[Hiring] Associate Psychometrician @UC Davis Health

Role Description

This position works remotely, requiring a telecommuting agreement and adherence to the UCSC Telecommuting/Remote Work Guidelines. The employee shall be available in a full-time capacity during assigned telecommuting work hours (specific hours to be discussed with supervisor). While telecommuting/remote working, the employee is responsible for ensuring a worksite environment suitable for accomplishing their regular job duties during scheduled hours of work and, if applicable, arranging for dependent care just as they would if they were working at the regular UCSC worksite.

NO VISA SPONSORSHIP IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION.

Job Summary

The Associate Psychometrician role within Smarter Balanced involves:

• Conducting psychometric analysis.
• Producing technical reports.
• Preparing materials for, and facilitating data review meetings.
• Working independently while collaborating with other staff across various offices.
• Thorough and accurate documentation of business and functional requirements.
• Employing capabilities as a highly-skilled, experienced research professional.
• Contributing to Smarter Balanced's assessment strategy.

Appointment Information

• Budgeted Salary: $99,040 - $106,400/year.
• Benefits Level Eligibility: Full benefits.
• Schedule Information: Full-time, Fixed.
• Percentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week.
• Days of the Week: Mon-Fri.
• Shift Includes: Day.
• Employee Classification: Career appointment.
• Work Location: Remote.
• Union Representation: Research and Public Service Professionals (RPSP).
• Job Code Classification: 005274 (RSCH DATA ANL 3 RP).
• Travel: Up to 25% of the time.

Job Duties

• 75% - Operational Support
  • Assists with cyclical psychometric analysis and updates technical reports.
  • Prepares reports of studies for internal validation and cross-validation studies.
  • Develops systems for organizing data to analyze, validate results, identify, and report trends.
  • Applies knowledge of statistical procedures, psychometric methods, and programming (e.g., R, Python, PARSCALE, IRTPRO, and flexMIRT).
  • Conducts validation of the Consortium-wide embedded field testing calibration.
  • Provides psychometric support to other functional groups as needed.
• 15% - Production Planning
  • Conduct analyses and research in response to member requests under guidance of senior staff.
  • Delivers presentations at national conferences and presents technical information to diverse audiences.
  • Plans long-term statistical studies, including preparation of proposals and design of survey instruments.
  • Manages database of research data for projects.
  • Prepares data for presentation.
• 5% - Process Improvement
  • Reviews new software instruments and potential effects on statistical testing.
  • Participates in the development and implementation of data security policies and procedures.
  • Keeps abreast of technical advances in educational measurement.
  • Participates in documentation and revision of current documentation related to psychometric operational activities.
• 5% - Team Building/Support
  • May supervise database management and research analysis of research data analysts on assigned projects.
  • Implements related business processes.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in educational measurement, psychometrics, quantitative psychology, data science, statistics, or a closely related subject.
• 0 - 3 years of operational psychometric experience.
• Experience ensuring that organizational practices support collaboration among staff.
• Thorough knowledge of the research function.
• Familiarity with applied psychometric techniques.
• Familiarity with software packages and programming languages commonly used in psychometric work.
• Thorough skills associated with data analysis and validation.
• Strong oral communication skills.
• Strong writing skills to document and communicate complex information.
• Skills in project management.
• Demonstrated research skills that enable the development of solutions and proposals to leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with modern assessment designs and practices.
• Familiarity with K-12 education.

Special Conditions of Employment

• Selected candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment criminal history background check.
• Ability to work long periods of time at a computer with or without accommodation.
• This is a fully remote position.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends as directed.
• Ability to travel nationally.
• Selected candidate will be required to complete training within established time frames.
• Employees are required to comply with any applicable policies relating to the University of California vaccine program.

Misconduct Disclosure Requirement

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose any misconduct as defined by the employer.

Safety Statement

All UCSC employees must understand and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety training, and promote safety at work.

EEO/AA

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected categories.