Special Agent: Physical Sciences Expertise

Specials

Your expertise in physical sciences reflects how you evaluate information, navigate complexity, and operate with precision. You’ve developed strength in chemistry, laboratory skills, and molecular biology. That expertise has been shaped through your experience in reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), protein chemistry, and good laboratory practice, where judgment, accountability, and the ability to operate across competing priorities are required. That experience carries forward into decisions that require evaluating complex situations, making decisions under pressure, and applying judgment in environments where outcomes matter.

How It Translates

The way you approach problems expands beyond a single function or environment. What you’ve learned to assess becomes direction. What you’ve managed becomes something you’re trusted to lead. This is where your expertise becomes a catalyst, and your career shifts from executing within the work to determining how it moves forward.

Major Duties

• Plan and conduct investigations of potential violations of federal laws, cybersecurity, and public safety.
• Exercise judgment, resourcefulness, and versatility in meeting investigative demands.
• Create and maintain effective liaison relationships with federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and international law enforcement agencies.
• Maintain a level of physical fitness to ensure the readiness required to perform law enforcement duties.

Key Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be able to obtain a Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Clearance.
• Must be willing to travel as required.
• Meet the FBI’s Employment Eligibility requirements.

Education

Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree or higher (preferably in physical sciences or a related field such as biology, chemistry, or physics) from a U.S. accredited college or university. All degrees must be verified by submitting college transcripts.

Pay

Pay level for this position: $103,236.00 - $133,200.00
Salary is commensurate with base, locality, and availability pay.

Application

STEP 1: Click on the “Apply” button to be directed to the FBIJobs Careers website.
STEP 2: Click the “Start” button to begin. You will be prompted to either sign in to continue or register with FBIJobs if you don’t already have an account.
STEP 3: Follow the step-by-step process to submit your interest. You will be guided through each step. You must complete all sections of the form AND ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE ATTACHED to successfully submit your interest. Your resume, specifically noting relevant work experience and associated start and end dates. Please note your resume MUST NOT exceed two (2) pages. Other supporting documents: College transcripts, if qualifying based on education or if there is a positive education requirement. Veterans: DD 214; Disabled Veterans: DD 214, SF-15, and VA letter dated 1991 or later. Please see instructions on the site for attaching documents.

About the Role

This is an opportunity to build a career that evolves with you, one where your skills continue to grow as your impact expands. Set yourself apart. Apply today.

Qualifications

Must meet the FBI’s Employment Eligibility requirements.

Benefits

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Skills

Use your analytical skills, data analysis capabilities, attention to detail, and experience working with complex data to identify patterns, uncover critical information, and support investigations that address threats to public safety.

Benefits

Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.

Schedule

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Salary

Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.