Criminalist IB (Forensic Biology)

City of New York
New York, NY
Category Research
Job Description
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates cases of persons who die within New York City from criminal violence, by accident, by suicide, suddenly when in apparent health, when unattended by a physician, in a correctional facility or in any suspicious or unusual manner or where an application is made pursuant to law for a permit to cremate a body of a person. Our core purpose is to protect public health and serve impartial justice through forensic science and medicine.

Requirements

  • Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, with specialization in criminalistics, forensic science, chemistry, biology, physics, molecular genetics, genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, entomology, anthropology, ecology or a closely related scientific or engineering field.
  • One year of satisfactory full-time experience in criminalistics, forensic science or analytic chemistry, or a satisfactory equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • One additional year of qualifying experience in criminalistics or forensic science, for a total of two years of such experience.
  • Two years of experience gained as a Criminalist at Assignment Level I-B and/or II, or two additional years of qualifying experience in criminalistics or forensic science, for a total of three years of such experience, or a satisfactory combination of education and experience totaling three years of experience as described above.
  • Three years of experience gained as a Criminalist at Assignment Level I-B, II, and/or III, or three additional years of experience in criminalistics or forensic science, for a total of four years of such experience, or a satisfactory combination of education and experience totaling four years of experience, as described above.

Benefits

  • Life Insurance
  • Retirement Plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Vacation Days
  • Holidays
  • Sick Leave
  • Cancer Insurance
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