The National Forensic Center is seeking a new employee with education and experience in language technology to join their group for software forensics. The position involves becoming a specialist in performing data analyzes and developing tools that can be applied in IT forensics and benefit criminal investigations. The NFC is a department of the Swedish Police Agency that leads, develops, and carries out forensic work in areas such as information technology, biological traces, chemistry, and drug analysis. The ideal candidate would have a civil engineering or master’s degree in a relevant field, good knowledge of Python, current experience with techniques within natural language processing (NLP), and knowledge of linguistics. The position requires ongoing contact with customers from other parts of the Police Authority to adapt development to their needs.
Personal characteristics desired in the ideal candidate include creativity in problem-solving, ability to collaborate to develop methods and carry out complex investigations, ability to continuously absorb new knowledge, and ability to communicate developed knowledge in work both in internal and external contexts in an educational and clear way.
At NFC, there is an internal education/training with a subsequent examination before authorization to practice the forensic profession independently, which takes approximately two years part-time. There is also a security check carried out before employment.
Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Police Authority’s recruitment system Visma Recruit. A warm welcome is extended to all applicants.
Organisation
National Forensic Center
Municipality
Linköping
County
Östergötland county
Announced
03 april 2023
Apply by
17 april 2023
Reference number
C130997/2023
Job description
Are you ready for a bigger task? Do you want to do social good and contribute to solving crime?
For the group for software forensics, we are now looking for a new employee with education and experience in language technology who wants to apply his knowledge in the field of IT forensics. In the position, you become a specialist in performing data analyzes and developing tools that can be applied in IT forensics and benefit criminal investigations.
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The National Forensic Center, NFC, is a department of the Swedish Police Agency. In close cooperation with the investigative activities, NFC leads, develops and carries out forensic work for successful crime fighting. The department operates in the areas of information technology, biological traces, chemistry and technology, and drug analysis. We have twelve operating locations, our largest lab and our department office are in Linköping.
At the Information Technology Section, we have a collective expertise in the IT forensic area that includes data, image, video, sound, sensor technology, electronics and mobile telephony. In addition to IT forensic investigations, we also work with investigations of handwriting, documents and banknotes. The section’s task is to develop new methods and tools for the entire Police Authority to simplify, enable and ensure the quality of the IT forensics carried out throughout the police. We are located in Linköping.
Job description
You will use your expertise in language technology to investigate, among other things, how the choice of password can relate to the background of the owner. In the role, you combine knowledge of the structure and structure of the Swedish language with technical competence and creativity to use different methods and techniques within natural language processing. You are part of a team where your role is to add expert knowledge to the IT forensic work by, among other things, developing tools that facilitate the recovery of passwords, as well as in other ways developing methods that assist the Swedish justice system.
Staying informed in the field by following the latest research and participating in trainings and conferences is a natural part of the position, and the work requires you to be persistent and methodical in exploring new findings. You will have ongoing contact with our customers from other parts of the Police Authority in order to adapt the development to their needs. During the initial part of the service, you will be trained in the forensic field and upon completion of the training will receive the title of forensic scientist.
You will come to a creative environment with a diversity of expertise in IT and criminal investigations. We offer a position where you get to work with challenging and interesting problem solving and where the result of your work contributes to a better society.
Qualifications
We are looking for you who have:
- civil engineering or master’s degree in a relevant field, for example with a focus on language technology, cognitive science, computer technology, AI and machine learning, Data Science
- good knowledge of Python
- current experience with techniques within Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- knowledge of linguistics, mainly in syntax, morphology and semantics
- very good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written
- good knowledge of the English language, both spoken and written
- machine learning
- software development
- work with large data sets
- several different operating systems, e.g. Windows, Mac OS and Linux
- computer security and cryptography
- databashantering
- the field of sociolinguistics
- research and development in related subject areas, such as IT forensics and penetration testing
Meritorious characteristics
Personal characteristics
We are looking for you who have the ability to be creative in your way of solving problems and explore new methods and areas. You are skilled in your way of collaborating to develop methods and carry out complex investigations together with others. In your role, new conditions arise all the time and you need to be prepared to continuously absorb new knowledge to deal with. Furthermore, it is also required that you have the ability to communicate the knowledge you develop in your work both in internal and external contexts in an educational and clear way.
We place great importance on personal characteristics.
Contact persons
Union representatives
Other information
At NFC, you undergo an internal education/training with a subsequent examination before authorization to practice the forensic profession independently. The training takes place part-time for approximately two years. During the training period, you have the title forensic aspirant.
Form of employment: Permanent employment with trial employment in six months.
Place of work: Linköping
Working hours: Weekly scheduled working hours
Access: By agreement
Function: Forensicator
We place high demands on our employees’ security and privacy awareness. A security check, with a register check according to the Security Protection Act, will be carried out before employment.
According to current legislation, employment requires the prospective employee to submit a DNA sample for registration in the authority’s elimination database.
Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Police Authority’s recruitment system Visma Recruit.
If you have protected personal data, references or similar information that you consider worthy of protection, we recommend that you send your application marked with the advertisement’s reference number via letter to the address: Police Authority, Registrar’s Office, 106 75 STOCKHOLM, or contact the responsible HR consultant.
If you want to complete your application, please contact the responsible HR consultant.
The Swedish Police Agency is Sweden’s largest authority. We offer you a workplace that stimulates diversity, creativity and personal development.
With us, you get the opportunity to contribute to the Police’s mission to increase safety and reduce crime in society. We conduct our business according to our core values: commitment, efficiency and availability. As an employee within the police, you act for equal treatment. It is a prerequisite for legal certainty, legal certainty and for the legitimacy of the police in society. As a representative of the police, you respect everyone’s equal value and create trust in the police.
Please read more about the police and our operations at www.polisen.se
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