Criminalist II-26573703
County of San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
Criminalist II
Criminalist II positions are responsible for the collection, preservation, analysis and interpretation of physical evidence relevant to law enforcement investigations. This position also testifies in court as an expert witness.
Qualifications
General Option A:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign equivalency in chemistry, biology, or a closely related field, with completed coursework consisting of at least eight (8) semester units of general chemistry.
Three (3) years of experience as a Criminalist I, including qualification to provide expert testimony through a mock trial/moot court exercise involving casework or equivalent, with the San Diego Sheriff's Crime Laboratory.
Three (3) years of comparable, full‑time experience from above including qualification to provide expert testimony through a mock trial/moot court exercise involving casework or equivalent. Experience must include proficiency in at least one of the following areas:
Analysis of solid dose narcotics and dangerous drugs.
Analysis of alcohol content of blood and urine in forensic samples.
Forensic DNA analysis including interpretation.
Analysis of trace evidence.
Analysis of blood, urine, or other materials for drugs and poisons.
Comparative analysis of firearms and firearms‑related evidence.
Identifies, authenticates, and examines as part of the document examination discipline.
General Option B:
A Master’s or Doctoral degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign equivalency, in a biology, chemistry, or forensic science‑related area, with completed coursework consisting of at least eight (8) semester units of general chemistry.
Two (2) years of experience as a Criminalist I, including qualification to provide expert testimony through a mock trial/moot court exercise involving casework or equivalent, with the San Diego Sheriff's Crime Laboratory.
Two (2) years of comparable, full‑time experience from above, including qualification to provide expert testimony through a mock trial/moot court exercise involving casework or equivalent. Experience must include proficiency in at least one of the following areas:
Analysis of solid dose narcotics and dangerous drugs.
Analysis of alcohol content of blood and urine in forensic samples.
Forensic DNA analysis including interpretation.
Analysis of trace evidence.
Analysis of blood, urine, or other materials for drugs and poisons.
Comparative analysis of firearms and firearms‑related evidence.
Identifies, authenticates, and examines as part of the document examination discipline.
DNA Option A:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or certificate of foreign equivalency in chemistry, biology, or forensic science, a closely related field, with completed coursework consisting of at least eight (8) semester units of general chemistry and three (3) semester/ four (4) quarter units of each molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics and statistics and/or population genetics, and the experience requirements listed above under general options A or B.
Accommodation
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a qualifying individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job on a case‑by‑case basis.
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Criminalist II positions are responsible for the collection, preservation, analysis and interpretation of physical evidence relevant to law enforcement investigations. This position also testifies in court as an expert witness.
Qualifications
General Option A:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign equivalency in chemistry, biology, or a closely related field, with completed coursework consisting of at least eight (8) semester units of general chemistry.
Three (3) years of experience as a Criminalist I, including qualification to provide expert testimony through a mock trial/moot court exercise involving casework or equivalent, with the San Diego Sheriff's Crime Laboratory.
Three (3) years of comparable, full‑time experience from above including qualification to provide expert testimony through a mock trial/moot court exercise involving casework or equivalent. Experience must include proficiency in at least one of the following areas:
Analysis of solid dose narcotics and dangerous drugs.
Analysis of alcohol content of blood and urine in forensic samples.
Forensic DNA analysis including interpretation.
Analysis of trace evidence.
Analysis of blood, urine, or other materials for drugs and poisons.
Comparative analysis of firearms and firearms‑related evidence.
Identifies, authenticates, and examines as part of the document examination discipline.
General Option B:
A Master’s or Doctoral degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign equivalency, in a biology, chemistry, or forensic science‑related area, with completed coursework consisting of at least eight (8) semester units of general chemistry.
Two (2) years of experience as a Criminalist I, including qualification to provide expert testimony through a mock trial/moot court exercise involving casework or equivalent, with the San Diego Sheriff's Crime Laboratory.
Two (2) years of comparable, full‑time experience from above, including qualification to provide expert testimony through a mock trial/moot court exercise involving casework or equivalent. Experience must include proficiency in at least one of the following areas:
Analysis of solid dose narcotics and dangerous drugs.
Analysis of alcohol content of blood and urine in forensic samples.
Forensic DNA analysis including interpretation.
Analysis of trace evidence.
Analysis of blood, urine, or other materials for drugs and poisons.
Comparative analysis of firearms and firearms‑related evidence.
Identifies, authenticates, and examines as part of the document examination discipline.
DNA Option A:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or certificate of foreign equivalency in chemistry, biology, or forensic science, a closely related field, with completed coursework consisting of at least eight (8) semester units of general chemistry and three (3) semester/ four (4) quarter units of each molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics and statistics and/or population genetics, and the experience requirements listed above under general options A or B.
Accommodation
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a qualifying individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job on a case‑by‑case basis.
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