Senior Laboratory Evidence Control Specialist

This position is located in the DEA, Operational Support Division, Office of Forensic Science (SF) Field Laboratories.

For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility

Applicants must meet the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of the announcement. If you are qualifying based on education or if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcripts with your application.

Applicants applying for the GS
- 11 must meet one of the following requirements:

• A. Have at least one full year of specialized experience that is at least equivalent to work performed at the GS-9 grade level.

  Specialized experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

  Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following:
  1) Being responsible for the receipt, retention, safekeeping, and disposition of submitted evidence from cradle to grave for the Field laboratory.
  2) Reviewing a variety of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for accountability and reconciliation of submitted evidence prepared by junior level evidence specialists.
  3) Contributing and/or participating in the development of agency processes and protocols for evidence management via job aids, templates, training materials, etc.

• B. Have completed three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.

• C. A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36
  ) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook.

Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement.