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Duties

This applicant will be responsible for, but not limited to, work that involves planning and executing scientific experiments, receiving physical items as evidence into the lab for processing. Some primary duties of a forensic toxicologist include:

• Performing human-performance forensic toxicology, determining the absence or presence of drugs and chemicals in the blood, hair, tissue, breath, etc.
• Measuring the concentration of substances within the tissues.
• Researching the effects of alcohol or substance consumption under specific circumstances.
• Working with medical examiners to determine if substances contributed to a person's death.
• Helping measures the effects of certain chemicals.
• Providing expert witness testimony in court proceedings.
• Complying with safety, quality control, and other administrative criteria.

Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree related to forensic, chemical, physical, or biological science and 0-2 years of experience.
• Specific degree and/or certification requirements based on assigned unit.

**Agency Preferred Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Physics, or Physical Science from an accredited university.
• A minimum of twenty-four (24) credit hours in Chemistry to include Analytical Chemistry or Quantitative Analysis.

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