Employment Opportunity
Forensic Firearm Examiner, Lead
New Orleans Police Department, New Orleans, Louisiana
Salary: $86,176.00 Annually
Final Filing Date: Continuous
Lead level professional, technical and administrative work in the forensic examinations of firearms, ammunition components, toolmarks, serial number restoration, gunshot residue, bullet trajectories, and other closely-related physical evidence.
Duties
Work includes examining and testing of recovered firearms, spent bullet casings, items with gunshot residue and related evidence using forensic methods of analysis to identify and substantiate proof of matched identification links as part of criminal investigations. Work also includes testifying in court as an expert witness and related work as required.Earn a Degree in Crime Scene Investigation, Forensic Science, or Computer Forensics
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications- A Master's Degree* from an accredited college or university with a major in a Natural Science (biology, chemistry, physics), Criminalistics, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, or closely related field AND three (3) years of experience performing firearms examinations. OR
- A Bachelor's Degree* from an accredited college or university with a major in a Natural Science (biology, chemistry, physics), Criminalistics, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, or closely related field AND four (4) years* of experience performing firearms examinations. OR
- An Associate’s Degree* from an accredited college or university with a major in a Natural Science (biology, chemistry, physics), Criminalistics, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, or closely related field AND six (6) years of experience performing firearms examinations. OR
- A High School Diploma or GED*, issued by a US State Department of Education AND eight (8) years of experience performing firearms examinations
- Completion of a related certification or equivalent is desired.
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Posted: October 18, 2024
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