Latent Print Examiner I, II, III, or Senior
Onondaga County, New York Center for Forensic Sciences
Salary: Competitive salaries dependent upon experience.
Final Filing Date: Not stated
Duties: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: processing physical evidence for the development of latent prints; comparison of latent prints to known prints; taking notes and generating reports; and testifying to findings in court; conducting research, method development and validation of new technical procedures; assisting with training of new examiners; performing technical and administrative review of casework; performing quality control and quality assurance related tasks. The Senior Latent Print Examiner position would have the additional responsibilities of the technical oversight of the Latent Prints Section including supervisory responsibility of the Latent Print Section staff and a Questioned Document examiner. Candidates will be subjected to a criminal history background check prior to permanent appointment.
Requirements: Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a natural science, forensic science, criminalistics or a closely related field and
- At least 100 hours of forensic science internship experience in a crime laboratory for the Latent Print Examiner I position or
- Two (2) years of work experience, or its part-time equivalent, as a forensic examiner in the discipline of Latent Prints for the Latent Print Examiner II position or
- Five (5) years of work experience, or its part-time equivalent, as a forensic examiner in the discipline of Latent Prints for the Latent Print Examiner III position or
- Six (6) years of work experience, or its part-time equivalent, as a forensic examiner in the discipline of Latent Prints for the Senior Latent Print Examiner position.
NOTE: Education may be substituted for experience as follows:
A Master’s Degree in a natural science, forensic science, criminalistics or a closely related field can be substituted for one (1) year of the required work experience for the LPE III and Senior LPE position.
How to apply: Send letter of interest with a résumé to:E-mail KathleenCorrado@ongov.net or
Kathleen Corrado, Ph.D.
Director of Laboratories
Center for Forensic Sciences
100 Elizabeth Blackwell St.
Syracuse, NY 13210
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Posted: April 22, 2009
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