Topic: Job Announcement- Cincinnati, OH

[Scott Doyle]

HAMILTON COUNTY CORONER’S LABORATORY
E M P L O Y M E N T   O P P O R T U N I T Y

Position:  Firearms and Toolmark Examiner

Salary:  The salary for this position will depend on experience.   Hamilton County also offers an excellent retirement program and health benefits.

Location:  Cincinnati, Ohio

The Hamilton County Coroner’s Laboratory, a full service ASCLD/LAB accredited crime laboratory, has an immediate opening for an experienced firearms examiner.   The laboratory serves approximately 43 police agencies in a region of about 1 million people.  Major duties include the normal microscopic comparison of firearms evidence, operation of the NIBIN/IBIS terminal, toolmark comparisons, distance determinations, serial numbers restorations, function tests and training law enforcement personnel.  This position does not involve GSR (primer residues) analyses, footwear/tiretrack comparisons, or crime scene processing.  The examiner will join a staff of three other firearms examiners.  The examiner will be required to comply with safety, quality control, and other administrative criteria of the ASCLD/LAB accreditation program.  Hamilton County is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  General information about the laboratory can be found at www.hamilton-co.org/coroner.

Qualifications: 
Applicants must meet the requirements for a firearms and toolmark examiner as stipulated in ASCLD/LAB Section 2.6.  They must be able to perform casework independently.  Training and experience with the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN), and membership in AFTE is desirable.

To Apply:
Send a cover letter and resume to:

William L. Dean
Chief of Forensic Sciences
Hamilton County Coroner’s Laboratory
3159 Eden Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio  45219
Fax: 513-946-8772
e-mail: bill.dean@hamilton-co.org     

Applicants chosen for an on-site interview will be required to travel to Cincinnati at their own expense. 

Position will remain open until filled