Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychology Research Associate

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American Institutes for Research

Salary68,000 - 83,000 USD per year

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Required Skills: PythonMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office SuiteR

Requirements

Master's Degree in I/O Psychology
Background in supporting educational assessment, admissions testing, workforce assessment, program evaluation, or another structured research or measurement environment
Experience reviewing technical or psychometric documentation carefully and synthesizing feedback from multiple stakeholders
Familiarity with operational assessment programs, field test workflows, calibration or equating summaries, item development processes, quality-control review, or comparable activities
Demonstrated skill in preparing materials for client meetings or participating in client-facing discussions involving technical content
Proficiency using statistical or analytical software (e.g., R, Python, SAS, or Stata) to prepare data summaries, review outputs, or support troubleshooting
Proven success working in a deadline-driven environment in which priorities must be balanced across multiple contributors or projects
Strong collaboration skills across technical, content, and project-management functions
Experience conducted quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in multidisciplinary and virtual team environments
Strong research and analysis skills, including quantitative and qualitative skills
Comfort working with detailed tracking files, structured documentation, and data summaries
Effective communication skills, including the ability to produce concise technical summaries and client-ready materials
Ability to translate technical or psychometric information into clear summaries for non-technical audiences
Strong attention to detail, organizational and project-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines across more than one project
Strong professional judgment, diplomacy, and ability to navigate complex client and stakeholder contexts
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or equivalent productivity tools (word processing, Excel, presentation software)

Responsibilities

Conduct literature reviews and contribute to evidence syntheses, including searching, reviewing, extracting insights, and drafting summary documents.
Conduct quantitative and/or qualitative data collection under guidance, including developing protocols, supporting recruitment, conducting interviews, supporting survey administration, and data analysis.
Clean, code, and analyze data from interviews, observations, surveys, and administrative data using appropriate research methods and software.
Support psychometric coordination and field test planning by reviewing documentation, synthesizing SME input, defining goals, tracking progress, and communicating status.
Create, maintain, and use tracking systems to summarize recommendations, assignments, status updates, timelines, and progress, supporting QA and version control.
Process and coordinate item development report feedback from clients, making corrections, routing substantive issues, and ensuring changes are documented.
Conduct item-level and passage-level test development quality-control reviews, identifying editorial, content, formatting, and documentation issues.
Organize recurring test development and technical meetings, assembling agendas, gathering approvals, documenting action items, and following through.
Draft and contribute to technical reports, policy briefs, memos, and presentations that describe and interpret findings for various audiences.
Support project management tasks, including tracking timelines, coordinating data-collection activities, organizing meetings, and contributing to internal quality-assurance processes.
Contribute to business development activities, including capture planning and proposal development.

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