Advanced Placement Summer 2023 Internship
An Invitation to apply for the position of
2023 Advanced Placement Internship
Educational Testing Services
ETS is offering an exceptional opportunity through an internship in our Scoring & Reporting Operations (S&R Ops) organization. This internship can help you jump-start your career and gain an edge over the competition even before you graduate. By joining ETS, you will have the opportunity to work in an exciting and dynamic environment where your contributions are recognized from day one.
ETS’s S&R Ops organization is seeking talented, innovative and energetic undergraduate students to work on a variety of challenging and interesting projects underway or planned to launch. We are looking for candidates who are: mature, responsible, reliable, task and detail-oriented; good team players who can work under pressure and with minimal supervision. Individuals should be computer savvy and have good communication and inter-personal skills.
In May and June, AP Readers will score student responses for several Advanced Placement (AP) tests online using the ETS Online Network for Evaluation (ONE) scoring application during the 2023 AP Reading. An intern will be assigned to multiple subjects at one of more Reading sites within the US to assist S&R Ops with operational support tasks required for the online Readings. Training will be provided in May to prepare for the 3-4 week assignment at one or more of the AP Reading sites.
Daily Task Include:
- Scheduling AP Readers and Leaders daily
- Monitoring, reporting and other administrative tasks in ONE (ETS proprietary web application)
- Reviewing scoring progress reports
- Supporting time tracking and approval tasks
- Assisting with system support and basic troubleshooting
- Testing of computer and telephone equipment/device management
- Assisting S&R Ops staff with various AP Reading preparation and post-Reading tasks
- Assisting S&R Ops staff with hosting web meetings (via MS Teams or Zoom)
- Assisting S&R Ops team in meeting Project Objectives
- Engaging with the Assessment Development, Constructed Response Systems & Capabilities and Program Operations teams, as necessary.
This internship will begin on Monday, May 8th and continue through Friday, June 30th and will involve travel, with a team of ETS employees, to one or more AP Reading sites. (There may be an opportunity to extend the internship through mid-late July for select positions). During the training period work will take place in New Jersey and will be Monday - Friday. Once interns travel, work will take place 7 days per week, including holidays and weekends. The working day may extend beyond 8 hours. All travel expenses (housing, food, transportation) will be paid by ETS.
There may be some opportunities to work from the NJ office for the duration of the internship, but travel should be expected for all interns.
Experience and Skills
Competencies/Skills Needed:
Must be 18 years+
- Some college and prior work experience (not necessarily related)
- Some experience with and/or interest in technology
- Some familiarity with online systems preferred
- Good communication (oral, written) and interpersonal skills
- Experience with basic functions of Excel, Word, Collaborative Tools (i.e. MS Teams, Zoom)
- Ability to engage with AP Readers and Leaders (College professors /high school teachers) in a professional, effective manner
- Must be willing to travel for up to 3 weeks to one or more AP Reading sites in
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Tampa, Florida