Employment at DLIFLC

Our teaching methodology is proficiency-oriented, based on team teaching with an average staffing ratio of two instructors per six to eight students.

DLIFLC has established itself as a national pace setter in foreign language resident and non-resident education, using cutting-edge technology such as interactive whiteboards, the use of electronic based lessons, the Internet, interactive video, and podcasts, which interact with audio digital devices and tablet PC issued to students.

Aside from teaching in the classroom our instructors also work in Curriculum Development writing new curricula for DLIFLC’s accelerated learning environment, they work in Test Development, Faculty Development, and research and analysis. Instructors also engage in distance learning via Video Tele-Training lessons, or are sent to other locations as a part of instructor Mobile Training Teams to support military linguists, or prepare deploying forces by teaching basic language and cultural familiarization courses.

DLIFLC regularly hires native and near-native speakers of Arabic, Chinese, Dari, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish,  Pashto, Persian Farsi, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Thai, Urdu and other languages.

To find currently available teaching positions please visit the Army's Civilian Personnel Online system. (Please make sure that you use Internet Explorer as your browser when visiting this remote site, since other browsers may not display the site correctly!) Here is a page with step-by-step instructions on how to find available jobs at DLIFLC.

Important: Positions are open to all US Citizens and individuals holding valid / current US work authorizations. US CITIZENSHIP IS NOT REQUIRED. NOTE: Proof of citizenship or work authorization must be mailed to address identified in qualification section of this announcement.

Along with your on-line application, you will also need to fill out two more forms: DLIFLC Questionnaire, and Declaration for Federal Employment (Form OF 306).

If you have a degree from a non-US educational institution it will need to be evaluated in order for your application to be considered. DLIFLC accepts evaluations performed by specified members of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES). Please contact one of NACES members from this list to have your foreign degree evaluated.

Please DO NOT send hard copy documents, UNTIL asked to do so by DLIFLC. Once you are instructed to send hard copy documents, please make sure that they contain your name and Job Announcement Number, and send them via USPS to:

DLIFLC
CPAC, Building 277
1388 Plummer St.
Presidio of Monterey, CA 93944

Smart phone users can get current job announcements by texting dliflcjobs to 22345

Qualifications:

An academic rank will be determined on the basis of information contained in the vacancy announcement. In addition to the Academic Rank qualifications, applicants must have near native language proficiency in all skills, in addition to strong English skills. Language testing will be required for recommended candidates. A four year accredited university degree is the minimum requirement. Education related to foreign language education, linguistics or MATFL/TESOL etc., is preferred. A Masters degree or higher is preferred.

Language Evaluation:

The minimum required English proficiency is a level 2 and the minimum proficiency for the language to be taught is a level 3 in speaking as defined by the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Skill-Level descriptions, found at the Government ILR website. Recommended applicants only are required to take formal language tests to determine their language proficiency. If you are selected to be tested, you will receive a call from the DLIFLC Testing Division. All language tests are performed telephonically. If you fail any portion of the language tests you will be disqualified from further consideration and your file will be retired. You may reactivate your file after six months. Retesting is only allowed once and is at the discretion of the Faculty Personnel System Office.

Benefits:

Tenure-track and tenured faculty members are eligible for group health and life insurance, retirement and additional retirement similar to 401K. After one year of service, they may receive up to 40 hours of one-time absence or travel to a foreign country to enhance professional capabilities and classroom performance. Full-time positions also receive: paid federal holidays, and paid vacation and sick time.

For more information on life at DLIFLC as Faculty and Staff, go to our Faculty & Staff Life page.