INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Vacancy Announcement
Application Deadline: December 1, 2009
Position Title: Student Trainee (Special Agent)
Target Position: Criminal Investigator (Special Agent), GS-1811-5/7/9
Objective: The objective of the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) is to identify promising individuals for a direct career path to the Special Agent position within Criminal Investigation (CI). The program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Selected candidates are expected to meet educational and work requirements throughout the program.
Description of Work: The Student Trainee will assist Special Agents in their various assignments to better appreciate the requirements of the Special Agent occupation.
Special Agents investigate violations of Federal tax laws and conduct other investigations relating to the work of the Department of the Treasury. Agents must be able to recognize and develop evidence for orderly presentation to U. S. attorneys and other legal officers, to meet and confer with persons in all walks of life, to testify effectively in court, and prepare detailed written reports. Special Agent work may involve inspecting records and documents; surveillance; participation in raids; interviewing witnesses; interrogating suspects; searching for physical evidence and clues; seizures of contraband, equipment and vehicles; securing and serving search warrants; making arrests; etc.
Requirements for Student Trainee Program:
1. Must be a citizen of the United States.
2. Must be enrolled as a full-time student.
3. Must be on track to graduate no earlier than May 2010 and no later than May 2011.
4. At the time of graduation, the student trainee must have successfully completed a bachelor's of master's degree program that includes 15 semester hours of accounting and 9 semester hours of business related courses (finance, economics, management, etc).
5. The minimum GPA for entry into and maintenance throughout the life of the program is 2.8.
6. Candidate must be bi-lingual.
7. Candidate must not have completed his/her 37th birthday prior to completing the SCEP program.
8. The cap on the maximum number of hours of SCEP work experience throughout the life of the program is 1080 hours. The minimum amount of SCEP work experience requirement is 640 hours. The 640 hours must be completed prior to or concurrent with the completion of degree requirements. It is desirable that the actual hours worked fall in the range of 800 to 1080.
9. All student trainees must pass the Physical Fitness Standard test which is given at the time of the interview.
10. All student trainees must possess a valid driver's license.
11. Full-time work experience is strongly encouraged but not required. During part-time employment periods, student trainees must work a minimum of 40 hours a pay period, no less than 4 hours a day.
12. All student trainees must agree to nationwide availability when converted to a special agent.
13. A written agreement, signed by all parties (agency, school, and student) must be completed before the student trainee begins working.
14. Student trainees must serve a one year trial period from the date hired as a student trainee.
15. Tentative Selectees must satisfactorily complete the following requirements prior to converting to the special agent position:
• Drug Test
• Medical Examination
• Background Investigation
• Physical Fitness Standard Test
16. All interested applicants contact Career Services for additional details.
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CAREER SERVICE OFFICE ABOUT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
See your Career Services Office (Garcia Annex, Room 200), for information
about Cooperative Education and internship opportunities related to your
major.
You may read more about the results of participating in Co-ops/internships before
you graduate in the newsletter from the National Association of Colleges and
Employers, Spotlight Online 2009. You can view it at
http://www.naceweb.org/spotlight/2009/c102809.htm
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Subject: ACJS Juvenile Justice Section Student Paper Competition
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Nominations Due December 1, 2009
The ACJS Juvenile Justice Section is seeking entries for the annual student paper competition.
Eligibility: All students currently enrolled full- or part-time in an academic program at the M.A. or Ph.D. level are invited to enter the competition.
Paper/Presentation Requirements: All students entering the competition are required to present their paper at the Annual Meeting. Papers must be 15 to 20 pages, typewritten, double-spaced, using a standard format for the organization of papers and citations. Papers will be judged on the following criteria: content, style, quality of writing, and contribution to the field of juvenile justice.
Awards: Papers in both the M.A. and Ph.D. divisions will receive monetary awards as well as certificates. Students will also be acknowledged at the ACJS Juvenile Justice Section meeting.
To be considered for the competition, a copy of the paper must be submitted no later than December 1, 2009, to:
Dr. David Mueller
Department of Criminal Justice
Boise State University
1910 University Drive
Boise, ID 83725-1955