ERME Opportunities: January 19, 2017 Welcome back to campus, everyone! Students, please note that there are some internship opportunities below. In addition, don't forget to check out resources such as the AERA site, LinkedIn, Boston College Eagle Link, etc. Please continue to email ERME-related opportunities to [email protected] so we can distribute it to students, faculty, alumni, and our ERME network. Jillian Gomolka ERME Department

Job Listings and Oth er Oppor tunities Strategic Planning Consultant/Potential Executive Director ~Boston, MA/Flexible Analyst ~ Boston, MA Research Analyst ~ Boston, MA Research Analyst ~ North Billerica, MA Evaluation Coordinator ~ Greater Boston Area, MA Research Analyst ~ Cambridge, MA Consumer Insights Manager ~ Boston, MA Psychometric Intern ~ Dover, NH Director of Institutional Effectiveness ~ Putney, VT Post-Doctoral Fellow-Assessment & Program Evaluation ~ New York City, NY AICPA Summer Internship ~ Ewing, NJ Multiple Analyst Positions~ Washington, D.C. Assessment Science and Psychometrics Internship ~ Philadelphia, PA Evaluation Specialist ~ Raleigh, NC

Education Measurement Internship ~ Louisville, KY Post Doctoral Fellowship ~ Atlanta, GA Assistant/Associate Professor of Educational Research ~ Hammond, LA Sherman Family Endowed Chair and Director of the Urban Education Research Center ~ Kansas City, MO Program Evaluator ~ Costa Mesa, CA Networking and Interviewing Workshop Grad Hour Information Division H Professional Development-AERA Pre-Conference Course Call for Proposals-Classroom Assessment Conference ~ Lawrence, KS International Meeting of the Psychometric Society ~ Zurich, Switzerland AERA-D Online Workshops AERA-D Evaluators' Institute

ERME Related Job/Internship Opportunities (click job heading for details) Strategic Planning Consultant/Potential Executive Director ~ Boston, MA/Flexible FairTest

Founded in 1985, the National Center for Fair & Open Testing, Inc. (FairTest) systematically advances quality education and equal opportunity by promoting fair, open, and beneficial evaluations of preschool through university students, educators and schools.

Analyst ~ Boston, MA Strategic Grant Partners

Through rigorous due diligence and active partnership with entrepreneurial leaders, Strategic Grant Partners (SGP) works to both scale proven programs and create new solutions that address critical societal problems. They provide customized strategic and tactical expertise to identify, design, and/or refine interventions that can make a significant difference in the lives of children and families.

Research Analyst ~ Boston, MA Pearson

Pearson is committed to a world that's always learning and to their talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, they are always reexamining the way people learn best, whether it's one child in their own

backyard or an education community across the globe. They are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires them to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology - and each other to surpass these boundaries - they create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world's innovations, personal and global, large and small.

Research Analyst ~ North Billerica, MA Curriculum Associates

Curriculum Associates is a rapidly growing educational technology and publishing company committed to making classrooms better places for teachers and students. Located just outside of Boston, they are an innovative, collaborative, and mission-driven company that has been recognized as a Boston Globe Top Workplace, Boston Business Journal Best Place to Work, and Software & Information Industry Association CODiE award winner.

Evaluation Coordinator ~ Greater Boston Area, MA The Community Builders, Inc.

The Community Builders, Inc. (TCB) is the leading nonprofit developer of mixed-income housing in the United States. Their mission is to build and sustain strong communities where people of all incomes can achieve their full potential. They realize their mission by developing, financing and operating high-quality housing and implementing neighborhood self-help initiatives to drive economic opportunity for their residents. Since 1964, they have constructed or preserved over 320 affordable and mixedincome housing developments and secured over $2.5 billion in project financing from public and private sources. Today, they own or manage more than 10,000 apartments in 14 states and Washington, D.C. they are headquartered in Boston with regional hubs in Chicago and Washington.

Research Analyst ~ Cambridge, MA Harvard University

The Office of Institutional Research, part of the Office of the Provost, supports Harvard's senior leadership through the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on issues of institutional importance.

Consumer Insights Manager ~ Boston, MA Service Management Group

Service Management Group (SMG) is a rapidly growing customer experience research and consulting firm with offices in Kansas City, MO and Boston, MA. SMG helps many of the best retail and restaurant brands

in the world improve the experience of their employees and customers through ongoing tracking studies, custom research, and customer community panel management.

Psychometric Intern~Dover, NH Measured Progress

Measured Progress is offering a unique internship program for students who are interested in psychometrics or educational measurement. The program is designed to help students gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of the daily activities of Measured Progress psychometricians. During the intensive 8-week program, interns will work closely with a team of psychometricians to further their understanding of how the discipline of psychometrics is applied in a customized educational assessment environment.

Director of Institutional Effectiveness ~ Putney, VT Landmark College

Landmark College's mission is to transform the way students learn, educators teach, and the public thinks about education. They provide highly accessible approaches to learning that empower individuals who learn differently to exceed their aspirations and to achieve their greatest potential.

Post-Doctoral Fellow-Assessment & Program Evaluation ~ New York City, NY The Graduate Center at the City University of New York

The Graduate Center (GC) is the principle doctoral-granting institution of the City University of New York (CUNY). Offering more than thirty doctoral degrees, from Anthropology to Urban Education, and fostering globally significant research in a wide variety of centers and institutes, the GC provides academic training in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. The Graduate Center is also integral to the intellectual and cultural vitality to New York City. Through its extensive public programs, the Graduate Center hosts a wide range of events-lectures, conferences, book discussions, art exhibits, concerts, and dance and theater that enrich and inform.

AICPA Summer Internship~ Ewing, NJ American Institute of CPAs

The internship research opportunities are structured, project-based experiences. Psychometricians from the Examinations team will lead interns through the development, execution, and write-up of a focused

psychometric research study. Students will be assigned topics based on their interests and skills from the team's research agenda.

Multiple Analyst Positions ~ Washington, D.C. RTI International

RTI International is one of the world's leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Their staff of more than 4000 provides research and technical services to governments and businesses in more than 75 countries in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, international development, economic and social policy, energy and the environment, and laboratory testing and chemical analysis. Education Analyst Program Director Project Management Associate

Assessment Science and Psychometrics Internship ~ Philadelphia, PA National Board of Medical Examiners

The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) is an independent, notfor-profit organization that serves the public by developing, administering and conducting research on high-quality assessments for healthcare professionals. Application Deadline: February 17, 2017.

Evaluation Specialist ~ Raleigh, NC The Wake County Public Schools Department of Data, Research, and Accountability

The Wake County Public Schools Department of Data, Research,and Accountability (DRA) has over 150,000 students in 11 municipalities, the largest of which is Raleigh, North Carolina. Student outcomes tend to be relatively highly for most student indicators, but of course the district also has areas for improvement.

Education Measurement Internship ~ Louisville, KY Human Resources Research Organization

The Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) has a long, rich history of providing solutions to a variety of human capital, educational, training, measurement, and survey challenges. Their staff works with clients to help resolve their "people" issues and improve their human capital management. Through their research, program evaluation, and

policy analysis, HumRRO has supported a wide variety of federal and state agencies as well as corporate and nonprofit organizations, and foundations. They are dedicated to excellence in everything they do, drawing on the qualities that have long contributed to their success: competence, objectivity, professionalism, character, integrity, energy, and commitment. They also are committed to understanding and meeting their clients' needs and expectations, and developing a lasting partnership with them. Application Deadline: February 10, 2017.

Post Doctoral Fellowship ~ Atlanta, GA Georgia State University

The Research on the Challenges of Acquiring Language & Literacy (RCALL) Initiative at Georgia State University is an innovative collaborative effort crossing colleges and departments. Their research is conducted by faculty and students from two colleges (Arts & Sciences and Education & Human Development) and ten departments including the departments of Educational Psychology, Special Education, & Communication Disorders, Psychology, Applied Linguistics, and Early Childhood Education. They have a distinctive interdisciplinary postdoctoral training program focused on the acquisition of language and literacy in children and adults. Their research programs address not only basic conceptual and methodological issues in the area of language and literacy acquisition, but also the design and evaluation of interventions that may help individuals overcome challenges in the acquisition of language and literacy.

Assistant/Associate Professor of Educational Research ~ Hammond, LA Southeastern Louisiana University

Southeastern Louisiana University is the state's third-largest public university, boasting more than 15,600 students and more than 60 degree programs. But with a small-town location, personal attention to students and a close-knit community of engaged learners, they feel like a small college. They are passionate about their students, providing them with a challenging college experience that empowers them with a lifelong education.

Sherman Family Endowed Chair and Director of the Urban Education Research Center~ Kansas City, MO University of Missouri-Kansas City

UMKC's mission is to lead in life and health sciences; to deepen and expand strength in the visual and performing arts; to develop a professional workforce and collaborate in urban issues and education; and to create a vibrant learning and campus life experience. Job #21886

Program Evaluator ~ Costa Mesa, CA Orange County Department of Education

The mission of the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) is to ensure that all students are equipped with the competencies they need to thrive in the 21st Century. OCDE is a public education organization offering support services to 27 school districts and more than 600 schools and 20,000 educators serving over 500,000 students in Orange County. Their vision is that Orange County students will lead the nation in college and career readiness and success. They play a supportive role in the fulfillment of this vision in collaboration with educators at all levels of student development and in partnership with families, businesses, and community organizations.

ERME Related Professional Opportunities (Seminars,Workshops, Publication, etc.) Networking and Interviewing Workshop Hello ERME students, Welcome back to campus! Please save the date for a Networking and Interviewing Workshop with Peter Hunt. Wednesday February 15 from 11:30 to 1pm in McGuinn 526. Thank you to all that submitted date/time availability. We are pleased that we were able to accommodate a time that worked for all that submitted! More details, including RSVP, will be sent out by early Feb, but in the meantime, please submit specific topics related to networking/interviewing that you would like discussed here.

Grad Hour Information For those of you who may not know, Grad Hour, every Thursday from 3PM-4PM in Campion 132, is an opportunity for all graduate students in the Lynch School of Education to gather in a casual setting with some light snacks and get to know each other. Various members of the Grad Office staff will also be there to answer any questions you might have. We have various themes throughout the year, but we will always have great snacks, great people, and great conversations!

So whether you want to stay for the whole hour or just a few minutes before going to class, come on by! As always, if you have any questions about your classes or graduate school in general, stop by our office in Campion 135 anytime. Sincerely, The Grad Office Staff Graduate Office Boston College, Lynch School of Education Campion Hall 135 617-552-4214 Chat with us - Add [email protected]

Division H Professional Development-AERA Pre-Conference Course AERA Pre-Conference Course

PDC10: Reimagining School Accountability under ESSA: Opportunities and Challenges for Evaluating School Quality and Student Success This course provides researchers with development on the accountability and reporting requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and gives participants an opportunity to grapple with the key considerations and research supporting the selection of measures and indicators. The course will begin with discussion of the importance of an educational vision and theory of action for indicators to meet accountability requirements. While broadly applicable to all of the indicators under ESSA, special attention will be given to the indicator of school quality or student success (a.k.a., the "fifth" indicator). This indicator presents an opportunity to define and operationalize school quality and reporting in an accountability system. Scholarships are available for the first 25 people who register for in person attendance.

Call for Proposals-Classroom Assessment Conference ~ Lawrence, KS NCME Special Conference University of Kansas

From September 14-17, 2017 the National Council for Measurement in Education (NCME) will host a conference on the confluence of classroom assessment and large scale psychometrics and related disciplines. Historically, different assessment perspectives regarding classroom assessment have operated in isolation. The purpose of this conference is to bring together the many voices and perspectives of experts and practitioners of assessment in order to improve student learning .

International Meeting of the Psychometric Society ~ Zurich, Switzerland University of Switzerland

Recent meetings have attracted up to 500 participants, including Statisticians and quantitative methodologists in Psychology, Education and the Social Sciences. Talks cover a wide range of topics, such as item response theory, structural equation modeling, longitudinal data analysis, multilevel modeling, latent class analysis, missing data, and causality. Submit an abstract before February 15, 2017, and apply for a Travel Award.

AERA-D Online Workshops Refresher on multiple regression for the applied researcher February 13, 10AM EST ($225) Exploring the power of predictive analytics: A step-by-step introduction to building a student-at-risk prediction model February 21, 1PM EST ($200) Writing and evaluating good survey questions February 23, 12PM EST ($175) Logistic regression: Analyzing binary outcomes March 6, 10AM EST ($175) Handling missing data: Multiple imputation for the applied researcher March 15, 12PM EST ($175) Basics of multilevel modeling: handling grouped data in research and evaluation March 23, 10AM EST ($225)

AERA-D Evaluators' Institute ~ Washington, D.C. March 6-18, 2017 This series is perfect for busy professionals who want to improve their skills and credentials. All courses build towards our TEI Certificates in Evaluation. March 2017 courses include: * Introduction to Cost-Benefit Effectiveness and Analysis * Making Evaluation Data Actionable * Effective Reporting Strategies for Evaluators * Intermediate Cost-benefit and Cost-effective Analysis * Measuring Performance and Managing Results for Government and

Nonprofit Organizations * Outcome and Impact Assessment * Internal Evaluation: Building Organizations from Within * Needs Assessment * Intermediate Qualitative Analysis * Implementation Analysis for Feedback on Program Progress and Results * Evaluation of Training Programs * Working with Stakeholders * Evaluation Research Methods: A Survey of Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches * Designing, Managing, and Analyzing Multi-site Evaluations * Design and Administration of Internet, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys * Policy Analysis, Implementation & Evaluation

Contact ERME at Boston College Dr. Larry Ludlow, [email protected], Department Chair Jillian Gomolka, [email protected] , Administrative Assistant Job Postings entered by Rachel Drew, ERME Research Assistant Boston College, Lynch School of Education Campion Hall, Room 336 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 617-552-2072 www.bc.edu/erme

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