Company: Applied Memetics LLC Location: Baghdad, Baghdād, Iraq
Job Description
Iraqi Cultural Advisor/Language specialist (Arabic/Kurdish)
Job Number: 0142011Location:
Job Type: Full Time
Opening Date: Immediate
Applied Memetics is seeking linguists for full-time, on-site interpretation and translation services with skills in one or more of the following languages:
-Arabic (Iraqi dialect preferred)
-Kurdish (including Sorani and Bahdini dialects).
Linguists can expect to be deployed, live, and work in Baghdad, Iraq, and other areas designated as Hostile Fire Zones.
Responsibilities
• Writes and speaks in clear and concise grammar and pronunciation in the target language (either Iraqi Arabic or Kurdish) and English
• Conducts consecutive, accurate translations and summarizations of material
• Provides idiomatic translations of non-technical material using correct syntax and expression to and from the target language and English
• Reads and translates handwritten material
• Scans and processes material, utilizing the target language for critical and essential elements of information
• Understands speech in a standard dialect, inferences and emotional overtones, and rarely needs to ask for paraphrasing or explanation
• Writes effectively in most formal and informal exchanges
• Understands all styles/forms of speech; has a strong sensitivity to sociolinguistic and cultural references
• Tailors language to fit audience; counsels, persuades, negotiates, and represents a point of view
Essential Qualifications
• U.S. citizenship
• Must be willing to be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
• Ability to deal unobtrusively with the local populace
• Familiarity with and ability to conduct oneself in accordance with the local culture and customs
• Willing and able to work cooperatively with U.S. Forces, U.S. citizens and other Coalition forces and personnel
• Ability to function during a level of heightened state of threat, during extended periods of high pressure and stress
• Ability to function as an integral member of a team of highly trained professionals responsible for the safety and security of personnel and resources
Willing to undergo various pre-deployment medical screenings and must be of sufficient physical health to endure at least 320 of 365 days deployed to potentially hostile and austere locations.
Physically capable and in good health without chronic medical conditions that require frequent monitoring/contact with medical professionals, and must meet U.S. military standards for deployment to the theater of operations.
Clearance
**Position is Contingent Upon Contract Award.
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Job Description
Iraqi Cultural Advisor/Language specialist (Arabic/Kurdish)
Job Number: 0142011Location:
Job Type: Full Time
Opening Date: Immediate
Applied Memetics is seeking linguists for full-time, on-site interpretation and translation services with skills in one or more of the following languages:
-Arabic (Iraqi dialect preferred)
-Kurdish (including Sorani and Bahdini dialects).
Linguists can expect to be deployed, live, and work in Baghdad, Iraq, and other areas designated as Hostile Fire Zones.
Responsibilities
• Writes and speaks in clear and concise grammar and pronunciation in the target language (either Iraqi Arabic or Kurdish) and English
• Conducts consecutive, accurate translations and summarizations of material
• Provides idiomatic translations of non-technical material using correct syntax and expression to and from the target language and English
• Reads and translates handwritten material
• Scans and processes material, utilizing the target language for critical and essential elements of information
• Understands speech in a standard dialect, inferences and emotional overtones, and rarely needs to ask for paraphrasing or explanation
• Writes effectively in most formal and informal exchanges
• Understands all styles/forms of speech; has a strong sensitivity to sociolinguistic and cultural references
• Tailors language to fit audience; counsels, persuades, negotiates, and represents a point of view
Essential Qualifications
• U.S. citizenship
• Must be willing to be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
• Ability to deal unobtrusively with the local populace
• Familiarity with and ability to conduct oneself in accordance with the local culture and customs
• Willing and able to work cooperatively with U.S. Forces, U.S. citizens and other Coalition forces and personnel
• Ability to function during a level of heightened state of threat, during extended periods of high pressure and stress
• Ability to function as an integral member of a team of highly trained professionals responsible for the safety and security of personnel and resources
Willing to undergo various pre-deployment medical screenings and must be of sufficient physical health to endure at least 320 of 365 days deployed to potentially hostile and austere locations.
Physically capable and in good health without chronic medical conditions that require frequent monitoring/contact with medical professionals, and must meet U.S. military standards for deployment to the theater of operations.
Clearance
**Position is Contingent Upon Contract Award.
Apply