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Job Description
This temporary, three-year position seeks a Psychometrician for a project developing a reading skills screening assessment for young children. Key responsibilities include leading technical standardization through item analysis, field testing, and psychometric modeling (e.g., IRT, ROC analysis), and advising on data collection. A PhD in a related field or a Master's with substantial applied experience in test development, plus over five years of experience with advanced statistical methods and relevant software, is required.
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Requirements
- PhD in quantitative psychology, educational measurement, psychometrics, or a related field
- or a Master's degree with substantial applied experience in educational test development.
- 5+ years of demonstrated experience with mathematical, statistical, and analytical methods, such as ROC curve analysis, IRT and other measurement models.
- Experience with relevant statistical software (e.g., R packages such as mirt or TAM, Mplus, flexMIRT, or similar)
- Demonstrated experience using different norming approaches.
- Demonstrated experience using measurement modeling and its application to assessment development.
- Sensitivity to inequities in an educational context, e.g., knowledge of QuantCrit
About This Position
What does this position pay?
The advertised salary for this role is CAD 73,695.42 – 92,119.28. The final offer within the band depends on qualifications and experience, as set by University of Waterloo's enterprise agreement.
Where is this position based?
The position is based at University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, CA. Check the job description above for flexible or hybrid arrangements.
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