By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com
As part of its ongoing battle against a host of crimes including cyber crime, terrorism, foreign counterintelligence, corruption, kidnapping and civil rights violations,the FBI in Chicago is looking to recruit contract linguists with foreign language skills.
The bureau is hosting a foreign language career fair on March 12 at the offices of the Illinois Medical District, 2100 W Harrison Street, in Chicago from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The FBI said prospects must be U.S. citizens.
In a press release, the FBI in Chicago said the agency is looking “to add to its foreign language program individuals fluent in Chinese (all dialects), Korean, Turkish, Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Somali, Spanish, and Hebrew. However, positions are available for persons with any foreign language fluency.”
The agency said the contract linguists translate documents or audio, serve as interpreters for investigative interviews and provide translation during visits by foreign dignitaries.
The pay ranges from $27 to $41 per hour.
