NAEP Doctoral Student Intern (Summer 2025)

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Requirements:

• Must be a current doctoral student in educational measurement, statistics, information sciences, sociology, psychology, economics, computer science, or a related field.
• Must have completed two years of coursework in a doctoral program or hold a master’s degree in a relevant field by the time of internship.
• Experience with applying advanced statistical and/or psychometric methods is essential.
• Experience analyzing data from large-scale surveys and assessment data with complex sampling design is an asset.

Responsibilities:

• The doctoral student interns will contribute to the development of statistical methods and substantive knowledge about education.
• They will inform discussion and planning of decision-makers at national, state, and local levels.
• Specific research topics and project assignments will align with applicants' skills, interests, and NCES priorities.
• Examples include presentations to NCES and proposal submissions to research conferences.