Chinese Mandarin Linguist/Instructor

Description

Leidos has an upcoming opening for a Chinese Mandarin Linguist/Instructor at Cannon AFB, NM. Candidates must currently possess a TS/SCI security clearance in order to be considered. The selected individual will provide translation services in a variety of forms, primarily global and cryptologic language training to military personnel. Works with unit Language Program Manager to develop/integrate language training materials, technologies, and methods in existing training programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provide global language, cryptologic, language, and cultural training to military forces and civilian personnel via traditional classroom instruction, written materials, technology-based instruction, and distributed learning services.

Help to develop and integrate new global and cryptologic training materials, curriculum, and courseware for approval of US Government.

Adapt instructional methods to meet student language proficiency goals, learning styles, and time constraints

Advise Language Manager and military representatives on assessment, placement, and training needs of students

Track student progression and reports effectiveness of training to Language Manager and military

Qualifications

• Current TS/SCI security clearance.

• Interagency Language Round Table {ILRT) level 3 or higher in Chinese Mandarin and an advanced working proficiency in English {ILRT level 2+, based on DLPT 4)

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Chinese Mandarin language/Applied Linguistics/language teaching. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

• 4-8 years of military or intelligence experience

• 1-3 years of language related experience.

• 1 or more years' experience in producing translation and language-related services

• 1 or more years' experience providing language or relation instruction. Military cryptologic language instructor experience preferred.

• Strong knowledge of Chinese Mandarin to include speaking, grammar, phonology, linguistic functions, etc.

• Familiarity with various phases of intelligence cycle such as collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities.

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.