DEPLOYABLE KURDISH LINGUIST (2026-1202)

Various Locations – Full Time

RESPONSIBILITIES

·      Travel within the continental United States and deploy to overseas locations, including conflict zones.

·      Translate and perform consecutive interpretation between Kurdish and English.

·      Interpretation may include individual meetings or conference-type settings.

·      Possess the flexibility to work indeterminant hours in austere environments.  

·      Willingness to deploy 50% of the year.

REQUIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

·      Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly.

·      Ability to pass an English grammar test.

·      Working proficiency in Kurdish-Sorani or Kurdish-Kurmanji.

·      Ability to pass a translation test from the source language into English with a minimum of 3 on the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Scale. (Higher scores qualify for higher rates.)

·      Ability to pass a medical clearance for travel to any area.

PREFERRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

·      B.A. Degree.

·      Prior experience and/or training in consecutive interpretation.

·      Prior military training and experience.