Research Analyst (China)

Position description

Exovera’s Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis (CIRA) is seeking a motivated Chinese Linguist-Analyst to provide language-enabled research, analytic services and forward-thinking insight on complex issues related to China. 

CIRA provides research, analysis, and operational capabilities to government, defense, and private-sector clients. Our team consists of Chinese-, Russian-, and Iran-focused linguist-analysts who work closely with a cadre of software engineers to produce cutting-edge insights, data exploitation, and tool development.

Essential Job Duties
 

• Work individually and as part of a team to conduct Chinese-language open source research and analysis using online sources, academic publications, gray literature, and in-house proprietary databases;
• Identify and collect data for analysis and to create finished reports;
• Write finished analytic reports for and engage with senior clients ranging from short briefs to monograph-length studies;
• Establish subject matter expertise in areas of analytic responsibility, including identifying key items for research and analysis and potential new data sources;
• Work with in-house software developers to identify and assist collection and processing of Chinese language documents and structured data.

Qualifications

• Active in-scope Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility;
• At least 3  years’ experience working as a Chinese Linguist-Analyst, China/Taiwan or East Asia Regional Desk Officer, or Operational Planner within the PACOM/INDOPACOM theater within the J2,J3,J5, Strategic Focus Group or other subordinate or Hawaii commands to include PACLFT, PACAF, USARPAC, MARFORPAC, NSA Hawaii, and SOCPAC. 
• Demonstrated expertise in the military strategy, doctrine, and capabilities; science and technology development; and/or political system of the People’s Republic of China;
• Advanced Chinese language skills equivalent to or above ILR 2+ level for reading and listening;
• Superior verbal and written English communication skills;
• Strong demonstrated ability to work individually or as part of a team;
• Bachelor’s degree in area studies, intelligence studies, political science, security studies, international relations, data science, computer science, or related field; and
• Proficiency in MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Preferred Qualifications
 

• Master’s degree or PhD in relevant field;
• 5-6 years of relevant professional work experience;
• Technical expertise in the cyber, SIGINT area;
• Experience in Open-Source intelligence analysis with the U.S. government or as a U.S. government contractor;
• Experience translating and summarizing general and technical material;
• Experience building, processing, and analyzing large datasets;
• Programming skills, such as experience in Python, Java, C, Go, Ruby, Swift, MongoDB, ArangoDB, PostgresSQL, Analyst Notebook, Palantir, or other programming languages and databases.

Work Environment
 

• Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
• Fast paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• May require periods of non-traditional working hours including consecutive nights or weekends (if applicable).

Application instructions

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