JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2014 - January 31, 2015
Educational Testing Service
Position Title/Short Description
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Princeton, New Jersey, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: Z -- Other Special Topics
Full Text of JOE Listing:
ETS (Educational Testing Service) is currently seeking an entry-level Assessment Specialist I in Economics to work from its headquarters in Princeton, NJ.
Basic functions and responsibilities:
*Develop tests in Economics.
*Write, review, and revise test questions and evaluate item acceptability after testing.
*Assemble tests to meet specifications.
*Recruit, train, mentor, and manage outside item writers. Develop item writer training materials and facilitate item writer training meetings.
*Collaborate with committees of experts in Economics and other related fields (including recommending committee members and facilitating meetings).
*Participate in constructed-response scoring activities.
*Review and revise program publications and interpretive test preparation materials; participate in teacher training activities.
Education:
A Master’s degree in Economics or a related area is required.
Experience:
*Three years of increasingly responsible professional experience, including experience in educational measurement, applied statistics, and/or teaching in Economics and related areas. Experience in educational assessment and classroom teaching are highly desirable, but not required.
*Comprehensive knowledge of Economics in order to develop tests in subject area and to serve as resource for peers, committees, and clients is also required.
For more information and to apply for the position, please use the following link:
http://ets.pereless.com/careers/index.cfm?fuseaction=83080.viewjobdetail&CID=83080&JID=175437&type=True&cfcend
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