Linguist Analyst (China)
Core
Lead language-enabled research and analytic services on complex issues related to China, producing finished reports and insights for government, defense, and private-sector clients.
Role type
Senior IC China linguist-analyst
Builds
Open-source research reports, analytic briefs, monograph-length studies, and data exploitation outputs
Domain
China political-military analysis, defense intelligence, science and technology development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery
Required skills
Mandarin Chinese (ILR 2+ reading/listening), Chinese military strategy and doctrine expertise, political system analysis, open-source research, report writing and editing, data collection and processing, subject matter expertise development
Preferred skills
Active Top Secret clearance, TS/SCI clearance, 10+ years of research history in China political-military analysis
Technologies
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), in-house proprietary databases
Responsibilities
Conduct open-source research and analysis in Mandarin Chinese using online sources, academic publications, and gray literature; Identify and collect data for analysis; Write and edit analytic reports ranging from short briefs to monograph-length studies; Engage with senior clients to discuss project needs and brief reports; Establish subject matter expertise in areas of analytic responsibility; Work with software developers to assist in the collection and processing of Mandarin Chinese documents and structured data
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with potential for leading small project teams