Summer Internship - Measurement, Research and Development - Behavior & Skills Measurement

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Education has power - a power that changes lives forever. It creates opportunities that lift up individuals, their families, and sparks societal change that echoes through generations to come. From our grassroots we have fought the good fight for inclusivity in education, and we remain devoted to helping anyone who struggles to access that power. This is what matters to us and we must do better -- we've never been more sure of our purpose.

ACT Education Corp. team members are part of an organization dedicated to an important mission: Helping people achieve education and workplace success. Advancing the mission internally, by helping team members achieve education and workplace success of their own, is core to our values. ACT values a diverse workplace and is committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which every team member has equal opportunity to grow.

We are seeking a Summer Intern for our Measurement, Research and Development -- Behavior and Skills Measurement team.

The summer research intern will work with research team members within the Behaviors and Skills Measurement group. Researchers within this group focus on measuring and supporting learner outcomes that lead to education and workplace success. Two projects the summer intern would work on focus on insights into "student voice" - a line of survey research at ACT that provides students' perspectives about current issues in education and workforce research. Topics include high school students' perspectives on occupational credentials and the post-COVID graduate class's perspectives on skills and majors. Summer interns will engage in survey design, data cleaning, descriptive and inferential statistics, qualitative analyses, and reporting of these lines of inquiry. This position is ideal for someone looking to gain research experience working with researchers who have diverse backgrounds in psychology (e.g., educational psychology, I/O psychology) and education.

Location: This is a remote internship, based in the United States.

Duration: The internship is scheduled to run from Monday June 8, 2026 to Friday August 14, 2026, but can be flexible for the right candidate.

Pay Rate: For this position, we anticipate offering an hourly rate of $23.00. The position is not incentive or benefits eligible.

Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Central Time

***Please be sure to submit your entire Resume/CV with your application***

Typical job-related activities include:

* Participating in original research studies investigating stakeholder perceptions

* Designing and launching surveys, including writing items

* Cleaning and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data

* Writing and editing literature reviews

* Designing, creating, and revising reports

* Conducting cognitive lab and focus group studies

Qualifications:

Education:

* BA in psychology, educational psychology, or a related field

* Must be working toward Ph.D. in industrial-organizational psychology, educational psychology, personality psychology, counseling psychology, or related field

Experience:

* Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and Word

* Proficient in statistical software (R preferred)

* Excellent writing skills

* Excellent teamwork skills

* Strong people skills

* Strong work ethic

* Knowledge of:

o Educational, Industrial-organizational, or developmental psychology

o Psychological assessment

o Quantitative and qualitative research methods

o Personality theory

o Psychometrics

o Career planning assessment

About ACT

When ACT was founded in 1959, it disrupted the assessment industry with a new approach to helping students better understand their readiness so they could take steps to improve it. By leveraging our expertise and authority in assessment and research, we will again disrupt the industry-helping more people learn, better measure their progress, and improve their navigation through life's transitions.

More than ever before, ACT is fulfilling its mission of helping people achieve education and workplace success. We're doing it by pushing the boundaries of learning innovation through the work of our people, who we call team members because we're all in this together.

We know transformation does not come without challenge. That's why ACT invests in a variety of experiences for team members to strengthen their connections, explore ideas, learn from customers, and celebrate success.

Learn more about working at ACT at act.org!

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