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Position Title: DigForCE Lab Research Assistant                       

Department: RED

Supervisor: Primary: William Campbell Secondary: Eli Ehresmann

Supervisor Email:   Will.Campbell@dsu.edu Eli.Ehresmann@dsu.edu                                                                   

Office Location:   MadLabs                                                                    

Office Phone Number:  605-256-5148

 

Employment Type:  ☒  Student Labor

 

School years -

☒Junior

☒Senior

 

Minimum GPA (Optional)  3.0

Expected Working Hours:  ☒  office hours 

 

Position Summary: 

Assist lab personnel in the DigForCE lab and research on techniques and emerging devices.

 

Main Job Duties:

Assist with forensics research including but not limited to hard drives, mobile devices, IoT devices and other emerging devices.  Assist with research of new techniques and procedures for handling digital evidence.  Assist with cybercrime case work received from South Dakota Consumer protection including Business Email Compromise, website compromise, cryptocurrency scams.  Assist with the production of educational material for South Dakota Consumer Protection and South Dakota law enforcement agencies.  Assist with accurate entering and tracking case information including case submission, search warrants, and communication with law enforcement. Assist with validation testing of lab equipment.

 

Occasional Job Duties or Projects:

May communicate with law enforcement as needed.  Additional research projects as assigned.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

*MUST BE US CITIZEN*

 

Skills: 

Accuracy and attention to detail, understanding of operating systems, excellent verbal and written communications skills, understanding of digital forensic fundamentals.  Desire to conduct research and translate research into writing blog postings, procedure documentation, or publications.

 

Major/Coursework Required:  (Example: Computer Science or Business Management)

Completion of CSC 388 a must, additional forensics courses preferred

 

Physical Requirements: 

Occasional walking, standing, and lifting.

 

PREFERRED

 

Skills:

Ability to be flexible within working environment, attention to detail, communication (written and verbal)

 

Major/Coursework: 

Majors Preferred: Cyber Operations, Cyber Leadership and Intelligence, or Network Security and Administration, Cyber Defense, Computer Science