• Forensic Firearms Examiner II

    Monroe County, NY (Rochester, NY)


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    Forensic Firearms Examiner II

     

    Title: Forensic Firearms Examiner II

     

    Deadline: Until Filled

     

    Salary: $57,992 - $81,432 annually

     

    Agency/Dept.: Public Safety

    Description of Duties

    This is a technical position in the Department of Public Safety, County Crime Laboratory responsible for identifying and analyzing various types of firearms and ammunition. The employee determines the type and operability of weapons, and projectile velocity, and compares striations and marks on bullets, casings and other evidence with known exemplars. Work involves use and routine maintenance of sophisticated laboratory equipment. The employee issues reports of findings and testifies in legal proceedings. Work is reviewed through conferences and reports. This position differs from Forensic Firearms Examiner I as it performs the less complex firearms analyses, lacks responsibility for independently developing laboratory procedures, and/or lacks supervisory responsibility of a technical staff. The employee reports directly to, and works under the general supervision of, a Forensic Firearms Examiner I or other higher-level staff member. Staff supervision is not a responsibility although training staff in general firearms examination skills may be required. Does related work as required.

    Minimum Qualifications

    EITHER:

    (A) Graduation from a New York State registered or regionally accredited college or university with a Master’s degree, which must have included at least twelve (12) semester credit hours or its equivalent in one of the natural sciences, forensic sciences, or engineering sciences, plus one (1) year of full-time or its part-time equivalent experience in a forensic laboratory which must have included the examination of firearms; OR,

     

    (B) Graduation from a New York State registered or regionally accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree, which must have included at least twelve (12) semester credit hours or its equivalent in one of the natural sciences, forensic sciences, or engineering sciences, plus two (2) years of full-time or its part-time equivalent experience in a forensic laboratory which must have included the examination of firearms; OR,

     

    (C) An equivalent combination of education and experience defined by the limits of (A) and (B) above.

     

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