Office of Forensic Science - Internship Opportunity
With the increased curiosity in Forensic Science, NJAFS has received an overwhelming response for internship opportunities with the NJSP - Office of Forensic Science (OFS). NJAFS is providing this informative page to help inform current students of the requirements for becoming an intern with the OFS.
The OFS offers an outstanding unpaid academic internship program. These internships can be valuable to student's academic development and future career in Forensic Science. The OFS has been offering school sponsored internships for numerous years. The laboratories provide an advanced, highly respected and wide-ranging program that involves numerous forensic disciplines (Criminalistics, Drugs, Toxicology, etc.).
The internships will not only provide the students with a hands-on techniques, but a portion of the allotted time will be spent rotating throughout the laboratory observing the various disciplines, and the remaining time will be spent on a research project. The project should be one that both the laboratory and student will find beneficial.
The OFS offers an outstanding unpaid academic internship program. These internships can be valuable to student's academic development and future career in Forensic Science. The OFS has been offering school sponsored internships for numerous years. The laboratories provide an advanced, highly respected and wide-ranging program that involves numerous forensic disciplines (Criminalistics, Drugs, Toxicology, etc.).
The internships will not only provide the students with a hands-on techniques, but a portion of the allotted time will be spent rotating throughout the laboratory observing the various disciplines, and the remaining time will be spent on a research project. The project should be one that both the laboratory and student will find beneficial.
Basic Requirements for Consideration:
- The applicants must be currently registered as a student at a college or university, in an undergraduate or graduate level.
- Only students in their junior, senior of college or graduate years are eligible for an internship with the OFS.
- Students must have permission from their advisor/professor or school intern program, and must receive degree credit for successful completion of the internship. The internships provided by the OFS are unpaid.
- All documents in the application package must be supplied and returned to OFS. (letters, transcripts, records, etc.) Incomplete packages will not be considered for an internship.
- Note: submitting an application does NOT guarantee acceptance into the OFS Internship program. All candidates that are accepted are contingent on the student successfully passing a background investigation.
