Accredited institutions are those listed in the publications of regional, national or international accrediting agencies which are accepted by the Department of Human Resources. Publications such as American Universities and Colleges and International Handbook of Universities are acceptable references. Also acceptable, if appropriate, are degrees that have been evaluated and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from United States accredited institutions by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services . Facsimiles of the application will not be accepted. Applications filed at any other County location will not be accepted if they are not received at the above location.
All information supplied by applicants is subject to verification.
If your application is incomplete, it may be rejected at any stage of the selection process. Positions allocable to this class typically report to a Supervising Criminalist and work under close supervision and guidance in each section of a forensic science or criminalistics laboratory, receiving work of a progressively responsible nature and of broadening scope as capability develops and complete familiarity with all phases of laboratory analysis is gained. Incumbents are required to respond to crime scenes at any time during their assigned shift, as well as during off duty hours, and will be required to testify in court regarding their analyses. Upon completion of a one year probationary period within Technical Services Division, and with a rating of competent, incumbents may be assigned to any section or regional laboratory within Scientific Services Bureau. Responds to crime scenes and examines, collects, interprets and preserves physical evidence for analysis and evaluation under the direction of an experienced criminalist.