Duties

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 and conduct language proficiency testing in reading, speaking, and understanding for skills evaluation. 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:

• Arabic
• Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian
• Bulgarian
• Chinese
• Dari/Pashto
• French
• German
• Greek
• Indonesian
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Macedonian
• Persian
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Romanian
• Russian
• Spanish
• Thai
• Turkish
• 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.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must apply online, while in the United States.
• You must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years of age (dual-national U.S. citizens are eligible).
• You must be willing to move to the Washington, DC, area.
• You must successfully complete a thorough medical and psychological exam, a polygraph interview, and a comprehensive background investigation.
• CIA is a drug-free workforce. The issue of illegal drug use is carefully evaluated during the medical and security processing.

For further requirements information, please visit: https://www.cia.gov/careers/how-we-hire/requirements/

Qualifications

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 fluency in one of the languages listed above, as well as advanced English proficiency (applicants will be required to take proficiency tests in their claimed language).
• Demonstrated knowledge of the respective area's history, culture, politics, and economy.
• Ability to use the latest technology and teaching techniques.
• Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA, including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience teaching language skills to adult learners, taking them from beginner to the general professional proficiency level in an intensive setting.
• Experience living, working, and/or studying abroad.

Education

• 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.

Additional information

For more information on CIA careers and correct salary rates, visit https://www.cia.gov/careers

CIA Benefits: https://www.cia.gov/careers/working-at-cia/benefits/