DPS - CLD - Forensic Scientist -IV Bio​/DNA

DPS - CLD - Forensic Scientist I-IV Bio/DNA -

*** Copies of OFFICIAL Transcripts indicating conferred degree are required and must be attached to your application to be considered. ***

*** This is a Grant Funded Position***

PLEASE NOTE: All applications must contain complete job histories, which includes job title, dates of employment, name of employer, supervisor's name and phone number and a description of duties performed. If this information is not submitted, your application may be rejected because it is incomplete. Resumes do not take the place of this required information.

Conditions of Employment:
Prior to employment must provide documentation from a physician of:
1. Visual acuity,
2. Color vision acuity for Friction Ridge, Firearms & Toolmarks, Forensic Document Examination, Seized Drugs, Trace Evidence, Biology/DNA and CODIS, Digital/Multimedia, and Audio/Video Image Enhancement only,

All acuity testing must have occurred prior to and within six (6) months of the start date.

Current employees, with no acuity testing on file, must provide documentation from a physician, before starting in new position

Must be able to obtain a forensic analyst license from the Texas Forensic Science Commission in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure Title 1 Chapter 38.01. This applies to the following disciplines:
Firearms & Toolmarks (Option

B), Seized Drugs (Option

D), Trace Evidence (Option

E), Toxicology (Options F, K), Biology/DNA and CODIS (Option G) within one hundred eighty (180) days of starting employment.

A college-level statistics course is required for new hire licensing. If the applicant for Firearms & Toolmarks (Option

B), Seized Drugs (Option

D), Trace Evidence (Option

E), or Toxicology (Options F, K) has not passed a college-level statistics course, he/she must be able to take, pass and provide official transcripts of a college-level statistics course from an accredited university or a program approved by the Forensic Science Commission (FSC), at personal expense, within one hundred eighty (180) days of starting employment. An applicant for Biology/DNA and CODIS (Option G) must have successfully completed the course prior to application.

Performs (entry-level) training on laboratory tests, analyses, classifications, comparisons and identifications/associations of all types of physical evidence from crime scenes with emphasis and specific recognized expertise in an option or specialty area identified above. Training involves interpreting analytical and instrumental results and preparing written opinion reports. Trains on testimony as an expert witness in court as to results of analyses. Works under close supervision, with minimal latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Performs routine (journey-level) forensic science work. Work involves conducting laboratory tests, conducting analyses, and identifying all types of physical evidence from crime scenes with emphasis and specific recognized expertise in an option or specialty area identified above. Work involves interpreting analytical and instrumental results; establishing and maintaining records; preparing technical reports; and testifying as an expert witness in court. Works under moderate supervision, with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Performs moderately complex (journey-level) forensic science work. Work involves conducting laboratory analyses on database samples or physical evidence from crime scenes with emphasis and specific recognized expertise in an option or specialty area identified above. Work involves interpreting analytical and instrumental results; establishing and maintaining records; preparing technical reports; and testifying as an expert witness in court. Works under general supervision, with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

1. Develops communication skills sufficient to communicate effectively with agencies and other customers regarding sensitive information related to the offense and/or analyses being done.

2. Learns how to use the laboratory information management system (LIMS) for purposes of evidentiary documentation, chain of custody, analysis, and other metrics within the laboratory.

3. Learns how to prepare reports that convey results for the analysis performed.

4. Learns how to represent the…