Consultant

CALL FOR PROPOSALS Quantitative Psychometric Consultant (Remote, U.S.-Based) Application Deadline: November 6, 2026 Room to Read | ShiftEd Alliance Engagement: Short-term consultancy Location: Remote – United States Anticipated Start Date: November 23, 2026 Duration: Approximately 20 working days through early January 2027 Budget: $10,000 Position Overview Room to Read, on behalf of the ShiftEd Alliance, is seeking an experienced Quantitative Psychometric Consultant to support the validation of the Adolescent Gender Norms Assessment Tool (AGNAT). AGNAT is designed to measure changes in gender norms and stereotypes among adolescents across diverse cultural and linguistic contexts. The broader study is expected to include more than 12,000 students, with data from multiple countries. Working with Room to Read's Research, Monitoring and Evaluation (RM&E) team and ShiftEd Alliance technical leads, the consultant will evaluate the tool's measurement structure, scoring approaches, and comparability across populations.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct psychometric analyses to assess item quality, reliability, and dimensional structure. Compare raw-score, item response theory (IRT), and multidimensional IRT (MIRT) scoring approaches. Evaluate measurement invariance and differential item functioning (DIF) across countries and demographic groups. Recommend appropriate scoring models, reporting scales, and item revisions. Develop reproducible R code, technical documentation, and a decision tree to guide future analyses. Present findings and recommendations to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

Advanced degree in psychometrics, quantitative psychology, educational measurement, statistics, or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated expertise. Demonstrated experience in cross-cultural assessment and multi-country measurement invariance. Experience with non-cognitive assessments, including attitudes, norms, or psychosocial measures. Advanced proficiency in R, including IRT/MIRT, confirmatory factor analysis, multi-group modeling, and DIF analysis. Experience analyzing multidimensional constructs and mixed item formats. Strong analytical, communication, and technical documentation skills. Experience with adolescent populations, gender norms, education, or international research partnerships is highly desirable. Deliverables The consultant will provide psychometric analyses, scoring and scaling recommendations, measurement invariance findings, a consolidated technical report, documented R code, and supporting materials for future analyses.

How to Apply

Please request the full Terms of Reference by contacting Vartika Gupta at [email protected]. Interested consultants should submit a technical proposal, workplan, CV with relevant work examples, and an itemized financial proposal by November 6, 2026.