Salary: $4,737.64 - $5,885.73 per month, $4,880.00 - $6,062.45 (effective 01/01/09)

Final Filing Date: Open Until Filled

Duties: Positions allocable to this class perform physical and chemical analyses required in scientific criminal investigations.

• Performs, under close supervision, physical and chemical analyses of evidentiary material such as blood, narcotics, drugs, hairs, fibers, metals, tool marks, and body fluids; utilizes microscopic techniques, comparison macrophotography, chromatography, spectrography, and physical, analytical, and comparison techniques.
• Documents analytical findings in case notes.
• Performs technical and/or peer review of case reports prepared by others(accuracy of data, interpretation of results, ability to follow procedures, quality of documentation, etc.).
• Prepares written reports summarizing analyses, observations and/or interpretations, and prepares displays for court presentation.
• Testifies in court as an expert witness concerning reported findings as established by laboratory analyses and the interpretation of analytical results.
• Drives to crime scenes to collect evidence on site.
• Responds to crime scenes and examines, collects, interprets, and preserves physical evidence for analysis and evaluation under the direction of an experienced criminalist.
• Completes field investigation reports.
• Researches technical journals, textbooks, chemical manuals, and other source materials to determine the best methods of performing analytical testing.
• Participates, as assigned, in conducting research into new methods and procedures of scientific criminal investigation.
• Participates, as assigned, in training new criminalists and law enforcement personnel on various analytical procedures commensurate with their assigned duties.

Requirements: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college with specialization in criminalistics, chemistry, biochemistry, or a closely related scientific field, including at least eight semester hours of general chemistry and three semester hours of chemistry based quantitative analysis.

How to apply: See http://www.lasd.org/recruitment/J4333-CRIMINALISTpdf.pdf

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Posted: November 28, 2008