NIH police applicants must have at least one year specialized experience. Specialized experience is experience which is related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of a Police Officer, and that is typically in or related to the work of law enforcement. This type of experience may have been acquired through regular, active services as a member of a federal, state, county, municipal, or local police force, or as a military police officer, or the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study required for a B.S. degree in Police Science, Criminal Justice or a comparable degree program from a resident school above the high school level. Applicants must successfully complete Basic Police Training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy, Glynco, Georgia. Selected applicants must successfully qualify with police service firearms to remain in the position.
Applicants are subject to a complete criminal background investigation.
They must also have a valid state driver's license. To find current vacancy listings refer to the NIH Job Opportunities Home page .