Ideal Innovations, Inc. (I-3) is seeking DNA Analyst Trainers for employment as civilian contractors supporting US military activity in laboratory setting on-base in Afghanistan.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:  

• Provide training and support to include subject-matter expertise in the facilitation of forensic DNA analysis related issues, requests for information, taskings, briefings, training or other related requirements.
• Receive, inventory, and sign for physical evidence; maintain evidence integrity.
• Plan, organize and execute approaches necessary to obtain forensically useful information from the evidence submitted.
• Prepare written reports suitable for court, briefing, intelligence needs, as required.
• May travel to major crime scenes of serious and/or sensitive investigations to supervise and/or advise investigators on proper collection, preservation, and packaging of physical evidence within the Forward Operating Base (FOB). 
• Conduct DNA analysis on submitted evidence following a validated DNA protocol.
• Adhere to current DNA national quality assurance standards Adhere to the USACIL requirements for data acceptance.
• Provide the USACIL data to include but is not limited to the areas of quality assurance, validation, audit documentation, instrumental, analytical, and work product.
• Provide training to US Forces in evidence recognition, documentation, collection, packaging, and submission to the laboratory.
• Be a journeyman level examiner from an ASCLD/LAB legacy or ISO accredited laboratory.
• Ability to provide instruction on the
  • Screening methods of biological evidence for the purpose of DNA analysis.
  • Proper collection and preservation of DNA evidence.
  • DNA Laboratory techniques and required protocols regarding quality control and clean techniques.
  • Fundamental elements of DNA analysis.
  • Will be required to formalize and publish a written Program of Instruction for the purpose of training host country nationals.
  • Develop a training agenda incorporating the developed Program of Instruction.