KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
MINIMUM FEDERAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Grade 15:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
A. Successful completion of a full four-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree or higher degree that included a major field of study in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester/36 quarter hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
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B. Combination of education and experience----education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester/36 quarter hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
In addition to meeting the basic entry qualification requirements, applicants must have had one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-14.
Specialized experience is experience which is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Examples of specialized experience include: served as a leader or supervisor of forensic science, performing oversight and guidance of professional and scientific work in the analysis of forensic evidence; served as a senior scientist responsible for developing forensic evidence guidelines adhering to and enforcing quality assurance practices and standards in support of programs and initiatives; reviewed and updated quality documents; develops and publishes guidelines for implementation of quality assurance mechanisms in technical procedures/protocols, for quality controls and for other quality assurance programs; ensures new procedures are properly validated and documented before implementation, and ensures technical problems are properly investigated, resolved, and documented; served as a research scientist responsible for applying chemical or biological and compatible research to problems for forensic science and/or biometrics; formulated requirements for systematic research inquiries/studies on new and unusual problems in forensic science; served as an expert senior scientist responsible for programs that evaluate and implement the visual, chemical, photographic, digital, and other scientific examinations of complex submissions of physical evidence to form a scientific opinion; or, evaluated and recommended research programs that identify, quantify, and/or compare irreplaceable evidence that - because of its paucity, uniqueness, obscurity, transient nature, contamination, decomposition, or complexity - requires the most difficult analyses and complicated interpretations.