In 2008, JPAC’s Central Identification Laboratory (CIL) opened the Forensic Science Academy, an advanced forensic anthropology program consisting of five courses. Located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, the CIL is one of the largest and most scientifically diverse laboratories in the world and, in 2008, became the 2nd federal laboratory to pass the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors'-Laboratory Accreditation Board's (ASCLD-LAB) International Standards Program.
Participants in the JPAC FSA will learn about the following topics: identification and reconstruction of fragmentary and complete human skeletons, minimum number of individuals (MNI), terrestrial and underwater archaeological methods, GIS and remote sensing, recovery scene processing, DNA extraction from bones and teeth, forensic entomology, laboratory quality assurance, and ASCLD/LAB-International (ISO) accreditation. They will also receive specialized training on how to formulate a biological profile that includes age at death, ancestry, sex, height, trauma, and identity. Each student is provided training in taphonomy, thin-sectioning bone for histological examination, cause and manner of death, metric and non-metric skeletal analysis, radiology, paleopathology and photography.
After receiving classroom instruction in archaeological equipment and recovery techniques, participants spend four weeks on military search-and-recovery teams to Laos or Vietnam and assist in the archaeological excavation of a crash site or burial. Students will also have the opportunity to spend a week examining an anatomical skeletal collection in Thailand. The rigors of JPAC fieldwork require that participants be physically able to withstand harsh field environments for an extended period of time. Otherwise, the program is open to all qualified U.S. Citizens.
Eligibility Requirements:
Participants must have earned a B.A. or B.S. degree in physical anthropology, forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, zooarchaeology (with experience in human osteology), or a related field and MUST BE ENROLLED in a relevant M.A. /M.S./Ph.D. program at the time of enrollment in the Academy. Please note, the JPAC FSA is requires U.S. Citizenship in order to be selected.
Application Deadline: April 15, 2014
Project Id: JPAC-CIL-FSA-2014
2014 FSA Project Posting:
More information about the JPAC FSA:
All interested applicants are instructed to apply to our website: www.orau.org/maryland
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