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Title: INVESTIGATOR 1 OFFICE OF CHIEF STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER

Issue Date:

05/01/2026

Closing Date:

05/21/2026

Jurisdiction:

MIDDLESEX COUNTY

Salary:

$22,681.00 ~ $74,197.00 Per Year

Department:

ALL DEPARTMENTS

Workweek:

40 Hours per Week

Num. of Positions:

Application Fee:

$35.00

Open to residents of:

(1) Middlesex County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, Somerset County, Union County

Requirements:

EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Forensic Science, Criminal Justice, or Nursing; or graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Physical or Natural Science with twelve (12) semester hour credits in physical or biological science, six (6) semester hour credits in human anatomy and twelve (12) semester hour credits in chemistry. Please upload a copy of your transcripts with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.

NOTE: Possession of a valid registry basic certification issued by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI) may be substituted for the Bachelor's Degree. If you are substituting a certification for the Bachelor's Degree, please upload a copy of your certification with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.

EXPERIENCE: One (1) year of office and/or field experience conducting investigations, collecting evidence, and preparing investigative reports.

NOTE: A Master's Degree in Criminal Justice and/or Forensic Science may be substituted for one (1) year of experience. If you are substituting a Master's Degree for one (1) year of experience, please upload a copy of your transcripts with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.

Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a recognized evaluation service. Please upload a copy of your evaluation with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION

NOTE: Appointees will be required to posses a valid registry basic certification from the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI) within two (2) years of appointment.

NOTE: Per N.J.S.A 26:6B-10, a medicolegal death investigator who engages in the investigations of deaths pursuant to this subsection shall obtain certification from the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators within three (3) years after the effective date of this act, or within three years after the person first takes action under this paragraph, whichever is later.

NOTE: To progress to the title of Investigator 2, OCSME, employees will be required to posses a valid registry basic certification from the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI) and have one (1) year of full-time experience as a Medicolegal Death Investigator (MLDI).

Appointees will be required to posses a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

The responsibility for ensuring that employees posses the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicle being operated, rests with the Appointing Authority.

Customer Care and Technical Support: If you are having difficulty submitting your application online, customer care and technical support are available during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST, Monday - Friday, excluding holidays and emergency closings. Please email: OAS.support@csc.nj.gov or call (609)292-4144. Please note that application support requests received outside regular business hours on the closing date will not change the application filing deadline so PLEASE FILE EARLY.

Important Information:

NJAC 4A:4-2.3(b) states that all requirements must be met as of the closing date.
Online applications must be completed and submitted by 4:00 pm on the closing date.
You must complete your application in detail. Your score may be based on a comparison of your background with the job requirements. Failure to complete your application properly may lower your score or cause you to fail. NOTE: Auto-fill may cause incomplete information on your application. Please confirm your name, address and phone number prior to submitting your application.
If an employment list results from this announcement, it may be certified to fill full-time and part-time positions.
Effective September 1, 2011, the New Jersey First residency law was enacted. Please click here for additional information. In accordance with Public Law 2010 c. 26, Veterans pay a reduced application fee of $15.00 if they have previously established Veteran's Preference with the DMAVA (as defined by NJSA 11A:5-1 et seq). Those claiming Veteran’s Preference but have not yet received approval from DMAVA must pay the full application fee and may request a refund if the claim is approved at least 8 days prior to the issuance of the eligibility list. Please note this reduced fee does not apply to Public Safety titles.
Application fees submitted via personal check or money order must be postmarked within five (5) business days of submitting your application. If your fee is postmarked after five (5) business days, or is returned as invalid, you will be declared ineligible and denied admittance to the examination process.
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