Department: Department of Justice
Location(s): Ponce, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tyler, Texas, Waco, Texas, Saint George, Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, Burlington, Vermont, Arlington, Virginia, Bristol, Virginia, Chantilly, Virginia, Fairfax, Virginia, Hampton, Virginia, Lorton, Virginia, Merrifield, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Quantico, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Roanoke, Virginia, Springfield, Virginia, Sterling, Virginia, Vienna, Virginia, Winchester, Virginia, Bellingham, Washington, Blaine, Washington, Pasco, Washington, Richland, Washington, Seattle, Washington, Spokane, Washington, Tacoma, Washington, Yakima, Washington, Charleston, West Virginia, Clarksburg, West Virginia, Wheeling, West Virginia, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Casper, Wyoming, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Birmingham, Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama, Anchorage, Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, Flagstaff, Arizona, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Nogales, Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, Rio Rico, Arizona, Sierra Vista, Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Yuma, Arizona, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Bakersfield, California, Camarillo, California, Carlsbad, California, Fresno, California, Imperial, California, Long Beach, California, Los Angeles, California, Modesto, California, Oakland, California, Redding, California, Riverside, California, Sacramento, California, San Diego, California, San Francisco, California, San Jose, California, Santa Ana, California, Santa Rosa, California, San Ysidro, California, Vista, California, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Englewood, Colorado, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Grand Junction, Colorado, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut, Dover, Delaware, New Castle, Delaware, Washington, District of Columbia, Altamonte Springs, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fort Myers, Florida, Fort Pierce, Florida, Gainesville, Florida, Homestead, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, Key West, Florida, Miami, Florida, North Fort Myers, Florida, Orlando, Florida, Panama City, Florida, Pensacola, Florida, Plantation, Florida, Port Saint Lucie, Florida, Seminole, Florida, Tallahassee, Florida, Tampa, Florida, Titusville, Florida, West Palm Beach, Florida, Weston, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, Glynco, Georgia, Hapeville, Georgia, Macon, Georgia, Rome, Georgia, Savannah, Georgia, Hilo, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oahu Island, Hawaii, Wailuku, Hawaii, Boise, Idaho, Carbondale, Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, Fairview Heights, Illinois, Rock Island, Illinois, Rockford, Illinois, Springfield, Illinois, Evansville, Indiana, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, Merrillville, Indiana, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, Sioux City, Iowa, Garden City, Kansas, Overland Park, Kansas, Topeka, Kansas, Wichita, Kansas, Lexington, Kentucky, Locust Hill, Kentucky, London, Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, Metairie, Louisiana, Monroe, Louisiana, Shreveport, Louisiana, Bangor, Maine, Portland, Maine, Baltimore, Maryland, Hagerstown, Maryland, Largo, Maryland, Salisbury, Maryland, Suitland, Maryland, Barnstable, Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Springfield, Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts, Detroit, Michigan, East Lansing, Michigan, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Marquette, Michigan, Romulus, Michigan, Saginaw, Michigan, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Gulfport, Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, Bridgeton, Missouri, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Clayton, Missouri, Jefferson City, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, Saint Louis, Missouri, Springfield, Missouri, Billings, Montana, Missoula, Montana, North Platte, Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, Las Vegas, Nevada, Reno, Nevada, Manchester, New Hampshire, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Camden, New Jersey, Fairfield, New Jersey, Maple Shade, New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, Northfield, New Jersey, Paterson, New Jersey, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Albany, New York, Buffalo, New York, Melville, New York, New York, New York, Plattsburgh, New York, Rochester, New York, Syracuse, New York, White Plains, New York, Asheville, North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, Bismarck, North Dakota, Fargo, North Dakota, Cincinnati, Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, Miamisburg, Ohio, Poland, Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, McAlester, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bend, Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, Medford, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, Salem, Oregon, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Scranton, Pennsylvania, Providence, Rhode Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, Florence, South Carolina, Greenville, South Carolina, Rapid City, South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Donelson, Tennessee, Jackson, Tennessee, Johnson City, Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, Alpine, Texas, Amarillo, Texas, Austin, Texas, Beaumont, Texas, Brownsville, Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, Dallas, Texas, Del Rio, Texas, Eagle Pass, Texas, El Paso, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, Galveston, Texas, Houston, Texas, Laredo, Texas, League City, Texas, Lubbock, Texas, McAllen, Texas, Midland, Texas, San Antonio, Texas
Salary Range: $107446 - $139684 Per Year
Job Summary: These positions are located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Operational Support Division, Office of Forensic Sciences at the following laboratories: - Special Testing & Research Laboratory (SFL1) in Sterling, Virginia (2 vacancies) - New England Laboratory (SFL10) in Londonderry, New Hampshire (2 vacancies) - INTREPID Laboratory in El Paso, Texas This position(s) primary purpose is to supervise general laboratory activities and analytical work of a group of forensic staff.
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Qualifications: For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility Applicants must meet the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of the announcement. If you are qualifying based on education or if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcripts with your application. Basic Qualification Requirements: Applicants applying for the GS-14 must meet one of the following requirements: A. Have at least one full year of specialized experience that is at least equivalent to work performed at the GS-13 grade level. Specialized experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following: In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 Federal grade level in performing a full range of complex chemical analysis and physical tests on a variety of seized drug evidence and identifying such characteristics as the composition and purity using wet laboratory procedures or advanced analytical instrumentation; and writing complex reports on chemical analysis, stating technical findings and interpreting conclusions, serves as technical authority on assigned area, serves a subject matter expert to lower graded chemist and testifies in court. B. Degree: physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics. OR C. Combination of education and experience -- course work equivalent to a major as shown in B above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience. Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook.? Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
How to Apply: Prepare your application in USAJOBS During the application process you can review, edit, delete, and update your information. We'll automatically save your progress as you go, so you won't lose any changes. You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement to complete the application process. STEP 1: Select the "Apply" button and follow the instructions to register or sign into USAJOBS. STEP 2: Submit your resume. Resume must not exceed two pages. Please see the Required Documents section for specific information that should be outlined in your resume. STEP 3: Complete the online assessment questions. STEP 4: Submit all required documentation applicable to you, as listed in the Required Documents section. Alternate Application Procedures: If applying online poses an extreme hardship, you may request alternate application procedures to submit your application package. Contact the Human Resources office listed on the announcement between the business hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET at least 2 working days prior to the closing date of this announcement. The application package for alternate application procedures must be submitted and received in the Human Resources office no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on the closing date of this announcement. Paper applications and information sent by mail will not be accepted.
Application Deadline: 2026-03-30