Intern - DCI Forensic Lab (Summer)

Freeman Fire Department; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of Attorney General/Division of Criminal Investigation in Pierre is offering an Intern – DCI Forensic Lab for the Summer session. The intern will assist on projects such as cataloging evidence, chemicals, or other property; observe evidence collection and examination; participate in training exercises and lab projects.

Applicants must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student, have completed one year of their program, and be eligible for a background check and drug screening.

Qualifications

• Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply.
• By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

Responsibilities

• The intern will assist in numerous assigned projects that may include cataloging evidence, chemicals, or other property for storage or disposal; observe evidence collection and examination in various disciplines within the lab setting or in the field; participate in various training exercise, classes, or other laboratory projects and activities as assigned.
• This opportunity may assist lab staff in evaluating case information, or other data needed for strategic planning.
• Observation of examiners in various disciplines to include firearms analysis, biology, fingerprint, or trace analysis is likely.

Job description

Session: Summer (May - August)

Position Title: Intern – DCI Forensic Lab

Hiring Manager: Kristina Fryer

Agency: Office of Attorney General/Division of Criminal Investigation

Location: Pierre

Minimum Salary: $19.09

*APPLICANT MUST BE A CURRENT PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT (MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT HOURS) IN UPCOMING SEMESTER OR IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SEMESTER.

Position Description: The intern will assist in numerous assigned projects that may include cataloging evidence, chemicals, or other property for storage or disposal; observe evidence collection and examination in various disciplines within the lab setting or in the field; participate in various training exercise, classes, or other laboratory projects and activities as assigned. This opportunity may assist lab staff in evaluating case information, or other data needed for strategic planning. Observation of examiners in various disciplines to include firearms analysis, biology, fingerprint, or trace analysis is likely.

Qualifications: Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment. Offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion of a drug screening.

*Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.*

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration

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