Senior Psychometrician at Western Governors University

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Western Governors University is hiring a Senior Psychometrician. This role supports the Program Development Department by providing expertise in assessment measurement and design, ensuring assessment accuracy and validity. The Senior Psychometrician analyzes assessment data using statistical methods and creates visual data representations to improve student performance.

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Supports Program Development Department with assessment measurement and design.
Analyzes data from various assessments using statistical techniques under senior guidance.
Creates graphs, charts, tables, and dashboards based on statistical analyses.
Proficient with Microsoft Office (especially Excel), SAS, R, SQL, Python, Tableau, and Power BI.
Requires a doctoral degree in Psychometrics, Psychological Measurement, Educational Psychology, or related field with emphasis on quantitative methods.
Minimum one year of experience in testing, research, or similar statistical/data analysis fields.
Preferred experience includes working in higher education.
Eligible for bonuses and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and retirement savings plan.
Position requires up to 20% travel for summits, conferences, and business events.
Works collaboratively in a team following guidance from senior psychometricians and contributes to university initiatives.

Senior Psychometrician Full Description

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

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How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

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Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It's not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.

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