Chinese Linguist

Required Qualifications: Current/Active Public trust clearance USCitizenship. Mustpossessa a minimum of aBachelor's degree in Political Science, International Studies, Anthropology, Communication or a related field from an accredited and reputable institution and 8 years of relevant experience. Anadditional4years experiencewill be considered in lieu of degree. Must have a minimum of 5 years prior experience working in support of U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. government agencies. Must have a minimum of 3/3/3 scores or higher in testing scores both in English andModern StandardChinesewithin the last 5 years. Must be able todemonstratethe following abilities: Objective, Unbiased, & Logical cultural advisement. Must be able to follow orderly and sequential systematic procedures and guidelines. Provide foreign language interpretation, translation, transliteration & transcription, document exploitation (DOCEX) services Provide written and verbal translation ofvarious typesof media from target language to source language whilemaintainingcongruity in judgment. Mustpossessexcellent listening skills with ability to pay attention to minute details. Must be comfortable providing presentations and working with small and large groups. In depth cultural understanding of customs, symbolism, mannerisms, traditions of various ethnic groupsresidingthroughoutEast Asia and the PACOM area of operations. Demonstrated capability to work with Microsoft Office applications, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint Preferred Qualifications: Experience working with Information Operations/PSYOP/MISO unitsOR,experience working with U.S. Special Operations Forces or other Military forcesin EastAsia/PACOM area of operations. Language ability in another required language;Cantoneseat the same levels. NativeSpeaker Duties and Responsibilities: Translate,interpretand analyze oral and written material such as classified reports, data,briefingsand conversations. Provide translation in written and/or oral form. Provide assessments, transcription, translation, interpretation, cultural advisement, and media analysis services to ensure actionable data and products are developed and processed quickly and accurately. Provide written translations of source texts in one language into another language, asidentifiedabove, with the meaning and intent of the original text (Translations). Translator will: read andcomprehendthe languages write comprehensibly in one of the source languages choose the equivalent expression in the Source language that both fully conveys and best matches the meaning intended in the source language (referred to as congruity judgment) As an Interpreter, have a command ofboth of the languages(Chinese/English). Must be able to: comprehendboth the source language andEnglishas spoken and written speakboth of theselanguages choose an expression in English that fully conveys and best matches the meaning of the source language have familiarity with the cultural context of both languages have knowledge of terminology in specialized fields research in source (Native) languages and write a comprehensive command level information paper Linguists maybe requiredto complete an annual evaluation and retesting process todetermineeligibility forpossible extensionof servicesrequired. ***This position is contingentupon award of contract*** #J-18808-Ljbffr