Summer Forensic Lab Intern: Hands-on Evidence & Training

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

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.