The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.
The Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) at the University of Luxembourg brings together expertise from the humanities, linguistics, cognitive sciences, social and educational sciences.
People from across 20 disciplines are working within the Faculty. Along with the disciplinary approach a very ambitious interdisciplinary research culture has been developed. The faculty’s research and teaching focuses on social, economic, political and educational issues with the common goal of contributing to an inclusive, open and resourceful society.

Are you passionate about educational assessment and eager to contribute to the development of innovative, large-scale testing in a multilingual environment? Join our team at LUCET and take a leading role in the design and development of state-of-the-art, standardized achievement tests in mathematics for Grade 1 in the frame of the Luxembourgish School Monitoring Programme – Épreuves Standardisées (ÉpStan).
At LUCET, you will work in a collaborative and research-driven environment, contributing to meaningful advancements in educational assessment. You will be part of a motivated team dedicated to improving educational outcomes through high-quality, multilingual testing.

The following general research tasks are included in the responsibilities of the research and development specialist:

• Develop and enhance ÉpStan mathematics competency tests for Grade 1, ensuring their validity, reliability, and fairness across multiple languages
• Contribute to and support the development of new and innovative psychometric measures within ÉpStan
• Support the coordination, quality assurance, and logistics of large-scale assessments
• Conduct statistical analyses on data related to mathematics achievement testing
• Present research findings to colleagues and external stakeholders
• Engage in ongoing and future research projects related to ÉpStan and other initiatives within LUCET
• Contribute to scientific articles, reports, and presentations, as well as LUCET’s public outreach activities
• Perform any other tasks relevant to the role

For further inquiries please contact Dr. Rachel Wollschläger:

• Email: rachel.wollschlaeger@uni.lu
• Phone: (+352) 46 66 44 – 9378