Topic: Georgia Bureau of Investigation Firearms Examiner Job Vacancy #14-034

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 GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
JOB VACANCY NOTIFICATION #14-034


 
POSTED: January 24, 2014                                           DEADLINE DATE: February 7, 2014

  JOB CODE:                              90624
JOB TITLE:                                Crime Lab Scientist 1 (Entry-Level) – Firearms Examiner
 
 
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is seeking qualified applicants to fill a Firearms Examiner vacancy at the Coastal Regional Laboratory located in Savannah, Georgia.
 
The selected applicant will be trained at the Coastal Regional Laboratory in Savannah and must be willing to sign a letter of agreement to serve in the position for a minimum of two (2) months for each month of training provided by the GBI Crime Lab so that the State of Georgia receives value and benefit from its expenditure of monies for training and compensation.  The total time interval covered by this clause will not exceed three (3) years from the initial date of employment at the GBI Crime Lab. 
 
The agreement further states that if the selected applicant voluntarily resigns prior to the end of the time interval described above to accept employment in another laboratory providing forensic analysis services (private, local, state, or federal) or in any other employment that utilizes the training provided by the GBI Crime Lab, a DO NOT REHIRE notice that applies to all State of Georgia agencies will be placed in their employment records. This DO NOT REHIRE notice will be communicated to potential employers who provide a signed waiver or in response to requests for information pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act.
 
The position will be filled at a level commensurate with the training and experience of the individuals selected.
 
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under immediate supervision, learns to perform laboratory examinations, scientific analyses and comparisons on physical evidence submitted by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies for investigative and legal purposes.
 
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, which must have included the successful completion of at least two (2) science courses.

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
A bachelor’s degree from a four-year accredited college or university with a minimum of 20 semester (or 30 quarter) hours of natural science coursework.

VACANCY OPEN TO:  All QUALIFIED APPLICANTS

NOTES:
 
  All job qualification and selection factors being equal, preference may be given to Georgia residents.
 
  This job vacancy announcement will be used to fill the current vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.
 
  THE GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT AT ANY TIME DURING THE ANNOUNCEMENT PERIOD ONCE A QUALIFIED APPLICANT POOL HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.
 
 
TO APPLY: APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT (2) STATE OF GEORGIA APPLICATIONS AND (2) COPIES OF COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS. FOR APPLICANTS COMPLETING EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE U.S., (2) COPIES OF COURSE-BY-COURSE, FOREIGN EDUCATION CREDENTIAL EVALUATIONS ARE REQUIRED.
 
 
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Attn: Office of Human Resources
P. O. Box 370808
Decatur, GA 30037-0808       
 
  Applications may be obtained by clicking the following link: GBI State Application
 
  The Job Vacancy Number (#14-034), located at the top of this announcement, along with Job Title and Job Code must be listed on the applications for this vacancy.
 
  Applications should be filled out carefully and completely.  Applications will not be considered that have “see attached” in lieu of completing the work history and job information on the application.   
 
·        Foreign Education: Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is equivalent to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. This evaluation must be a course-by-course evaluation that includes each completed course/subject and the U.S. credit equivalent. Applicants must submit (2) copies of the credential evaluations to the address noted above by the deadline. For a listing of services that can perform this evaluation, see the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services website at http://www.naces.org/members.htm. 
 
  Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or by e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview.Applicants who are not selected for an interview will not receive notification.
 
  The GBI reserves the right to close this job announcement once a qualified applicant pool has been identified.
 
  Employment for the selected candidate(s) is contingent upon the successful completion of a GBI background investigation including criminal, credit and driver’s history checks, polygraph examination, fingerprinting and drug screening. Click the following link for a list ofGBI Employment Disqualifiers.
 
  ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE GBI OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE DEADLINE DATE POSTED ON THIS JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT.
 
THE GBI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER