Digitization Fellowship (China)

Company Description

Founded in 1989, SOSi is among the largest private, founder-owned technology and services integrators in the defense and government services industry. We deliver tailored solutions, tested leadership, and trusted results to enable national security missions worldwide.

Job Description

Exovera's Digitization Fellowship is a professional program that aims to train the next generation of national security analysts. Fellows will be part of an ongoing project to convert publications and other types of data into a unified dataset to support critical U.S. national security missions.

By processing and preparing hard- and soft-copy foreign-language materials for digital exploitation, fellows will work alongside our seasoned analysts to provide open-source intelligence products to a wide range of customers. The work will support a capstone project focused on metadata exploitation and large-scale analysis of foreign-language publications.

This semester-long paid fellowship is intended for current students and young professionals who are familiar with U.S. national security perspectives on China and have demonstrable experience working with foreign-language materials.

Exovera can work with applicants to earn independent study or internship program course credit in coordination with the applicant's university.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• Sort, process, and archive hard- and soft-copy foreign language materials under the direction of a collection manager, requiring attention to detail and adherence to a strict process, using state-of-the-art scanning and other digitization technology.
• Assist in the creation and analysis of metadata and a data catalog
• Occasional translation services, including the translation of some electronic and multimedia metadata to and from English and the source-language materials

Qualifications

• Eligible for a U.S. government clearance
• In progress or completed Bachelor's degree is required
• At least one year of experience with analysis, document processing, library science, data analysis, or related field.
• Must possess Chinese language skills to read (and sometimes translate) metadata on a daily basis. Evidence of language capability determined by standardized testing scores, coursework, and/or by work experience
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Ability to work individually or in teams

Additional Information

Work Environment

• Part time, in-person work in Vienna, VA
• Travel: Work location is located directly across the street from the Dunn Loring Station (Orange line); free parking garage available on-site
• Flexible schedule during normal business hours, non-shift work

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.