Job: Foreign Language Instructor, BCS (CIA)

Deadline: September 29, 2026

As a Foreign Language Instructor, you will deliver programs that provide intelligence professionals with the Foreign language communications skills and cross-cultural awareness they need to live and work abroad effectively or to perform other language-related duties. Foreign Language Instructors apply the latest instructional methodologies to meet highly customized student needs. You will also complete a language proficiency testing certification to conduct and rate language proficiency tests in three modalities: reading, speaking, and listening. In addition, you may be asked to provide a variety of language support services worldwide.

Foreign Language Instructors have advanced proficiency in at least one of the following languages:

  • BCS (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian)
  • Chinese -Mandarin
  • Japanese
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Vietnamese

In addition to base salary, you can earn annual incentive pay based on the language and your language proficiency. Foreign Language Instructors who speak multiple languages may also qualify for additional incentive pay in varying amounts. Furthermore, new employees may qualify for a lump-sum hiring bonus.

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Job: Language Officer, Russian (CIA)

Deadline: September 30, 2026

As a Directorate of Operations Language Officer at CIA, you will perform a critical and dynamic function within the Directorate of Operations by using your advanced foreign Language skills combined with cultural experience and expertise to produce high-quality, accurate, and timely translations, interpretations, and other Language-related support to Directorate of Operations clandestine operations. Language Officers are key to the success of many foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, cyber, and covert action operations and have native or near-native level fluency in one or more of the following Languages:

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Call for Editors: Language Learning & Technology

Deadline: March 15, 2026

Call for Editors | September 2026 to August 2029

The Language Learning & Technology (LLT) Executive Board invites applications for the editorship of the journal.

LLT is a free, fully-refereed, open access journal that disseminates research to foreign and second language educators on issues related to technology and language education. The focus of LLT is not technology per se, but rather how technology mediates and impacts language teaching and language learning processes and outcomes. The journal publishes original research articles, research syntheses, and technology in practice articles. LLT has been published continuously since July 1997, making it one of the oldest and highest quality peer-reviewed diamond open access journals in the United States.

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Job: Community Operations & Project Manager, Remote (Bellingcat)

Deadline: January 11, 2026

Location: Remote (7‑month contract, employment or freelance contract with possibility of extension)

Start Date: Early 2026

About Bellingcat

Bellingcat is an independent collective of international researchers investigating conflict, corruption, crimes, disinformation, extremist networks, and much more through open source and social media techniques. Our work has received multiple awards for its impact and innovation. At the heart of Bellingcat is a global community of staff, contributors, and volunteers working across disciplines — from journalism and research to technology.

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CFP: BASEEES Fifth Polish Studies Article Prize

Deadline: February 10, 2026

Call for Submissions – BASEES Fifth Polish Studies Article Prize
BASEES Polish Studies Group

The BASEES Polish Studies Group invites scholars and publishers to submit original research articles or book chapters for the fifth edition of the annual Polish Studies Article Prize!

The prize recognises the best English-language article or book chapter in Polish Studies published in a peer-reviewed journal or an edited collection in 2025. It is open to scholars of all nationalities and disciplines whose work advances Polish Studies. Doctoral candidates and early career researchers are particularly encouraged to apply. Authors who have submitted work in previous editions are welcome to reapply with new publications.

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Director of Operations Language Officer (CIA)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Directorate of Operations Language Officers use their foreign language skills, cultural experience, and expertise to support clandestine operations.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution (applicants within one year of earning a four-year degree will be considered); there is no preferred major or program of study (degrees from foreign academic institutions are accepted, but you are responsible for obtaining and providing CIA with a credential evaluation from an accredited firm confirming that the foreign degree is the equivalent of a BA/BS and/or MA/MS degree conferred by a U.S. college or university)
  • At least a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale is preferred
  • Personal integrity
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Action- and results-oriented
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently
  • Flexibility, adaptability, and commitment to the mission of the CIA and the Directorate of Operations
  • Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA, including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation
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Foreign Language Instructor (CIA)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Foreign Language Instructors provide CIA officers with the foreign language skills and cross-cultural savviness needed to live and work abroad. They also conduct regular language proficiency testing.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields or related studies:
    • Education
    • Foreign Languages
    • Linguistics
  • At least a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale
  • Native-like proficiency in one or more of the foreign languages listed above, as well as professional level ability in English. Candidates will be required to take proficiency tests in their claimed language/languages in reading, speaking and listening
  • Demonstrated ability to teach the language in the context of the culture of the region
  • Ability to use the latest technology and teaching methods
  • Ability to work well and collaborate within a team-teaching environment
  • Experience teaching language skills to adult learners, taking them from beginner to the general professional proficiency level in an intensive setting
  • Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA, including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation
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Special Agent – Linguists/Foreign Language Background (FBI)

Deadline: December 10, 2026

Duties

Help

  • Plan and conduct investigations of potential violations of federal laws.
  • Exercise judgement, resourcefulness, and versatility in meeting investigative demands.
  • Create and maintain effective liaison relationships with federal, state, local, tribal, territorial and international law enforcement agencies.
  • Coordinate and/or participate in searches, seizures, and arrests.
  • Carry a firearm and be willing to use force, to include deadly force, if necessary.
  • Maintain a level of physical fitness to ensure readiness required to perform law enforcement duties.
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Interdisciplinary Fellowship at The Met for Post-MAs and Above

Deadline: October 17, 2025

The Interdisciplinary Fellowship supports scholars whose projects lie at the intersection of various disciplines and methodologies. It encourages cross-departmental projects that explore connections between various cultures and Met collections, bridging the visual arts and other disciplines in the humanities and sciences.

Interdisciplinary fellows hail from a wide range of fields including anthropology, archaeology, critical theory, education, ethnic studies, film studies, gender studies, history, linguistics, literature, media studies, medicine, musicology, performance, philosophy, political science, psychology, religious studies, and sociology.

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