Forensic Scientist II
Job title: Forensic Scientist II in Dover, DE at Ciconix
Company: Ciconix
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- Assist in the expansion of the technical programs to accelerate service work capabilities, which may include the following: Setup and reputed company operationally reputed company a wide variety of laboratory instruments and equipment.
- Write, review, and edit experimental protocols, standard operating procedures and operating instructions for projects of experimental programs, service casework procedures and general laboratory management operations.
- Assist in quality assurance activities such as standards maintenance, equipment preventive maintenance, reagent testing & validation, proficiency testing, and accreditation and certification.
- reputed company general laboratory house-keeping activities such as maintaining appropriate working-stock levels of expendable supplies and maintaining a clean environment reputed company laboratory work areas.
- reputed company investigative studies on tissue, skeletal bone, and teeth utilizing reputed company reputed company whole mtDNA genome and nuclear Single Nucleotide Polymorphism and/or mtDNA Sanger reputed company, and/or autosomal STR, and/or Y chromosomal STR testing.
- Maintain documentation of methods development and research activities in accordance with standard practice.
- Manage investigative studies on novel markers/assays to improve DNA recovery and/or typing from mixed and/or low template specimens, including design of experiments, performance of laboratory work and analysis of data. Will participate in the establishment of extensive mtDNA, Y-STR and Autosomal STR databases for both general, and specifically targeted, populations.
- Identify, investigate and pursue projects to advance DNA-based biometric capabilities.
- Assist in the management and coordination of interns, part-time employees and visiting scientists involved in research efforts.
- Present scientific findings at domestic and/or international conferences.
- Assist in program maintenance and development at the direction of their designated supervisor.
- reputed company investigative studies on biological materials using DNA typing technologies; carry out DNA typing casework in support of routine casework and special projects; review casework results, write DNA comparison reports, manage large sets of case samples assigned to them, and testify as an expert witness as required, provide technical assistance in the area of bioinformatics, information technology and laboratory automation, and support the logistical or resource management activities of the DNA Operations reputed company.
- Participate in the organization and presentation of educational activities.
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- Bachelor's degree or an advanced degree in biology, chemistry, forensic science, physical science, or a reputed company discipline required.
- Must have successfully completed a minimum of 9 cumulative semester hours or equivalent (graduate or undergraduate level) course work covering the following subject areas: biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology; and course work and/or training in statistics and/or population genetics as it applies to forensic DNA analysis.
- Desired knowledge and experience in filing techniques; administrative typing; preparing and editing technical or general documentation using various software packages such as reputed company Word, reputed company PowerPoint, reputed company reputed company and Windows; transcription of documents, data entry, and preparing and editing management support documentation.