeling, clustering or other data reduction techniques, and other complex statistical methods, efficacy, and/or evaluation techniques
• Don’t think you meet every qualification? We encourage you to apply anyway. Studies show underrepresented students do not apply for positions if they do not meet every qualification despite otherwise being highly qualified. If you think you would be a good fit for the role, please apply.

Funding, Length, and Location of Internship

• Interns will work remotely for eight to twelve weeks during the summer, ideally from June 9, 2025, to August 1, 2025. Flexibility can be offered on the internship dates if needed.
• Interns will be considered part-time temporary employees of Curriculum Associates.
• Interns work 40 hours/week and will be paid $30 per hour (equivalent to $9,600 for 8 weeks).

Next Steps

• Please provide the following information in your application:
  • A cover letter indicating your current research interests, the reason for your interest in this internship, and any previous experiences or coursework that have prepared you for this internship
  • A current resume / CV
  • An unofficial transcript

Applications must be submitted by February 14, 2025 at 5pm PT to be considered. Applications will not be reviewed prior to the application deadline. Potential interns will be interviewed by Zoom in March, with final selections made by the end of March.

For additional details, please see job posting.

Position: Edmentum Psychometric Intern

Description: 

At Edmentum, we are committed to building research-based curriculum and assessment solutions that empower educators and improve student outcomes across the globe. The Edmentum Psychometric Summer Internship is a paid internship opportunity for curious and collaborative graduate students that are interested in pursuing a career as a psychometrician and are deeply interested in exploring educational solutions that truly meet the needs of learners and educators. 

For the summer 2025 internship, the psychometrics intern will collaborate with Edmentum Research Scientists to conduct operational psychometric analyses to examine the reliability and validity of Edmentum’s Exact Path computer adaptive diagnostic assessment for students in K-12. The intern will gain experience in applied psychometric analyses, computer adaptive testing, educational technology, processes and tools used in the psychometric and educational technology industries, and working with large data files (>10 million records).

With support from Edmentum Research Scientists and Learning Engineers, the psychometrics intern will:

1. Modify existing analysis code and write new code to prepare data and perform psychometric analyses
2. Interpret analysis findings and provide written descriptions to update Exact Path technical documentation
3. Design and implement research studies to inform product design and improve the reliability, validity, and fairness of Edmentum assessments

Edmentum supports each intern’s unique research interests with projects that can be completed with existing or simulated data and have promise to lead to conference presentations and/or publications while simultaneously improving Edmentum products. Although not required, interns with particular research questions of interest (e.g., questions related to K-12 computer-adaptive testing, applications of large language models to assessment data, longitudinal ability modeling) are encouraged to propose research ideas in their cover letter. 

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Enrolled in a graduate program in educational measurement, psychometrics, quantitative psychology, statistics, learning sciences, economics, or a related field
2. Completion of three years of a PhD program
3. Proficient with basic R programming skills (data preparation, descriptive statistics, data visualizations) with desire to learn more advanced skills
4. Excellent writing skills
5. Self-starter that can work independently (with appropriate support provided from Edmentum Research Scientists)

Stipend: The Pay range for this role is $20 - $25 USD per hour. 

Dates: 

• The internship will begin June 9, 2025 and will last 10 weeks. Due to frequent collaboration with Psychometric team members, working hours will follow typical central time business hours with some flexibility as needed. 
• Applications are due by March 21, 2025.

Location: This position is remote. 

Additional details, as well as the application form, can be found in Edmentum's job posting. 

Position: 2025 Ida Lawrence Research Summer Internship Program

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

If you're accepted into the program, you'll collaborate with researchers on projects related to foundational and innovative topics in education. Upon the completion of the program, you'll have the opportunity to present your findings to teams across Research.

Intern research projects will be aligned with one of the following 11 research programs: 

•  Inventing a New Paradigm for Personalized Assessment in the Service of Equity
• Assessment of Complex Skills
• Innovations in Literacy and Communication Assessments
• Innovations in Interactive Digital Assessments in STEM
• Validity, Fairness and Ethics in AI
• Getting More from Large Scale Assessments
• Policy Research on Human Capital and Education 
• Understanding Teaching Pathways
• Postsecondary Admissions
• Global Higher Education & Workforce Research Group  
•  K-12 Research
• Languages Research

Support:

• The full compensation package includes a competitive intern stipend ($10,000) and housing/transportation while on campus.
• For the on-campus portion of the internship, housing is provided if you're commuting more than 50 miles from the Princeton area.
• Transportation allowance is granted if you're relocating to and from the Princeton area (for the on-campus portion of the internship). 

Dates:

• Deadline: The application deadline is January 17th,  2025.
• Decisions: You'll be notified of selection decisions by March 15th, 2025.
• Duration: The internship will be eight weeks long and occur from June 2nd, 2025 to July 25th, 2025. 
• Location (Hybrid): You will be on campus in Princeton, NJ, for the first two weeks of the internship program. The remaining six weeks of the internship will be remote.  

Additional details can be found in the application at: https://etscareers.submit4jobs.com/83080/#/jobDescription/361448/

Position: Internship in Educational Measurement

Description: 

Interns are employed at HumRRO’s Corporate Headquarters in Alexandria, VA or in one of the remote offices depending on the available work. 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.

Additional benefits: In addition to their regular salary, all interns will also receive a housing stipend, PTO, and paid vacation days.

Each applicant must provide:

• A curriculum vitae/detailed resume
• A one-page personal statement of career goals and internship interests
• Official transcript(s) of all graduate work
• Contact information for two references (letters of recommendation are not needed)
• Completed Statistical Packages and Data Analysis Questionnaire (link on website below)

Application Due Date: Application materials due January 15, 2025

Applications should be emailed to: internship@humrro.org

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

Position: Psychometric Internship

Internship Description:

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, speed exams, automated item generation, differential item functioning, non-cognitive assessment, applications of large language models for test development, adaptive testing, and adaptive learning. Please visit gmac.com for general information about the organization.

Program Details:

▪ Openings: 1
▪ Dates: Any period of 8 consecutive weeks between May 26th and September 26th
▪ Location: Hybrid - onsite at GMAC headquarters in Reston, VA for the first two weeks followed by either onsite or remote for the rest
▪ Stipend: $8,000 all-inclusive (intern is responsible for relocation, housing, transportation, and living expenses)
▪ Deliverable: In collaboration with an assigned mentor, intern is expected to produce original research submitted as a GMAC white paper and/or a conference proposal for NCME, AERA, IMPS, etc.

Eligibility:

▪ Current enrollment and good standing in a doctoral program in Educational Psychology, Quantitative Psychology, Statistics, or a related field
▪ At minimum two years of coursework in statistics and psychometrics, particularly covering the fundamentals of measurement theory
▪ Demonstrated potential for quality research (e.g., completed or on-going projects, master’s thesis, preliminary exam, conference presentations, publications)
▪ Experience in statistical programming (using R, Python, etc.)

Application:

▪ Materials: (1) CV/resume; (2) brief cover letter highlighting relevant experience, research interests, choice of internship period; (3) unofficial transcript; (4) one letter of recommendation
▪ Submit all materials as email attachments to psychometricresearch@gmac.com
▪ Deadline: March 16, 2025 - applicants will be notified of decisions by mid-April.

For additional details, and to apply online, see GMAC's job posting

Position: Remote 2025 Summer Internship: Psychometrics and Data Science

Description:

NBME invites applications for multiple full-time remote internship positions for the Summer of 2025. Over an 8-week period, interns will have the opportunity to collaborate with NBME staff and interact with fellow graduate students as they complete a research project. The expected deliverable is an internal research presentation. Specific projects for the summer of 2025 will be discussed with applicants as part of the interview process.

Qualifications:

• Active enrollment in a doctoral program in measurement, statistics, computer science, cognitive science, medical education, or related field.
• Completion of at least one year of your PhD program by Summer 2025.
• Experience or coursework in one or more of the following: statistics, measurement theory, natural language processing, data science, research design, IRT, and test development.
• Working knowledge of statistical software (e.g., R, Python, C#).
• Interns will be assigned to one or more mentors and must be able to work independently.
• Must be authorized to work in the US for any employer. If selected, F-1 holders will need to apply for Curricular Practical Training authorization through their school's international student office and have a social security number for payroll purposes.
• Must be eligible to work June 2-July 25, 2025. We are unable to shift the timeline of the internship program.
• Must not have any competing employment throughout the duration of the internship.
• Must be available between NBME core hours (10am-3pm Eastern Time).
   

Compensation: $45 per hour, amounting to a total stipend of $12,600 (35 hours per week). Additionally, all interns are eligible to receive up to $1,000 to support their attendance at a conference. This is not conditional on presenting at the conference.

Dates:  The deadline for applications is Friday, January 31, 2025. Applicants will be informed of final decisions by Friday, February 28, 2025.

Link to apply: https://nbme.applicantpro.com/jobs/3562778

Position: NCCPA Doctoral Student Internship 

Description:

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is the only nationally recognized
certification organization for physician assistants (PAs). Established as a not-for-profit organization in 1974, NCCPA
provides certification programs that reflect standards for clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning, and other medical skills
and professional behaviors required upon entry into practice and throughout the careers of PAs. All U.S. states, the
District of Columbia, and U.S. territories rely on NCCPA certification as a criterion for initial licensure or regulation of
PAs. More than 200,000 PAs have been certified by NCCPA since 1975. NCCPA is accredited by the National
Commission for Certifying Agencies and has been recognized by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as 2024 Top
Workplaces in the Region. To learn more about NCCPA, please visit https://www.nccpa.net/.

Internship Details

NCCPA offers an eight-week internship in summer 2025 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 the first week 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. Over the following weeks, interns will
convene weekly virtual meetings with their mentor(s) to discuss progress and address questions. All finalized deliverables
will be provided to NCCPA after the internship.

Research Projects

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
• New item type on digital assessments
• Application of LLMs on Automated item generation
• Detecting bias in test content
• Detecting compromised test content
• Studies related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in testing
• Performance Growth modeling on high-stakes exams

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.

Application Details

A complete application includes a curriculum vitae, a student copy of graduate school transcript
(does not need to be an official transcript), two letters of recommendation, and a statement of purpose describing your
interest in our internship as well as your interest and qualifications in one or more of our research areas of interest listed
above. Application materials may be emailed or mailed to NCCPA and must be received by March 2nd, 2025. NCCPA
will announce the recipients of the internship award on March 21st, 2025.

Materials and questions should be submitted to Yanlin Jiang; National Commission on Certification of
Physician Assistants; 12000 Findley Road, Suite 200; Johns Creek, GA, 30097; Email: yanlinj@nccpa.net.

Stipend and Other Financial Assistance

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.

Link: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=95f44138-584e-4596-919d-a00b1adb4bed&ccId=19000101_000001&lang=en_US&jobId=9203004770435_1&&source=EN

Position: Research Intern - STAC (Sociotechnical Alignment Center)

Description (Summary): 

The Sociotechnical Alignment Center (STAC) is a team of researchers, applied scientists, and linguists in Microsoft Research (MSR) who represent part of the research pillar of Microsoft’s Responsible AI efforts. Founded within Microsoft Research in 2022, STAC’s mission is to guide the sociotechnical alignment of AI systems, with a particular emphasis on measuring risks, capabilities, performance, and other properties of these systems.

STAC is looking to hire several Research Interns in Redmond and NYC to conduct research on measuring risks, capabilities, performance, and other properties of AI systems, with a focus on “generative” or “general purpose” systems. STAC’s approach to evaluation is grounded in measurement theory from the social sciences and in statistics. STAC is especially interested in candidates with expertise in theoretical and methodological approaches that can be applied to help advance and mature the field of AI system evaluation. Prior experience with AI system evaluation specifically is not required. We especially encourage applications from candidates interested in topics including but not limited to: applications of methodologies from psychometrics and educational testing to the design and validation of evaluations (including methods such as item response theory, factor analysis, and other latent variable models); measurement theory from the social sciences; reliability of generative AI systems and generative AI system evaluation; validity of generative AI system evaluation; improving human and automated annotation methods for use in evaluation; participatory methods in measurement (including how different stakeholders interpret/work with/set goals for AI system measurement).

Preferred and Required Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a relevant PhD program.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct original research.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with other researchers and product development teams.
• Proficient interpersonal skills, cross-group, and cross-culture collaboration.
• Ability to think unconventionally to derive creative and innovative solutions.
   

Stipend:

• The base pay range for this internship is USD $6,550 - $12,880 per month. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $8,480 - $13,920 per month.

Application Deadline: December 18th, 2024, with applications accepted until all positions are filled

For additional detail, and to apply online, see Microsoft's job posting. 

Position: Graduate Externship Program (GEP)

Purpose:

The Office for Accountability, Research, and Measurement (ARM) is pleased to announce the Graduate Externship Program (GEP). Up to three (3) outstanding graduate students in the fields of educational measurement, psychometrics, or a related field such as school psychology who have completed two or more years of the program will be selected to participate in the program. The program will allow the student to develop professional skills by collaborating with a professor in the student’s university and networking with other outstanding students who share similar research interests

Program Details:

The Office for Accountability, Research, and Measurement has identified research topics to be investigated this year. The applicant will be asked to rank order each of these topics based on preference and to write a 1,000-word explanation as to why the highest ranked research interest is a good fit and consistent with the applicant’s research interest. This can include the analysis that will be used to examine the topic. The department reserves the right to assign a topic other than the highest ranked topic to a graduate student accepted in the program. The topics for this year are:

1. How do various stakeholders (school administrators, instructional coaches, and teachers) perceive the effectiveness of the Deliberate Practice (DP) component of the evaluation model on the change in instructional practices?
2. How do the school Title 1 funding decisions impact school achievement including Exceptional Student Education (ESE) and English Language Learner (ELL) students?
3. What is the impact on student achievement for schools implementing Lindamood-Bell compared to schools who do not?
4. What is the impact on student achievement for students serviced in the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program?
5. How much do Florida Alternate Assessment (FAA) Learning Gains impact school grades?

Location:

The GEP is a remote work opportunity that is project-based. During the program, each GEP participant will be expected to engage in one or two conference calls with ARM staff to discuss his or her progress. The program will culminate with a visit to ARM which will include a formal presentation to ARM and invited guests.

Schedule:

The student will complete work at his or her own university but will have access to resources at the school district’s Office for Accountability, Research, and Measurement during the program. An initial visit by the researcher to ARM will be scheduled to allow the researcher to become more familiar with the purpose of the project and to ask questions. The program will culminate with a visit to ARM which will include a formal presentation to ARM and invited guests. The dates will be announced once the research has been identified (the formal presentation is anticipated to be scheduled for October 3, 2025).

Mentor Role & Stipend:

The researcher must have a professor as a mentor for this project. The mentor will be required to attend the culminating visit which will include the formal presentation. The mentor will provide advice for the project, oversee the student’s work, and will receive an honorarium of $2,000 and an additional $500 to offset travel and incidental expenses for a total of $2,500.

Graduate Student Stipend:

Each researcher will receive a stipend of $4,200. An additional $800 will be provided to cover travel costs and incidental expenses including office supplies for a total of $5,000.

Required Application Materials:

• Completed Application Form
• A 1,000-word statement/explanation indicating why your highest ranked research topic is a good fit and consistent with your research interests.
• Copy of curriculum vitae
• Letter of nomination from the faculty member who will serve as the applicant’s mentor.
• Copy of mentor’s curriculum vitae

Please submit materials ONLY if you and your mentor are willing and prepared to comply with the requirements of the program. Required materials should be submitted by email AND mail by May 2, 2025, to:

Peggy Jones, Ph.D., Director
Pasco County Schools
Office for Accountability, Research, and Measurement
7227 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.
Land O’ Lakes, FL 34638
pejones@pasco.k12.fl.us

Dates:

Applications must be received by May 2, 2025. Successful applicants will be informed by June 6, 2025.

For additional detail, and to apply online, see the Pasco County Schools Call & Application. 

Position: Associate Research & Psychometric Analyst - Intern

Description (Summary): 

Pearson is offering an 8-week internship in the summer of 2025 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.

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

Qualifications:

• 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 2024.

• Interns should have strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Pearson summer interns may not participate in other summer internship or externship programs concurrently.
  
  

Stipend:

The award includes a $9,000 stipend.

Dates:

All application materials must be received by February 28, 2025. Internship awards will be announced by March 28, 2025.

For additional detail, and to apply online, see Pearson's job posting.