Remote Research & Applied Psychometrics Intern – Summer

Job Category: Research & Development

Requisition Number: INTER
006115

Posted: December 15, 2025

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Remote (United States)

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture

Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning. Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers. We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives.

If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

The Ascend Learning Healthcare Segment leads the way in innovation and solution creation to improve outcomes and deliver results for students, educators, and healthcare workers in the ever-changing field of healthcare. We offer advanced resources that drive nursing success, empower front-line certified allied health workers, help physicians pass boards and stay current, and provide education management tools for medical education programs.

The Ascend Learning Innovative Learning and Assessment Solutions (ILAS) division has remote opportunities for Research & Applied Psychometrics interns for the summer of 2026. As a member of our team, you will work alongside experienced psychometricians to conduct research and psychometric work on operational testing products designed for the allied health, nursing, and fitness industries.

This position will work remote in the United States during the Summer 2026.

Interns will have the opportunity to receive hands‑on experience in research, psychometrics, data forensics, and AI solutions under the guidance of an experienced mentor. The interns will have the opportunity to gain operational work experience and conduct a research project in the following areas:

• Exam design and development
• Exam security and forensic analysis
• Standard setting
• Implementation of AI and machine learning models in product development

Education and Experience

• Current enrollment in a relevant doctoral program such as educational measurement, psychometrics, quantitative psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, statistics, experimental psychology, or computer science/machine learning.
• Completion of at least 2 years of coursework toward the doctoral program prior to the start of the internship.

Key

Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in SAS, R, Python or WINSTEPS is recommended.
• Excellent presentation, organizational, time management skills with attention to details and deadlines.
• Ability to compose research proposals for submission to peer-reviewed conferences under supervision.
• Ability to work remotely, but effectively as a member of a team.

Selection will prioritize the alignment of applicant interests and experience with research projects. Incomplete or tardy applications may not be considered. Diversity in interests and experiences is highly valued in our team, and we actively encourage students from underrepresented groups and diverse backgrounds to submit their applications.

• Ascend Learning will fund the national conference registration and major travel costs (e.g., hotel and flight) aligned with company travel policy when the research project is accepted for the conference presentation.

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled).

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