Criminalist III (Anthropology)

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates cases of persons who die within New York City from criminal violence by accident by suicide suddenly when in apparent health when unattended by a physician in a correctional facility or in any suspicious or unusual manner or where an application is made pursuant to law for a permit to cremate a body of a person. Our core purpose is to protect public health and serve impartial justice through forensic science and medicine. We exist to provide answers in support of families and communities during times of profound need.

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Under the general direction of the Director and Assistant Director of the Forensic Anthropology Unit the incumbent is responsible for independently conducting the scientific analyses performed on specimens submitted to the Forensic Anthropology Unit. The incumbent is also responsible for responding to certain types of death scenes. Typical tasks include but are not limited to the following:

- Perform daily casework involving analysis of skeletal decomposed mummified burned and/or fragmented human remains.
- Analyze cases for the purpose of decedent identification and/or assessment of skeletal trauma.
- Participate in the peer-review process for casework.
- Respond on site to death scenes as required (e.g. burials scattered remains fire scenes mass fatalities etc.)
- Utilize NamUs for case upload and decedent identification efforts including comparison of missing persons records with unidentified decedent records conducting detailed analysis of OCME cold cases to successfully resolve challenging identifications while working closely with the Identification Department.
- Conduct analysis of World Trade Center remains and associated case files as part of ongoing identification efforts including communication with World Trade Center family members.
- Collaborate with other members of the Forensic Anthropology Unit Forensic Pathology Medicolegal Investigations and Special Operations in the main office and off-site locations.
- Manage anthropology casework.
- Testify as an expert witness in forensic anthropology.
- Communicate effectively with lay technical medical and legal audiences.
- Participate as a critical member of the agencys disaster response team working in the field and in the mortuary.
- Adhere to departmental SOPs best practices and laboratory accreditation requirements under ISO 17020.
- Conduct advanced research regarding new methods procedures and techniques of laboratory analysis and scientific medico-legal investigation.
- Provide training for OCME and law enforcement personnel on laboratory and field techniques relating to Forensic Anthropology
- Other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with specialization in criminalistics forensic science chemistry biology physics molecular genetics genetics biochemistry molecular biology entomology anthropology ecology or a closely related scientific or engineering field.

2. For Assignment to Assignment Level I - B
In addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements For All Assignment Levels above to be assigned to Assignment Level I-B individuals must have at least one year of satisfactory full-time experience in criminalistics forensic science or analytic chemistry or a satisfactory equivalent combination of education and experience.

3. In addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements above to be assigned to Assignment Level II individuals must have one of the following:
1. One year of experience gained as a Criminalist at Assignment Level I-B; or 2. One additional year of qualifying experience in criminalistics or forensic science for a total of two years of such experience; or 3. A satisfactory combination of education and experience totaling two years of experience as described above.

4. In addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements for Assignment Level I-B above to be assigned to Assignment Level III individuals must have one of the following:
1. Two years of experience gained as a Criminalist at Assignment Level I-B and/or II; or 2. Two additional years of qualifying experience in criminalistics or forensic science for a total of three years of such experience; or 3. A satisfactory combination of education and experience totaling three years of experience as described above.

5. For Assignment to Assignment Level IV
In addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements for Assignment Level I-B above to be assigned to Assignment Level IV individuals must have one of the following:
1. Three years of experience gained as a Criminalist at Assignment Level I-B II and /or III; or 2. Three additional years of experience in criminalistics or forensic science for a total of four years of such experience; or
3. A satisfactory combination of education and experience totaling four years of experience as described above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time