• Job Description

  Req#: 4804051
  The Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) is seeking to fill a Forensic Science Technician position within the Division of Criminal Investigation’s Criminalistics Laboratory.
  
  Organization Background:
  The mission of DPS is to serve the people of Iowa by providing public safety services with leadership, integrity and professionalism through the core values of courtesy, service and protection. The Department is a statewide law enforcement agency and includes the Administrative Services Division, the Iowa State Patrol, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, the Iowa State Fire Marshal and the Division of Intelligence. The Department works in conjunction with federal, state and local jurisdictions of the criminal justice community to provide for the safety of persons living in, or traveling through the State of Iowa.
  
  The DCI Criminalistics Laboratory provides professional forensic scientific services and support to the criminal justice community throughout Iowa. The Lab is accredited through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) ISO-based Forensic Accreditation Program. The Lab provides forensic science capabilities to the Iowa criminal justice community in the following disciplines: Arson and Explosives, Crime Scene Response/Processing, Breath Alcohol, Drug Identification, DNA (casework and offender profiling), Impression Evidence (latent prints, tire tracks, footwear), Firearms and Tool Marks, Photography and Video Enhancement, Questioned Documents, Toxicology, and Trace Evidence.
  
  Benefits:
  The Department of Public Safety, as a State of Iowa Executive Branch agency, offers exciting benefits:
  • Health/Dental and Life Insurance
  • Paid time off - Nine paid holidays plus generous paid vacation and paid sick leave which begin to accrue on your first day of employment
  • Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS) defined benefit program
  • Employee discounts from a variety of vendors
  • Collaborative, creative, positive work environment
  • Paid opportunities for professional growth and development - including training, courses, and conferences
  
  Job Description:
  This position performs a variety of routine tasks in direct support of forensic laboratory analysts, primarily in the Drug Chemistry section. These tasks include, but are not limited to, preparing reagents and stock solutions by predetermined procedures for use in routine tests, conducting quality assurance checks of reagents, balances, instrumentation, and safety equipment, maintaining inventory of chemicals and laboratory consumables, performing routine instrument maintenance, and opening suspected cannabis cases under the direct supervision of case working analysts. Other potential duties include service on the laboratory crime scene response team in collecting, documenting, and photographing potential items of evidence.
  
  Other Information:
  • Travel across the state of Iowa may be required for crime scene duties or continuing education, with the potential to be away from the Des Moines area overnight on occasion.
  • General work hours will be Monday - Friday, 8:00 A.M.-4:30 P.M., however crime scene responsibilities may require hours outside of these times.
  • Applicants must be able to pass through a background investigation conducted by the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
  • Applicants must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a valid Iowa Driver's LicenseApplicants must possess an associate's degree with an emphasis in laboratory technology, chemistry, biology, physics, or a related field to qualify for positions in this job classification.
  
  For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description. For select positions, applicants may be required to meet one or more of the additional qualification requirements listed below.
  
  
  • A minimum of twelve semester hours of education, six months of full-time experience, or an equivalent combination of both in the following areas:
    • 072 photography
    • 108 DNA analysis
    • 005 crime scene
  • A minimum of six months of full-time experience in the following areas:
    • 049 latent fingerprint development
    • 102 firearms
    Applicants who wish to be considered for these select positions must describe on the application how each additional qualification requirement is met.
    
    
    

• About the company

  Iowa (/ˈaɪoʊwə/) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west.

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