Applications are now being accepted for theSummer 2009 Internship in Research and Measurement Services at Riverside Publishing
Riverside Publishing offers a wide range of highly regarded clinical, state, formative, educational, and group assessment products. As a charter member of the Association of Test Publishers, Riverside serves both the K–12 educational market and the clinical assessment market with print, CD-ROM, and online assessment tools.
Description:
Working under the direction of Research staff, the Research Interns will have the opportunity to assist with many tasks associated with a large research study, including:
Data preparation
Item analysis (both classical and IRT methods)
Equating
Development of scoring tables
Standard Setting
Technical Writing
Requirements:
Candidates should be doctoral students enrolled in measurement, educational psychology, statistics, or related programs, who wish to gain experience working on a large-scale test development project. Programming experience (SAS, SPSS, Visual Basic) is a plus but not required.
Dates:
The 8-week internship will run from June 1 to July 24, 2009.
Location:
Riverside Publishing is located in Rolling Meadows, Illinois (northwest suburbs of Chicago).
Compensation:
A stipend of $5,000 plus housing and round-trip transportation to the Chicago area (if necessary) will be provided.
To Apply:
Submit a current CV and a short statement describing the experiences you would like to gain from a summer internship. Please limit your statement to 200 words. Send to:
Riverside Publishing
Human Resources Department
3800 Golf Road
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Attn: Summer Research Internship Program
Applications are due by February 27, 2009. The successful candidate will be notified by March 31.
