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American Osteopathic Association · 4 hours ago

Summer Research Intern

United States

Internship

Remote

Intern

Start in 2026 Summer

The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) is offering two fully remote 10-week summer research internship positions. The role involves assisting in research projects, engaging in literature reviews, data collection, data analysis, and potentially contributing to conference presentations and publications.

AssociationGovernmentHealth CareNon Profit

No H1B

Responsibilities

Interns will work closely with the psychometric and assessment teams to develop a research plan for the internship

Over the 10 weeks, interns will attend weekly meetings with their supervisor to discuss progress and address questions, and with one or more research project teams to discuss ongoing work

Activities may include conducting and writing literature reviews, data gathering/cleaning, programming in R or Python, item and exam analyses with CTT and IRT, performing statistical analyses such as DIF or regression analysis, writing reports, and delivering presentations

At the conclusion of the internship, all files and equipment will be returned to the AOA

Current topics of interest to the AOA’s Certifying Board Services:

Application of AI in test assembly, content development, measurement and assessment fields

Detecting compromised exam content

Longitudinal assessment

Detecting bias in exam content

Qualification

Item Response Theory (IRT)R programmingPython programmingClassical Test TheoryDIF analysisResearch skillsInterest in educational measurementCollaborative team playerAttention to detail

Required

Candidates must be actively pursuing a Master's or PhD degree in Educational Measurement, Statistics, I/O Psychology, or a related field and have completed a minimum of 75% of required coursework towards their Master's or 50% of required coursework towards their Ph.D

Recommendation of advisor, department chair, or other academic recommendation from current program of study

Familiarity with Item Response Theory (IRT), Rasch modeling, Classical Test Theory, DIF analysis, and psychometric principles

Intermediate programming skills in R and/or Python

Strong research and analytical skills with attention to detail

Interest in educational measurement, certification testing, LLMs, or data forensics

Collaborative team player