2009 GED_® Testing Service Psychometrics Summer Internship

Description

The 2009 GED Testing Service Psychometrics Summer Internship is available to one doctoral student interested in applied test development and psychometrics. During the 8-week internship, the intern can expect to participate in hands-on analyses related to item tryout studies, differential item functioning, and validity and reliability under the guidance of the GED Testing Service psychometricians.

Who Should Apply

Eligible candidates are graduate students who are currently enrolled in a doctoral program in a fully accredited U.S. college/university and have completed at least two years of full-time graduate study in a measurement, psychometrics, educational and/or quantitative psychology, or related program. Proficiency with SAS programming is required.

Location

The intern will work in the office of GED Testing Service of the American Council on Education located at One Dupont Circle, NW, in Washington, D.C.

Duration

The 2009 summer internship will start on June 1 and end on July 24, 2009. Some flexibility in start and end dates is possible.

Honorarium

The summer intern will receive an honorarium of $5,000, a $2,000 housing allowance if the intern resides outside a 50-mile radius of the GED Testing Service office, and round-trip transportation between his/her graduate institution and Washington, D.C.

How to Apply

Submit (1) the completed application form (Word document), (2) a statement of interest and experience, (3) your curriculum vita, (4) a writing sample (where you were primary author), and (5) two letters of recommendation from persons who are familiar with your academic and professional accomplishments.

Mail or e-mail completed application materials by February 6, 2009, to:

GED Testing Service Psychometrics Summer Internship
GED Testing Service of the American Council on Education
Attn: Carol Ezzelle, PhD
One Dupont Circle, Suite 250
Washington, D.C. 20036

carol_ezzelle@ace.nche.edu

The award will be made by April 3, 2009.

Previous GEDTS Psychometrics Summer Interns

2008, Tracey Magda, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

2007, J. Carl Setzer, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

2006, George Anthony Benners, Fordham University, Bronx, NY

2005, Wenmin Zhang, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Please direct questions about this page to:
ged@ace.nche.edu
This page last updated on 11/25/2008