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.