Civil Service Commission
C0701E
FORENSIC SCIENTIST 2
07/01/2023
07/21/2023
HUDSON COUNTY
$60,000.00 ~ $85,000.00 Per Year
ALL DEPARTMENTS
40 Hours per Week
2
$25.00
(1) Hudson County, (2) New Jersey
EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Forensic Science, Chemistry, Biology or Bio- Chemistry. Degrees in related areas of biological or chemical science that contain a minimum of twenty-four (24) science semester hour credits in any combination of Forensic Science, Chemistry, Biology or Bio-Chemistry are considered acceptable in meeting the education requirement. Please upload a copy of your transcript to your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
EXPERIENCE: Two (2) years of experience in performing and independently conducting various types of chemical testing, retesting, analytical examination and analyses of bio-hazardous, organic and inorganic compounds and other matter conducted in a modern scientific, pharmaceutical, medical, forensic chemistry or DNA testing laboratory.
NOTE: Applicants who do not possess the required Master's degree, but who possess a Bachelor's degree in one of the four areas of science listed above, or possess a Bachelor's degree that includes a minimum of twenty four (24) science semester hour credit in any combination of Forensic Science, Chemistry, Biology, or Bio-Chemistry, may substitute one (1) year of additional experience as indicated, please upload a copy of your transcript to your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
NOTE: Candidates that possess a Doctorate degree in Forensic Science, Chemistry, Biology, Bio-Chemistry or related physical science areas of study, may substitute this degree for the two (2) years of experience indicated above. If you are substituting a Doctorate degree for the experience, please upload a copy of your transcript to your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
Foreign transcript must be evaluatedby a recognized evaluation service. Please upload a copy of yourevaluation with your application. Failure to do so will result inineligibility.
NOTE: Appointees will be required to possess various certifications to perform Forensic DNA testing and analysis, issued by the standards established by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Quality Assurance Standards (QAS) for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories and DNA Databasing Laboratories, and the ANSI National Acceditation Board (ANAB) for specifications and accreditation for various scientific sub-disciplines relevant to such testing procedures, practices, and analysis to be considered as admissible in courts of law and other formal proceedings.
LICENSE: Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess therequired motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type ofvehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.
PLEASE NOTE: Applications must be completed and submitted by 4:00 pm on the closing date.
Customer Care and Technical Support: If you are having difficulty submitting your application online,customer care and technical support are available during regular businesshours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST, Monday - Friday, excluding holidays andemergency closings. Please email: OAS.support@csc.nj.gov or call (609) 292-4144. Please note that applicationsupport requests received outside regular business hours on the closing datewill not change the application filing deadline so PLEASE FILE EARLY.
- NJAC 4A:4-2.3(b) states that all requirements must be met as of the closing date.
- Online applications must be completed and submitted by the closing date listed above.
- You must complete your application in detail. Your score may be based on a comparison of your background with the job requirements. Failure to complete your application properly may lower your score or cause you to fail. NOTE: Auto-fill may cause incomplete information on your application. Please confirm your name, address and phone number prior to submitting your application.
- If an employment list results from this announcement, it may be certified to fill full-time and part-time positions.
- Effective September 1, 2011, the New Jersey First residency law was enacted. Please click here for additional information. In accordance with Public Law 2010 c. 26, Veterans pay a reduced application fee of $15.00 if they have previously established Veteran's Preference with the DMAVA (as defined by NJSA 11A:5-1 et seq). Those claiming Veteran’s Preference but have not yet received approval from DMAVA must pay the full application fee and may request a refund if the claim is approved at least 8 days prior to the issuance of the eligibility list. Please note this reduced fee does not apply to Public Safety titles.
- Application fees submitted via personal check or money order must be postmarked within five (5) business days of submitting your application. If your fee is postmarked after five (5) business days, or is returned as invalid, you will be declared ineligible and denied admittance to the examination process.
- The Civil Service Commission is increasing its use of emails as a communication tool. Please ensure that your email is always up-to-date so that important information about the testing process is not missed. Please remember to check your junk mail, spam, and clutter for these important messages.