Student Placement

3 weeks ago

Lambeth, United Kingdom Metropolitan Police Full time

**Title: Student Placement - Forensic Research Assistant 2023 - 2024**

**Department: Forensic Services**

**Salary: £20,686**

**Location: Lambeth**

**Duration: 12 months**

**Number of students we are looking to recruit: 4**

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**The MET**

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) employs approximately 39,000 officers and Staff, plus thousands of volunteers and provides policing to one of the most diverse capital cities in the world. The service provides policing to the 32 London Boroughs as well as a number of other local, national and international functions such as counter terrorism and organised crime prevention. As the country’s largest police service, the service is recognised internationally as a leader in fighting crime and many other policing organisations look to the MPS for best practice and guidance.

We are looking to recruit students for a 52 week student placement with the Metropolitan Police Service. All roles will give students valuable insight and experience of working for one of the largest public organisations in the UK and the largest single employer in London. The role is a substantive post and we seek to provide valuable practical experience wherever our students work.

**Background**

Forensic Services provides services across the Met, Nationally and Internationally within multiple disciplines and specialisms. Primarily located at our headquarters within Lambeth we also have staff based across London. As the largest provider of Forensic Services in the country we cover multiple disciplines such as Crime Scene Examination, Digital Forensics, Fingerprints and Biology and as such we are constantly striving to develop and improve the service we provide through research and innovation.

**The Role**

Based at our Lambeth Headquarters you will be aligned to a Forensic Consultant - the lead technical specialist with their discipline providing support for research and innovation within Forensics. Due to the broad nature of our service and the types of research we conduct we are looking for individuals from a spread of different studies which could include (but is NOT limited to) Biomedical Sciences, Criminology, Digital Forensics, Engineering, Forensic Science etc.

Under the direction of the discipline specific Forensic Consultant the Forensic Research Assistant will conduct experiments, review data & literature, test hypothesis, complete projects and present your results. Research and validation is required to support accreditation and also to ensure our service provides the best solution to support policing today and in the future.

Disciplines covered by our services and individual consultants include: Biology & Trace, Drugs, Crime Scene Examination, Specialist Imaging, Fingerprints, Firearms, Digital Forensics, Audio and Visual Forensics.

Expected to work within the Forensic Service Quality Management System and actively contribute to the continuous improvement of the system by participating in quality assurance activities, engaging in internal and external audits, competence and proficiency tests, reporting non-conformances and proposing changes to improve the system.

You will be required to provide Fingerprint and DNA samples for elimination purposes only whilst in the role.

**About You**

We are looking for enthusiastic, meticulous and innovative individuals to join our Continuous Improvement Team within our research capability. This is an incredibly exciting and rare opportunity to support the development of Forensic processes and techniques to ensure we meet the ever evolving demands of tackling crime in London.
- Be working towards degree level within a relevant course
- Have a keen interest in Forensics and/or Policing, with strong work ethic and desire to learn.
- Have a genuine interest in research
- Be able to follow direction but also work independently

**Professional Qualifications**
- Working towards a degree level within a relevant discipline. Can include but not limited to: Science (eg Chemistry, Biomedical studies), Toxicology, Criminology, Forensic Science, Computer Science, Information Technology/Security, Engineering, Digital Forensics etc.

**Knowledge**
- A basic understanding of Health and Safety principles and (if applicable to the discipline) good lab practice is desirable.

**Skills**
- Critical Thinking

**Experience**
- Ability to work both in a team and independently (with direction)
- Ability to follow set processes and protocols as defined by the Forensic Services Quality Management System
- Confident using a range of systems and tools such as MS Office
- Ability to report on research and present findings

**Activities**
- Provide support to the Forensic Consultant in undertaking different types of research eg literature, laboratory based, statistical etc, as applicable to the discipline.
- Undertake project work
- Assist in the design of research.
- Perfo

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