University Law Enforcement Officer Trainee

Screen reader users may encounter difficulty with this site. For assistance with applying, please contact hr-accessibleapplication@osu.edu . If you have questions while submitting an application, please review these frequently asked questions .

Current Employees and Students:

If you are currently employed or enrolled as a student at The Ohio State University, please l og in to Workday to use the internal application process.

Welcome to The Ohio State University's career site. We invite you to apply to positions of interest. In order to ensure your application is complete, you must complete the following:

• Ensure you have all necessary documents available when starting the application process. You can review the additional job description section on postings for documents that may be required.

• Prior to submitting your application, please review and update (if necessary) the information in your candidate profile as it will transfer to your application.

Ohio States Department of Public Safety is hiring University Law Enforcement Officer Trainees to join the University Police Division. Law Enforcement Officer Trainees attend a police academy to earn their Ohio Peace Officer Certification. Upon successful graduation from the academy, Officer Trainees will then join the Police Division as a University Law Enforcement Officer. Our officers focus on safety of the university community as the top priority and provide physical security for various campus locations. Officers demonstrate stellar customer service as they engage with the campus community.

Under close supervision from a University Law Enforcement Officer Supervisor or higher-level supervisor, the University Law Enforcement Officer Trainee attends the prescribed training to learn the principles, practices and theory of criminal and civil law enforcement and codified and case law. The trainee also receives training in report writing, physical fitness techniques, firearm use and maintenance, and arrest and control techniques. Under close supervision, may assist other police officers with the performance of their duties. This is a non-sworn, officer-in-training position. * Candidates selected for this position will attend an Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy post-hire.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum age 20 years, six months at time of hire
• High school degree or equivalent
• Minimum sixty (60) semester credit hours of documented college coursework
• Must successfully complete medical/visual, psychological, physical performance evaluations, polygraph, and other pre-employment requirements prescribed by the University and police department prior to appointment, and possibly thereafter
• No conviction record for felony or crime of moral turpitude

Desired Qualifications

• Desired minimum completion of 60 credit hours of college level coursework

Hiring Process initial steps:

Accepting applications until August 31, 2025. Please be thorough on your application including all education and experience, please attach a resume (if available)

Physical Fitness and Written testing to occur within month of September.

For more information about Police careers including values, salary information, and hiring process, please view .

You Need to Know

Aside from the unparalleled benefits of working for The Ohio State University and working in the diverse, smart, enjoyable, and growing city of Columbus, Ohio, this opportunity will provide exceptional rewards that arise from working for an institution doing worldwide life-changing teaching and research.

Benefits include exceptional health, dental, vision and prescription insurance coverage that begins on your first day of employment. Retirement options include an employer match up to 14 percent. Education assistance reimburses 100% of tuition for you to attend Ohio State and 50% for your spouse and dependents.

Paid time off includes the following:

• Vacation (begins accruing on your first day)
• Sick (begins accruing on your first day)
• Compensatory Time (in lieu of overtime pay when approved)
• Paid parental leave

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

Thank you for your interest in positions at The Ohio State University and Wexner Medical Center. Once you have applied, the most updated information on the status of your application can be found by visiting the Candidate Home section of this site. Please view your submitted applications by logging in and reviewing your status. For answers to additional questions please review the frequently asked questions .

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.

As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216 , Ohio State will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.