The TBI seeks interested and qualified candidates for the following open positions:
FORENSIC TECHNICIAN
Memphis Laboratory
Job Duties:
Responsible for receiving forensic evidence into the laboratory from law enforcement officers. Advises submitting agencies on recommended laboratory testing of evidence and notifies submitting agencies or individuals to retrieve completed evidence. Creates case files and enters data, including demographic case data and laboratory test assignments, using the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). Maintains the location and security of evidence in the vault area, and maintains case records. Distributes evidence within the crime laboratory under proper chain of custody, performs basic clerical activities, and testifies in court as required regarding chain of custody.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience: Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school and two years of full-time experience in one or a combination of the following areas: (1) any professional laboratory work or; (2) non-professional laboratory work receiving and classifying evidence or; (3) any professional law enforcement work or; (4) non-professional law enforcement work receiving and classifying evidence.
OR
Substitution of Education for Experience: Course work credit received from an accredited college or university may substitute for the required experience on a month-for-month basis to a maximum of two years (e.g. 45 quarter hours may substitute for one year of the required experience).
Monthly Salary: $2,769 – $4,430
For Additional Information Contact:
TBI Human Resources Unit
TBI.HR@tn.gov.
To Apply:
Please visit the Tennessee Department of Human Resources website at www.tn.gov/hr. Apply on requisition 178588. This position will be posted on September 4, 2019 – September 10, 2019 for five business days.
TBI SPECIAL AGENT-FORENSIC SCIENTIST 1
TOXICOLOGY UNIT
Job Duties:
Responsible for analyzing biological evidence (e.g., blood and urine) for the presence of alcohol, drugs, and other compounds of forensic interest. Prepares items of evidence for analysis by chemical extraction methods including Liquid/Liquid Extraction and Solid Phase Extraction. Analyzes these samples using scientific methods and instrumentation including Immunoassays (EMIT and/or ELISA), Headspace Sampling, Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS), and Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). Testifies in local, state, and federal courts on the results of forensic analysis and trains in courtroom procedures, new defense strategies, and up-to-date scientific reports. Prepares and reviews laboratory reports and evidence chain of custody for accuracy. Responds to crime scenes on a rotating, on-call basis as a member of a Violent Crime Scene Response Team.
Minimum Qualifications:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, or other natural or physical sciences; forensic science, or other forensic related areas; including a minimum of thirty-six quarter hours (twenty-four semester hours) in chemistry.
Monthly Salary: $3,777-$5,860
For Additional Information Contact:
TBI Human Resources Unit
TBI.HR@tn.gov.
To Apply:
Please visit the Tennessee Department of Human Resources website at www.tn.gov/hr. Apply on requisition 178589. This position will be posted on September 4, 2019 – September 10, 2019 for five business days.
Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.
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