FBI
Seeks Candidates to Serve as Language Translators
WASHINGTON,
D.C. - FBI Director Robert Mueller announced today
that the FBI is currently seeking United States
citizens interested in being considered for its
Contract Linguist position. Applications are currently
being accepted on-line at www.fbijobs.com
from interested candidates with language proficiency
in both English and one or more of the following
languages:
Albanian,
Amharic, Arabic, Bulgarian, Burmese, Chinese (All
Dialects), French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian,
Kazakh, Korean, Kurdish, Malay, Malayalam, Pashto,
Serbo-Croatian, Somali, Swahili, Tajik, Thai,
Tamil, Tigrinya, Turkish, Turkmen, Uigur, Urdu,
Uzbek, and Vietnamese.
As
a result of Director Mueller's appeal for more
translators made in September 2001, the FBI has
nearly doubled the number of translators and linguists,
and other candidates are in the process of being
hired. However, given the breadth and scope of
the FBI's mission and the FBI's expanding investigative
coverage into areas which traditionally require
translation support, still more candidates are
needed.
Director
Mueller said, "The FBI needs to have linguists
who not only speak the language, but also understand
the culture, and the country. The translator has
to also be able to pick up subtleties that would
assist investigators. It is important that the
FBI have a strong translation capability spanning
the full spectrum of foreign languages, so we
can respond to every investigative challenge,
and meet all emerging threats."
Interested
candidates who have a proficiency in foreign languages
which are not listed above are encouraged to visit
the FBI's on-line Contract Linguist announcement
at www.fbijobs.com and submit an application into
the Foreign Language Skills Registry for future
consideration.
FBI
Contract Linguists are not federal employees,
but self-employed contractors who receive a non-negotiable
hourly rate for services rendered. Hourly rates
vary by language and range from $27 to $38 per
hour. All services must be provided within an
FBI office.
To
qualify for the Contract Linguist position, one
must be a United States citizen and be willing
to submit to a screening process which includes
language proficiency testing, a polygraph examination,
and a comprehensive background investigation.
To
obtain additional information and apply on-line,
please visit our website at www.fbijobs.com.
