Farsi Linguist and Cultural Advisor, Al Udeid AB, Qatar / TS/SCI

Peraton is seeking a Farsi Linguist and Cultural Advisor (CULAD) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals supporting a large program.

Our Farsi Linguist/CULAD will provide continuous monitoring, expert analysis, and assessment of global, regional, and tailored area geopolitical media and news sources. The position is an unaccompanied one-year assignment that can be extended by the customer and if elected by the individual chosen to provide support.

This position is in Doha, Qatar at Al Udeid AB.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Gather information on trends, behaviors, events and directed global developments to generate media synopsis reports and assessments of local geopolitics and foreign media discourse.
• Provide expert advice to DoD/MIL leadership of social media influence operations, draft policy, doctrine, decisions, trends concepts, and studies.
• Produce predictive recommendations and identify anticipated strategic communications opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop marketing and support communications plans.
• Monitor industry and technology trends in traditional, digital, social, mobile media.
• Use directed, or design research methods appropriate to pre-defined client criteria.
• Interpret and analyze oral and written source material such as classified reports, data, briefings, and conversations.
• Provide cultural expertise in written or oral form in both Farsi and English.
• Analyze data for coded patterns of information.
• Interpret data for information for a range of deductions encompassing breadth of subjects.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of experience, or a master’s degree and 6 years of experience. Four years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.
• Five years of experience as a researcher monitoring media and providing analysis of trends, political events, and geopolitical impacts.
• Possess an expertise of the Iranian geopolitical and religious situation and able to speak/read/write Persian Farsi.
• Good overall understanding of neighboring countries and influence of Iran.
• Knowledgeable of Iranian target audiences, popular culture, and favorite social media platforms.
• Previous experience with US Military forces in a direct supporting role to MISO/IO/IW/IRCs.
• A minimum of 5 years working or living within the CCMD AOR.
• Superior Farsi reading, writing, and speaking skills.
• Ability to provide high quality presentations and work with small and large groups.
• Have an in depth understanding of the cultural differences, nuances, customs, symbolism, mannerisms, and traditions of the various ethnic groups residing throughout the region.
• Excellent oral, written, and electronic communication in English.
• Demonstrated capability to work with Microsoft Office applications, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must have DoD Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain SCI.
• Must possess a valid US Passport, not expiring within 6 months.
• Must be fully eligible for Qatar Visa.
• Must be willing and able to deploy and abide by required COVID quarantine requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Recent Native Cultural Experience.
• Experience with Information Operations.
• Broad Experience as a media monitor/researcher for the DoD.
• A minimum of passing 4/4/4 testing scores both in English and Farsi.

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