Subjects include agency rules, regulations and procedures, drug identification, legal procedures, intelligence sources, information storage and retrieval, correlation of data, logic in intelligence analysis, and link analysis and flow charting techniques. Upon graduation, new analysts are assigned to work with experienced personnel until they can function independently. Qualifications DEA Intelligence Research Specialists must be willing to accept assignments anywhere in the world upon appointment. Applicants will be required to sign a statement to this effect prior to an offer of employment. New DEA Intelligence Research Specialists will be screened by urinalysis testing for the presence of marijuana and other controlled substances, and will be subject to random testing throughout their career.
Professional experience counts.
Experience in accounting, computers, communications, foreign languages, the military, aviation, or law enforcement is helpful. Recruiters can provide more details. Also, applicants must successfully complete a polygraph examination, a psychological suitability assessment, and an exhaustive background investigation. Investigators must be willing to accept assignments anywhere in the world upon appointment. Applicants will be required to sign a statement to this effect prior to an offer of employment.