Senior Forensic Scientist

State: QLD

Department: Queensland Police Service

Position: PO4

Employment type: Permanent Full-time

Location: Brisbane Inner City

Salary: - $118967 - $127941 (yearly)- $4560.00 - $4904.00 (fortnightly)

Closing date: Tue Jun 16 2026

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced forensic chemist to join an analytical services team in delivering expert chemical criminalistic evidence to operational police and courts of law including fire debris analysis for the presence of ignitable liquid residues, examination of paint, glass, gunshot residue, lachrymatory agents (capsicum sprays), light bulb examinations and the botanical certification of Cannabis. The Unit uses a number of specialised analytical instrumental techniques to deliver their services and is accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) as being compliant with Standard ISO/IEC 17025 and Australian Standard AS5388.