SOSi is hiring a Digitization Fellowship (China)

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