Fingerprint Specialist (Senior)

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**Qualifications:**
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé. For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Testifying as a latent print expert in jury trials; AND Processing physical evidence (i.e., paper, weapons, computers etc.) using comprehensive physical and chemical development techniques. AND Analyzing, comparing and evaluating latent print impressions and rendering a conclusion; AND Using digital photography as a capture medium for developed latent prints; AND Conducts methods development projects to improve latent fingerprint examination capabilities. For the GS-12, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Assisting with the preparation for latent print expert witness testimony; AND Processing physical evidence (e.g., documents, weapons, computers etc.) using comprehensive physical and chemical development techniques; AND Analyzing fingerprint cases and imperfect and partial latent fingerprints impressions that contain only the minimum number of points necessary to make an identification; AND Using digital photography as a capture medium for developed latent prints; AND Conducts methods development projects to improve latent fingerprint examination capabilities.