Research Psychometric Summer Intern

Edmentum • Contract • Remote (United States) • 1m ago

Fast Facts

Join Edmentum as a Research Psychometric Summer Intern, where you'll collaborate with research scientists to enhance educational assessments through psychometric analyses.

Responsibilities: Modify code for psychometric analyses, interpret findings, design research studies, and improve reliability and validity of assessments.

Skills: Proficient in R programming, excellent writing, self-starter with independent work ability, and pursuing a graduate degree in relevant fields.

Qualifications: Enrolled in a graduate program in educational measurement, psychometrics, or related fields, with at least three years completed in a PhD program.

Location: Remote, with a start date of June 8, 2026, for 10 weeks; follows central time business hours.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $15 - $25 per hour.

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.

What You’ll Do

For the summer 2026 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:

Modify existing analysis code and write new code to prepare data and perform psychometric analyses
Interpret analysis findings and provide written descriptions to update Exact Path technical documentation
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.

Who You Are

You are enrolled in a graduate program in educational measurement, psychometrics, quantitative psychology, statistics, learning sciences, economics, or a related field
You have completed three years of a PhD program
You are proficient with basic R programming skills (data preparation, descriptive statistics, data visualizations) with desire to learn more advanced skills
You have excellent writing skills
You are a self-starter that can work independently (with appropriate support provided from Edmentum Research Scientists)

This position is remote, will begin June 8, 2026 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.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

A Remote First culture that values flexibility and trust.
A mission-driven team obsessed with improving education for all students.
Growth opportunities and leadership that truly invests in your development.
The chance to work with innovative tools and game-changing products.
The satisfaction of knowing your work is helping shape the future of learning.
Ready to help shape the future of education? Apply now and let’s build something meaningful together.

Job Application Deadline: March 20, 2026.